Following PETA’s investigations and campaign, a sweeping set of reforms is introduced and accepted by many horse-racing tracks, including softer whips and limitations on whipping, increased drug testing, and mandatory horse ambulances on the track.
“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind