Published Opinion Works by Animal Wellness Action
- We Must Prevent History From Repeating Itself With Implementation of New Federal Horse Protection Law
- Federal Appeals Court Halts Horse Racing Injunction in W.Va., La.
- Animal rights organization responds to death of racehorse in West Virginia
- Animal Wellness Action Statement on California Issuing First Penalties Under New Federal Horse Racing Law
- NBC News: Medina Spirit will race the Preakness despite his Kentucky Derby drug test. Here’s why it matters.
- Baltimore Post-Examiner: Preakness, Doping, and the Future of Horseracing
- Kentucky Today: Commentary: Has Bob Baffert Jumped the Shark?
- Horse Nation: U.S. Horse Racing Should Remember Washington Post Editorial: ‘Horse Racing Has Outlived Its Time’
- Horse Nation: American Horse Racing Scandals Continue to Pile Up Alongside Track Deaths
- Lexington Herald-Leader: Final ban on horse slaughter finally passed House. Now it needs to get through Senate.
- Los Angeles Post-Examiner: 2021 Preakness: Medina Spirit, Bob Baffert and doping
- Lexington Herald-Leader: Horse racing’s drug scandals cheat public and kill horses. Is industry ready to stop?
- Lexington Herald-Leader: U.S. Senate needs to get horse racing safety bill over the finish line
- Equine Monthly: Horse Racing Integrity Act, The Bill gives racing hope and a future
- Horse Nation: U.S. House Passes Spending Bill With Big Wins for Horses
- Horse Nation: American Horseracing is Addicted to Drugs, and It’s Time for an Intervention
- The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: MARTY IRBY: Increasing odds for racehorses
- The Chicago Daily Herald: Congress should act to save horses from slaughterhouse
- The Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Penn National, Pa.’s congressional delegation need to get behind this horseracing industry reform
- The Hill: Congress should take action so President Trump can protect horses and the save the U.S. horse racing economy
- Thoroughbred Daily News: Horse Racing Enthusiasts Should Support the SAFE Act to End Horse Slaughter
- The Hill: The new Democratic House has an opportunity to move legislation to help horses
- Albany Times-Union: Anti-doping rules will protect racehorses and racing
- The Washington Examiner: Protect racehorses: A bipartisan effort in Congress
- The Hill: A bipartisan approach to protecting racehorses
Articles Featuring Animal Wellness Action
- HISA Begins Holding Hearings of Appealed Rulings
- HISA submits anti-doping list to feds
- HISA Has Released A $72 Million 2023 Budget; What Happens Now?
- Weekly Rulings and Commissions Rulings: Oct. 4-10
- Texas Congressman Seeks to Delay HISA Enforcement
- FTC Issues Final Rule Establishing Process for Review of Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Sanctions
- Handle, attendance hit records again at Saratoga Race Course
- 2-Year-Old Harness Racehorse Dies at the Meadowlands in New Jersey
- Monty Roberts on Harness Racing Alumni Show
- HISA Appeal to be Argued Aug. 30; Judge Denies Contempt Motion
- Handle, attendance up at Saratoga Race Course
- Judge halts horse racing authority enforcement in La., W.Va.
