The following LTE was published in the Daily News Saturday. (The death toll, by the way, likely comes from our work – see recent ad.) Thank you, Kiley. Write those letters. Brutal EntertainmentTuckahoe, N.Y.: A pitiful, frightened bull recently ran…
HW volunteer Ronda Cooperstein offers another beautiful poem. Thank you, Ronda. (If you’d like to share a writing – a poem, a personal story about a horse – on our site, please reach out: patrickjbattuello@gmail.com.) “Beyond Click Bait” He was…
HW volunteer Ronda Cooperstein offers another beautiful poem. Thank you, Ronda. (If you’d like to share a writing – a poem, a personal story about a horse – on our site, please reach out: patrickjbattuello@gmail.com.) “Forsaken” Old movie horsesI’ve been thinking of…
“Sparse crowds as the Preakness races toward an uncertain future.” So rang a headline in the Baltimore Brew Monday. The whole article, which includes details on the state’s massive bailout of the racing industry, is worthy of your time, but…
More images from our Preakness protest…
Saturday, our East Coast coordinator (and board member), the indomitable Jen Sully, organized a protest of the Preakness Stakes (of horseracing) out in front of Pimlico Race Course. Jen and HW communications specialist Bailey Chapman led a passionate army of…
In the May edition of Baltimore, a monthly magazine and Maryland institution since 1907, senior editor Ron Cassie presents the best, most exhaustive treatment of racing I’ve seen in years: “The Good Die Young: Grappling with the Moral Ramifications of…
Today, of course, is horseracing’s high holy (evil) day. This morning, I present the following as a counter. The entire video, including original composition, is the work of the wonderful artist Entyce. Entyce has been an HW supporter since we…
Lexington, Kentucky, is the hub of U.S. Racing – the belly of the beast. But Wednesday, the Lexington Herald-Leader, that city’s (and one of the state’s) largest newspaper, published my op-ed. Progress. Here it is. Also, we posted this video…
I received the following email Sunday. (I believe the horse in question was Texas Star.) “Unfortunately, I was present at Lone Star Park on the night of April 19th. It was the second time I had ever attended the horse…
Nicole on the shameful 60 Minutes piece on tribal racing: I was also a recent guest on “Our Hen House,” one of the most popular animal podcasts in the country. The conversation was great, the hosts excellent. Full recording here.
Our own Bailey Chapman (HW Communications) had a commentary published in today’s Baltimore Sun. It is, in a word, excellent, and serves as a wonderful reminder to advocate for these beautiful animals every day, in any way you can. Thank…
