Take the veneer off thoroughbred racing and the reality beneath is as grotesque as anything Michael Vick was castigated for. Racing horses are routinely drugged, whipped, pushed to the literal breaking point and then cast off to be killed and sold off...

Countless horses are killed each year so the owners can collect insurance on them. Countless horses are drugged to hide any imperfections during a sale. Countless horses are tortured to make them perform better in shows. For many unfortunate horses...

This is for Eight Belles who will live in our HEARTS forever and in our SOULS for ETERNITY. Eight Belles we LOVE and Miss you.

Horse racing is coming under fire from animal rights group PETA (which stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The organization states that they will hold a protest of the second leg of horse racing's triple crown...

PETA has called for the suspension and investigation of Eight Belles jockey Gabriel Saez, and also has started an online petition to change the rules of thoroughbred racing.

Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles following a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.

Maj. Chris Perrine, spokesman for the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, earlier said the Marine involved could be based at Kaneohe, but would not confirm his identity. "Thankfully, it appears the Marines are taking this very seriously, as we expected...

An investigation may be concluded soon into an online video that appeared to show a U.S. Marine throwing a puppy into a ravine in Iraq, an official said yesterday.

LaFosse said his clients will plead not guilty to the charges they face under the Fisheries Act.

Thanks to everyone who participates, in one form or another, helping animals to live and not barely survive to an early death. Sincerely: River