- Horse collapses, dies mid-race at NJSS in East Rutherford, NJ
- HISA Stewards’ Rulings Report: 47 Violations of the Crop Rule
- Mullin Confronts Negligence of Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority
- Buffalo Raceway horse euthanized after breaking leg
- New Mexico track confirms health status of race horses
- Harness racing horse drowns at MGM Northfield Park, official says
- Breitbart: Mo Donegal wins Belmont Stakes, defeating Rich Strike
- Hudson Weekly: Statement on Mo Donegal Winning the 154th Belmont Stakes Tonight
- The Washington Post: Rich Strike’s Triple Crown path shows less might become even more common
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky veterinary board investigating stallion Laoban’s death after fatal libido treatment
- The Beaumont Examiner: Delta Downs horse incident prompts advocate commentary
- The Baltimore Sun: Preakness 2022: On the eve of a more normal event, horse racing industry looks for hope in wake of a ‘very rough’ year
- USA Today Network: Asbury Park Press: Why horse racing’s plan to punish dopers, increase safety has surprising opposition
- ABC News 7 Los Angeles: Arcadia: 2nd horse dies in 2 days at Santa Anita Park
- WTVQ Kentucky: 2nd race horse dies at Santa Anita Park in two days
- CBS News: 2 race horses die in 2 days at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia
- Fox 56 Lexington: Statement on Rich Strike skipping the Preakness Stakes for more rest
- Fox News: Rich Strike’s handlers praised for ‘refreshing’ decision to keep horse out of Preakness
- Reuters: Horse racing-Derby winner Rich Strike to skip Preakness Stakes
- USA Today: Rich Strike’s owner is doing the best for his horse by skipping the Preakness Stakes
- Lexington Herald-Leader: The Story of Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike and Eric Reed Just What Racing Needed
- Fox News: Kentucky Derby 2022 results: Rich Strike pulls off incredible upset in first leg of Triple Crown
- Fox News Bob Baffert denies Kentucky Derby cheating allegations, blames spread of ‘false narrative’
- Sports Illustrated: Bob Baffert won’t be at the Kentucky Derby but racing still can’t shake him
- NPR: Hall-of-fame trainer Bob Baffert is banned from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby
- Lexington Herald-Leader: Does the Kentucky Derby still matter? Until racing rights itself, it’s a tarnished flagship.
- WWNYTV News 7 (National): Betting on Change: Horseracing long plagued with scandals and equine fatalities
- WAVE 3 News Kentucky: ‘Horse racing’s legitimacy at stake’: Troubleshooters investigate drug test positives
- Associated Press: Mo.-based company hired to police drugs in horse racing
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Horseracing brings in major company to crack down on doping. Here’s what we know
- Lexington Herald-Leader: Animal wellness group calls for investigation after ‘healthy stallion’ dies unexpectedly
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Is an investigation into WinStar stallion Laoban’s death coming?
- ABC 36 WTVQ: UPDATE: Appeals court orders dismissal of horse trainer Bob Baffert’s case
- Kentucky Today: Animal rights group calls for investigation into stallion’s death
- NBC 18 Lexington: Animal group questions death of champion Thoroughbred
- Lexington Herald-Leader: Animal Wellness group calls for investigation after ‘healthy stallion’ dies unexpectedly
- Fox 56 Lexington: Death of Versailles breeding stallion leads to calls for an investigation
- Louisville Courier-Journal: WinStar Farm sues insurers after expired libido med injection traced to stallion’s death
- NBC News National: Maryland confirms Bob Baffert’s ban from Triple Crown’s Preakness
- Breitbart: Bob Baffert, Medina Spirit horse trainer barred from Preakness Stakes
- WTOP Washington, DC: No Preakness for Baffert after suspension
- NJ.com: Triple Crown 2022: Bob Baffert suspended from another race amid Medina Spirit controversy, report says
- MSN.com: Bob Baffert ineligible to participate in this year’s Preakness
- WMAR ABC News 2 Baltimore: Maryland Racing Commission suspends 7-time Preakness winning trainer Bob Baffert
- WBALTV NBC News Baltimore: Bob Baffert ineligible to participate in this year’s Preakness, per Maryland Racing Commission
