Category: Horse Racing

Horses are pushed to the limit every time they race, and the additional stress of skyrocketing temperatures can cause brain damage, heatstroke, and death.

Did you know that more than 20 horses have already died at Belmont Park this year? PETA is calling on New York officials to intervene and stop the bloodbath.

Five-year-old mare Shared Silence should never have been forced to race, something her trainer likely knew but ignored. Now, she’s dead—and PETA is demanding answers.

To help Americans cope with fear and anxiety over COVID-19, PETA is offering something to smile about: Fewer animals are being abused for entertainment.

Thirty-seven—that’s the number of horses who died last year at Santa Anita Park. But a new bill by PETA and Social Compassion in Legislation aims to stop the bloodbath.

Unprecedented: After a PETA investigation into the slaughter of horses discarded by the racing industry, South Korean officials charge and fine slaughterhouse workers for violations of the Animal Protection Act.

PETA’s efforts have led to groundbreaking changes to protect horses—and we’re not finished. There must be zero deaths. Nothing else is acceptable.

The 33rd horse in under a year has died at the Santa Anita racetrack, but this is just one of numerous recent deaths that have fueled our call for a suspension of horseracing.

PETA is demanding an investigation after a young racehorse starved to death, apparently at the hands of the former exercise rider charged with her care.

Video footage shows jockey Ramon Vazquez whipping filly Special Trip dozens of times until her skin broke.

“We knock out horses with the same hammer [captive-bolt gun] that we use for cows. Things may get a little messy if they do not pass out at the first blow.”