Although newspapers are clearly not what they used to be, a letter-to-the-editor (or better yet, op-ed) is still a powerful tool in the activist arsenal. This one recently appeared in The Cornwall Seeker (Ontario, Canada). (My notes are bracketed.) “No…
It’s not that I think all racing people are dumb (though some certainly are). It’s just that so many have become so inured to the cruelty and killing that they say dumb things, seemingly oblivious to how they sound to…
I received this after Rillito recorded four kills on its opening weekend. (She wishes to remain anonymous.) I happened to be at the soccer fields next to the track walking my dog when I saw the horse go down. It…
In partnership with Florida Voices for Animals, here is our latest billboard, in Tampa: From our executive director, Nicole Arciello: We are a small organization, but we pack a punch! We all know that a small group of people can…
Excerpts from an op-ed by Rory Goreé, vice chairman of the Arizona Racing Commission, in Wednesday’s Tucson Sentinel: On Saturday I was at Rillito Racetrack in Tucson, watching the races. There were two horses that suffered life-ending injuries on opening…
Another of the converted (she wishes to remain anonymous): Hi Patrick – I have been reading your Horseracing Wrongs blog for well over a year, but I do not post comments. I greatly appreciate the work that you do to…
Two more recent letters (and some previous ones): Today is the day. It’s been coming for a few years now and is a very difficult one for me. I have had horses since I was five and grew up at…
I received the following on Saturday and Monday, respectively. Needless to say, they made my day(s). Thank you both, from the bottom of my heart. (The first wishes to remain entirely anonymous, the second partially.) I’ve been a racing fan…
From HW Vice President Joy Aten. Simple and to the point: Those in the racing industry are so clueless about horses and what enriches their lives that they actually think leg wraps and blankets and hay bags and Jolly Balls…
I wanted to share the following letter I received from reader Steve Schultz. Thank you, Steve. Thank you Patrick. Your organization has opened my eyes, and as they say, some things can’t be “unseen.” If you would be so kind…
The Washington Post, one of the nation’s most respected and influential newspapers, has been a leading voice on this, our issue. In October 2019, the Post solicited an op-ed from me. Then came back-to-back board editorials. The first, in January…