- The Washington Post: Bob Baffert suspended from Preakness by Maryland Racing Commission
- The Washington Times: Bob Baffert barred from participating in Preakness Stakes by Maryland commission
- The Boston Globe: Baffert suspended from Preakness stakes by Maryland Racing Commission
- WJLA ABC News Washington, DC: Bob Baffert barred from running horses at Preakness after Md. racing commission suspension
- AXIOS: Bob Baffert banned from Preakness Stakes
- Horse Racing Nation: No Preakness: Maryland formally recognizes Baffert suspension
- Southern Maryland Chronicle: Maryland Racing Commission Pressed by Animal Groups to Formally Suspend Bob Baffert
- WMAR ABC News 2 Baltimore: Animal groups push for suspension of horse trainer Bob Baffert in Maryland after drugs found in late Medina Spirit’s system
- Albany Times-Union: Bob Baffert banned from New York horse racing through July 2
- Newsweek: Medina Spirit Trainer’s Bid to Block Suspension Bashed Down by Judge
- HorseTalk New Zealand: Legal challenge to horse-racing reform in U.S. denied by judge
- WEHT Kentucky TriStateHomepage.com: Horse Racing Safety Act gains federal support
- Thoroughbred Daily News: NHBPA, Industry Statements on HISA Decision
- The Racing Biz: Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Bob Baffert’s suspension at Churchill Downs begins Monday after motion denied
- WAVE 3 News Kentucky: Baffert’s appeal of 90 day suspension denied by judge: ‘His track record speaks for itself’
- Associated Press: Judge Rejects Baffert Stay But Delays Suspension to April 4
- Casino.org: Bob Baffert sees odds of racing in Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown lengthen
- Mercury News: California sees huge declines in horse deaths following reforms
- Thoroughbred Racing Commentary: Change the culture – or risk going the way of the circus and dog racing
- Kansas City Star: End of the Line for Baffert After Medina Spirit DQ in Derby?Ky. Racing Board Upholds Baffert’s Suspension
- WDRB Kentucky: Suspension upheld: Kentucky Racing Commission refuses to delay Baffert’s 90 day ban
- TristateHomePage.com: Baffert suspension upheld by KHRC
- Kentucky Today: Horse Racing Commission upholds Baffert suspension
- Casino.org: Baffert Request for Suspension Stay Denied Again in Kentucky, Judge Will Hear Request
- Albany Times Union: New York Remains Thoroughfare for Horses Trucked to Canadian Slaughterhouse
- Nj.com: Animal Activists: ‘Bob Baffert is the Lance Armstrong of horse racing’
- NBC News 12 Arizona: 24 Horse Deaths During Turf Paradise Racing Season Raise Concerns
- People: Race Horse Medina Spirit Stripped of 2021 Kentucky Derby Win Following Positive Drug Test
- USA Today Network: Louisville Courier-Journal: Medina Spirit disqualified from 2021 Kentucky Derby win, Bob Baffert suspended 90 days
- ABC 36 WTVQ Kentucky: Stewards strip Medina Spirit of Derby title; Baffert fined, banned 90 days, plans appeal
- The Racing Biz: Seth Fishman, Vet in Navarro Case, Found Guilty
- ABC 36 WTVQ: ‘Stop bickering,’ group tells Horseracing Authority, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
- USA Today: Medina Spirit’s death reignites conversations about Bob Baffert, horse racing safety
- Sullivan: Racing’s drug reforms encounter roadblock in front of finish line
- WCJB ABC Kentucky: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies, solemn day for Horse Capital
- Yahoo: Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby Winner Media Spirit Drops Dead at Santa Anita Park Following Workout
- The Paradise: Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Dead After Track Workout
- Casino.org: Medina Spirit, Kentucky Derby Winner That Failed Drug Test, Dies After Training at Santa Anita
- Fox Los Angeles: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies during workout at Santa Anita
- WHAS ABC Kentucky: New anti-doping, medication rules for horse racing released
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Bob Baffert faces more backlash from NYRA, Churchill Downs as road to return gets tougher
- BloodHorse: Senate Ignores Horse Slaughter in Infrastructure Bill
- Thoroughbred Daily News: U.S. Senate Ignores Horse Slaughter Issue
- Horse Talk: Horse anti-slaughter provision falters in US Senate
- Reuters: Horse racing-Medina Spirit’s failed drug test confirmed, trainer suspended
