Giving Voice

As you know, Laurel Park has recently been in the news for both a pile of dead horses and a subsequent (temporary) closure. While we were able to garner some media on this, it’s crucial that we not let up.…

Medina’s death Monday has, obviously, put racing back in the spotlight. It has also provided us opportunities to educate. In addition to the New York Post column I posted about yesterday, I spoke to The Washington Post (here) and CBS…

The Guardian recently ran a piece on horseracing in Britain. Dene Stansall from our international ally Animal Aid expertly presented the end-racing argument: “What you’re seeing is a human invention. That is not a natural horse. “We whip them, we…

Maureen Callahan is a prominent columnist for the New York Post, the nation’s fourth largest newspaper. Last night, after a phone interview with me, she published a piece calling for horseracing to end. As with recent board editorials from The…

From our executive director, Nicole Arciello: Today is #GivingTuesday and our biggest fundraiser of the year! Your ongoing partnership allows us to continue our work to end horseracing in the United States. Here is how YOU helped save thousands of…

In memory of the 16 horses who lost their lives at Saratoga Race Course this year.

From our executive director, Nicole Arciello: This fall, exploited and abused animals everywhere lost one of their staunchest and most tireless defenders when Kelle Bruckman, HW Los Alamitos Organizer and California Outreach Coordinator, passed away. When Kelle joined the HW…

A bit of levity now and then helps us to cope…

In the two years since New England’s last Thoroughbred track, Suffolk Downs, closed, there have been repeated attempts to bring racing back. These attempts are not, obviously, about reigniting a profitable business. That ship has sailed. Rather, it’s a simple…