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Industry Whistleblowers Bring PETA To Horse Racing

During the week before the Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park is used to being the center of attention. The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby prep is one of the key dates on the national racing calendar, and one of the two biggest days at the Hallandale track. Usually, the attention of the turf media is turned squarely…

April 9, 2019 in Animal welfare, Equine health.

Continuing the conversation on horse racing and animal welfare

If you follow me on Twitter, you’re going to get – in addition to tweets about New York City, politics, feminism, and the New York Rangers – lots of tweets about cats. And cat rescue. And the treatment of animals in factory farms. And cruelty-free products of various sorts. You’re also going to get a…

June 3, 2015 in Animal welfare.

Can A Love of Animals and a Love of Horse Racing Co-exist?

That’s the question that producer Doug Tribou and host Bill Littlefield asked me a couple of weeks ago, and over the course of an hour in the NPR studio in New York, I tried to answer it. For obvious reasons, the full hour of conversation didn’t make it into the segment, but some of what…

May 30, 2015 in Animal welfare, NPR.

With ResQWalk, Your Miles = Donations to Animal Rescue

The distance from my home to the school where I work is seven-tenths of a mile. From my apartment over the Brooklyn Bridge and back?  About three miles. This month, I’ve walked (officially, at least) 23.34 miles; since July, 141.05, which has meant $282.10 to two cat rescue organizations of my choice, thanks to ResQWalk.…

September 11, 2014 in Animal rescue, Animal welfare.

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