- Associated Press: New York Suspends Bob Baffert Pending Kentucky Derby Investigation
- ABC Audio Digital Syndication: New York Racing Association suspends Baffert
- CNBC: Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, suspended from entering Belmont Stakes
- CNN: Bob Baffert suspended from home of Kentucky Derby after Medina Spirit’s failed drug test confirmed
- Associated Press: Horse racing has more questions than answers post-Preakness
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Sullivan: Medina Spirit’s defeat at Preakness moves racing’s drama out of sight
- NBC News: Rombauer wins the 146th Preakness Stakes
- Baltimore Sun: 2021 Preakness Stakes: Medina Spirit’s failed post-Kentucky Derby drug test overshadows all
- USA Today (Associated Press): Baffert in spotlight for wrong reasons going into Preakness
- NJ.com: Animal rights activist: ‘Drop the hammer’ on Bob Baffert after he admits guilt in Kentucky Derby doping
- Spectrum News 1 Kentucky: Baffert urges renewed look at drug testing in horse racing
- WDRB Kentucky: Baffert acknowledges Medina Spirit treated with ointment that contained betamethasone
- The New York Post: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug test
- Baltimore Sun: ‘A black eye’: Horse racing world grapples with doping controversy centered on its biggest star, Bob Baffert
- Spectrum News 1 Kentucky: Horse world awaits second Medina Spirit drug test
- NBC News 15 Wisconsin: Another Baffert horse fails drug test; Churchill Downs bans trainer
- CBS News 5 KPIX San Franciso: Bay Area Horse Trainer Speaks Out After Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby Winner Tests Positive For Banned Substance
- Fox News: Bob Baffert under fire after another horse’s positive test
- ABC News WHAS Kentucky: What happens next after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed drug test
- CBS WYMT Kentucky: Experts discuss latest Kentucky Derby controversy; what it could mean for future of horse racing
- Associated Press: Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert
- The Washington Post: Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby winner, heads into the Preakness under a cloud after drug test
- The Washington Post: Churchill Downs suspends Bob Baffert, the embattled trainer of Medina Spirit, for two years
- The Amed Post: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit FAILS drugs test and faces disqualification
- CBS News 6 Albany: Reaction to Medina Spirit allegedly testing positive for anti-inflammatory drug
- USA Today: ‘It’s so easy to cheat’: Is horse racing finally getting serious about drug misuse?
- WDVM: 8th racehorse death recorded at Charles Town Races
- The Independent (Dublin, Ireland): Racing board to hear evidence relating to Gordon Elliott’s dead-horse photo this week
- The Washington Times (Associated Press): Group denounces horse deaths at West Virginia track
- USA Today Network: Rockland/Westchester Journal-News: Belmont Park: 51 horses died at Triple Crown track in 2020, a 10-year high
- KPVI NBC News 6: Debbie Roberts Loucks: 2020 a year of wins for horses and people
- The Coast News: Congress passes new law to ban horse doping on race day
- Associated Press: NBC Sports: ‘Game changer’: Officials praise horse racing safety bill
- Spectrum News 1 Kentucky: New Horse Racing Standards Created Through Government Funding Bill
- Associated Press: Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
- WDRB Louisville: ‘LANDMARK MOMENT,’ Long-awaited horse racing reform bill passes senate, awaits President’s signature
- Equine Wellness Magazine: New bill would ban doping horses on race day
- Casino.org: Another Baffert Horse Tests Positive for Banned Substance, California Board Calls Justify Hearing
- Louisville Courier-Journal: After another positive, Bob Baffert case will test racing’s commitment to drug reform
- The Washington Post (Associated Press): House approves bill to combat doping in horse racing
- Albany Times-Union: Bill to regulate doping in horse racing passes U.S. House
- Horse Network: U.S. House Overwhelmingly Passes Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
- Kentucky Today: Ky. delegation pushes horse racing reform bill through House
- Horse Nation: U.S. House Passes Anti-Doping Bill to Reform American Horse Racing
