PETA is working hard to tackle horse-racing cruelty. When celebrated filly Eight Belles was euthanized on the track after breaking both front ankles during the 2008 Kentucky Derby, …

Racehorses are the victims of drug abuse, injuries, and race fixing, and many horses' careers end at the slaughterhouse. Learn how you can speak up for horses today!

PETA exposed the horse-racing industry’s “breezes” for 2-year-old horses in training—shows in which auction companies show off young horses to potential buyers by pushing them to run a …

A staggering 130,000 American horses were slaughtered in Mexico and Canada in 2015, yet the rodeo, racing, and show industries—along with other irresponsible breeders—continue to …

California researchers found that a shocking 90 percent of horses who break down have pre-existing injuries. PETA’s investigation of trainer Steve Asmussen revealed that nearly every …

Apr 4, 2023 · PETA discovered a clandestine underworld of crime and cruelty, where racegoers wager hundreds of thousands of dollars and trainers and jockeys drug, whip, and electroshock …

Feb 15, 2024 · This progress comes after a PETA victory in California, where we presented our findings to the state’s horse racing board, which then passed a groundbreaking regulation to …

PETA captured cruel industry practices on camera during an undercover investigation into leading horse racing trainer Steve Asmussen.

Jul 29, 2024 · So far, there have been incidents of abuse from six different teams competing in the Paris Olympics, revealing that cruelty to horses is widespread. How did such grotesque …

PETA is calling for criminal cruelty-to-animals charges against those responsible for recklessly overdriving young horses to death at Florida under tack shows.