- ABC News 36 WTVQ Lexington: House OKs horseracing integrity measure by voice vote
- ABC News 36 WTVQ Lexington: Committee to consider thoroughbred racing reform legislation
- Horse Nation: Horseracing Reform Bill Scheduled for Landmark House Vote
- Horsetalk: US House committee to consider horseracing integrity bill
- Thoroughbred Daily News: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Scheduled for Markup Hearing Wednesday
- The Rural Blog (University of Kentucky): As Derby and walking-horse championship coincide, horse-welfare activist sees contrast in recent news, old habits
- Associated Press: Horse racing leaders move to set national safety standards
- The Louisville Courier-Journal: McConnell announces he will introduce horse racing safety legislation in the US Senate
- WDRB Louisville: McConnell to introduce wide-ranging horse racing reform bill in Senate
- Casino.org: McConnell Announces Bill to Reform Doping, Track Safety Standards in Horse Racing
- USA Today: Belmont Stakes: Horse racing deaths still a concern as industry emerges from scrutiny
- ABC News 36 WTVQ: Two Horses Trained by Bob Baffert Fail Drug Tests at Recent Meet
- The Arkansas Times: Thoroughbred racing drug controversy emerges at Oaklawn Park
- Casino.org: Reports Claim Baffert Horses, Including Kentucky Derby Prospect, Failed Drug Tests in Arkansas
- Delaware News Journal: Death of racehorse at Delaware Park raises eyebrows, questions
- Hot Springs Village Voice: Animal rights group issues statement after Oaklawn weekend injuries
- USA Today Network: Westchester Journal News: Horse racing probe nabs 27, including trainers, veterinarians
- WDRB Kentucky: Disqualified Derby winner Maximum Security’s trainer among 27 facing Federal doping charges
- Thoroughbred News: Support for US charges in alleged doping scheme
- NBC WVVA: Doped racehorse euthanized on track in Charles Town
- Equine Wellness Magazine: Advocates act after influx of racehorse deaths
- WBKO ABC 13: Kentucky Congressman James Comer praised for sponsoring the Horseracing Integrity Act
- SBC Americas: Congressman Comer backs bill to end doping in US horseracing
- Midsouth Horse Review: Oaklawn Equine Deaths
- Casino.org: High-Profile Filly Taraz Suffers Fatal Injury During Workout at Oaklawn
- KTBS ABC News: Horse dies after race at Louisiana Downs
- Arkansas Times: Horse death reported at Oaklawn Park
- NBC KTAL: A third horse is euthanized at Louisiana Downs in two months
- The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Diminishing Returns on Doping Horses
- Thoroughbred Daily News: With the Integrity Act, Compromise is in the Eye of the Proposer
- The Arkansas Times: Animal rights group calls for rules on care of racehorses
- WKYT CBS Kentucky: Bill aims to protect race horses with national regulations
- Albany Times-Union: Congress considers national anti-doping program for horse racing
- Daily Racing Form: No movement on creation of federal oversight board
- The Racing Biz: Sides Spar in Horseracing Integrity Act Hearing
- Horse Racing Nation: House subcommittee hears calls for Horseracing Integrity Act
- Casino.org: Congressional Committee to Hold First Hearing Tuesday on Horseracing Integrity Act
- NBC News 2 Ft. Myers: Animal Wellness Executive Director Marty Irby Selected to Testify at U.S. House Hearing on Horseracing Integrity Act
- The BloodHorse: Witness List Released for Jan. 28 Congressional Hearing
- NBC Sports (Associated Press): 4 racehorse deaths at New Orleans track spark concern
- WKRG CBS News Mobile: Group slams four horse deaths at New Orleans race track
- WWL CBS New Orleans: Mystery after 4 horses put down in 9 days at the Fair Grounds
- WDSU NBC New Orleans: Deaths of four horses at New Orleans Fair Grounds cause concern
- WWL FM 105.3: Animal advocacy criticizes Fair Grounds racetrack after euthanizing 4 horses
- Thoroughbred News: Injury-hit Santa Anita on the defensive after death of two more horses
- The Times-Picayune (NOLA.com): Surge in racehorse deaths at Fair Grounds prompts concern, internal review
- Casino.org: National Horsemens Group Speaks Out Against Proposed Drug Reforms for Racing
- Fox 33: Two horses euthanized after falls on Opening Day at Louisiana Downs
- KSLA News 12: 2 quarter horses euthanized on opening day at LaDowns
- USA Today Network: Shreveport Times: Two horses die on Harrah’s Louisiana Downs’ quarter horse opening day
- NBC WKET: Multiple horse deaths at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs on opening day
- WGNO ABC New Orleans: Two horses euthanized after fall on Opening Day in Louisiana
- Casino.org: Santa Anita Suffers Two Deaths in First Week of Meet; Opening Day Handle, Attendance Drop
- Associated Press: Prosecutor finds no crime in Santa Anita horse racing deaths
- NBC News Center Maine: Senator Collins says she’s fighting to protect wild animals
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Horse racing anti-doping bill attains majority support in U.S. House of Representatives
- Casino.org: Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer Seeks Court Injunction to Overturn Racing Ban at Santa Anita
- The Horse: Racehorse Breakdowns: Prosecutor’s Probe Finds No Wrongdoing at Santa Anita
- Horsetalk: Backing for anti-doping racing bill in US reaches crucial milestone
- WUSA CBS News 9: 2 horses die in 1 week at Laurel Park race rack
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Forming the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition shows racing is serious about a safety overhaul
- The Baltimore Sun: Horse’s death at Laurel Park renews calls for racing industry reform
- The Long Island Herald: More than 30 horses died at Belmont in 2019
- People Magazine: Breeders’ Cup Ends With 37th Horse Death Since December at Santa Anita Race Track
- Fox 5 San Diego: Another horse dies in Del Mar
- The Hill: Advocates step up efforts for horse racing reform bill after more deaths
- Reuters: Activists call for halt to U.S. horse racing
- The Washington Post: Tragedy strikes Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita despite reform (Associated Press Story)
- Patch.com: Two Horses Die At Del Mar Racetrack, Another Injured
- One Green Planet: Six Horses Have Died at the Del Mar Racetrack Since July 2019
- The Daily Mail (United Kingdom): Breeders’ Cup overshadowed by 37th death at Santa Anita after Mongolian Groom suffers fatal hind-leg injury
- Los Angeles Magazine: A Spate of Horse Deaths at Santa Anita Has Activists and Lawmakers Pushing for National Reform
- Louisville Courier-Journal: CHRB rejects Bolt d’Oro trainer’s requests for hearing on Justify’s failed drug test
- Horse Network: Home Off the Range: What the $35 Million Population Control Plan Means for America’s Wild Horses
- NBC News 8 Portland: Senate passes legislation to combat wildlife trafficking
- NBC News 2: U.S. Senate Committee Funds Cattlemen’s Mass Mustang Roundup & Incarceration to Tune of $35 Million
- Associated Press: Controversial wild horse plan headed to Senate floor
- USA Today: Farmers have been forced to pay $900 million for marketing. Now they are teaming up with animal activists to find out how it was spent.
- Deadspin: The Man Who Would Kill Horse Racing
- Fox Sports: Baffert: Justify’s positive test came from contaminated food
- The Lexington Herald-Leader: Report on Justify spurs call for national horse racing regulation. Here’s what’s next.
- The Lexington Herald-Leader: The Justify bombshell shows even more the need for national oversight of racing
- Horse Network: The Jockey Club Endorses Whip Ban
- Advisors Magazine: Horseracing Integrity Act to nix equine enhancing drugs
- The Journal News: New York’s U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand moves to clamp down on horse race doping
- Associated Press: Horse racing’s uncomfortable truth: Horses die
- Pittsburgh City Paper: Can drug testing bill targeting horse racing gain support from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation?
- Pennlive: Horse racing’s uncomfortable truth: Thoroughbreds die — at a rate of more than one per week in Pa.
- Horse Talk: “Horse-first bill” to combat doping of US racehorses
- The Pasadena Star-News: Santa Anita Takes Historic tp Tighten Rules on Medication, Whips After 22nd Horse Death
- The Paulick Report: Horseracing Integrity Act Reintroduced, ‘Back in the Starting Gate’ for Congress
- Horse Talk: “Horse-first” Bill to Combat Doping of U.S. Racehorses
- The Record: CHRI Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan “Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019”
- BloodHorse: Bill Aims to End Export of Horses for Slaughter