{"id":1181810,"date":"2026-02-17T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=peta-action&#038;p=1181810"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:41:09","slug":"year-of-the-fire-horse","status":"publish","type":"peta-action","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/year-of-the-fire-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse \u2013 Join PETA to Blaze New Paths for Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\">The Year of the Fire Horse begins on&nbsp;Feb. 17, 2026, and is defined by bold moves, rapid change, social shifts, new paths, and a drive to break from the past.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>Let&#8217;s harness the power and energy of this 7th sign of the Chinese calendar and work toward <a href=\"https:\/\/headlines.peta.org\/quick-ways-help-horses\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a better future for horses<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Horses are exploited for their strength, intelligence, and beauty. There is no end to the ways humans use horses to turn a profit. This year, we honor these noble animals by taking on seven of the industries that abuse them: horse racing, rodeos, horse-drawn carriages, tourism, circuses, Olympic sports, and slaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"pgb-slideshow-acf-block-6995eba35a6d5\" class=\"pgb-slideshow has-bright-white-background-color align wp-block-peta-blocks-slideshow\" data-adaptive-height=\"false\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slider swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/humans-riding-horses-in-race.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"humans riding horses in race on dirt path\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/humans-riding-horses-in-race.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/humans-riding-horses-in-race-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/humans-riding-horses-in-race-602x401.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/humans-riding-horses-in-race-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-title has-narwhal-color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-text\"><p>In races, horses are whipped and drugged and suffer an alarming rate of catastrophic injuries, such as broken bones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poly-royal-rodeo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Poly Royal Rodeo human sliding off horse holding onto bull\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poly-royal-rodeo.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poly-royal-rodeo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poly-royal-rodeo-602x401.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poly-royal-rodeo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-title has-narwhal-color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-text\"><p>Animals are injured and even killed during rodeos. Electric prods, spurs, and bucking straps are used to provoke horses into displaying \u2018wild\u2019 behavior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ryder1_AshleyByrne_MC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ryder laying on the street\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ryder1_AshleyByrne_MC.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ryder1_AshleyByrne_MC-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ryder1_AshleyByrne_MC-602x338.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ryder1_AshleyByrne_MC-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ryder1_AshleyByrne_MC-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-title has-narwhal-color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-text\"><p>Ryder, an elderly horse, collapsed on a Manhattan street while pulling a carriage in intense heat in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1029\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/horse-whipped-egypt-edited.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"man whipping a horse carrying a carriage as seen in peta expose of egypt tourism industry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/horse-whipped-egypt-edited.png 1029w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/horse-whipped-egypt-edited-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/horse-whipped-egypt-edited-602x333.png 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/horse-whipped-egypt-edited-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/horse-whipped-egypt-edited-750x415.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1029px) 100vw, 1029px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-title has-narwhal-color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-text\"><p>A horse being whipped at a tourist destination in Egypt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pony-ride-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Pony Rides Live Carousels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pony-ride-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pony-ride-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pony-ride-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pony-ride-2-602x401.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-title has-narwhal-color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-text\"><p>Ponies tethered on a turnstile at a circus plod in endless circles for human entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/horse-dressage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"a dressage rider on a black horse with head in a rollkur position\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/horse-dressage.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/horse-dressage-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/horse-dressage-602x401.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/horse-dressage-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/horse-dressage-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-title has-narwhal-color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-text\"><p>A horse being used for dressage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2018-11-12_V00_Horse-in-slaughter-chute-e1547745962180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2018-11-12_V00_Horse-in-slaughter-chute-e1547745962180.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2018-11-12_V00_Horse-in-slaughter-chute-e1547745962180-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2018-11-12_V00_Horse-in-slaughter-chute-e1547745962180-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2018-11-12_V00_Horse-in-slaughter-chute-e1547745962180-602x479.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-title has-narwhal-color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__slide-text\"><p>A horse deemed unprofitable is seen walking to their death down a &#8220;slaughter chute&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pgb-slideshow__pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- If we need navigation buttons -->\n\t\t<button class=\"pgb-slideshow__button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-arrow\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Previous<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<button class=\"pgb-slideshow__button-next swiper-button-next swiper-arrow\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Next<\/span><\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\">You Can Help Horses<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take the actions below to help suffering horses. After taking action, share this page with friends and family to make an even greater impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. \ud83d\udd25 Horse Racing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f9fb484 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Horse racing is rife with performance-enhancing drugs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/35KmtLIUXxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gruesome breakdowns<\/a>, and slaughter. Horses are overdriven to speeds so fast\u2014 under the threat of whips\u2014that they frequently sustain injuries and even hemorrhage from the lungs. <em>Every single week,<\/em> an average of\u00a024 horses\u00a0suffer fatal\u00a0breakdowns. Even juvenile horses with fragile bones, some not even two years old, are <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/killing-of-juvenile-horses\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forced to sprint at breakneck speeds<\/a> to impress potential buyers at auctions. There are often many casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-bright-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/killing-of-juvenile-horses\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TAKE ACTION NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. \ud83d\udd25 Rodeos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f9fb484 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Rodeo rules allow the electric shocking and violent spurring of horses. Animals in rodeos<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Rodeo-Incidents-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;suffer fatal injuries<\/a> like broken backs and necks, heart attacks, and aneurysms. Those who make it out alive are loaded into trucks, hauled to the next event, and forced to participate again and again. When they become too old or worn out, \u201cretirement\u201d is often the slaughterhouse. Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/71923\/action\/1?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PPG Paints Arena<\/a> on social media and urge it to stop hosting rodeos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-petablue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ppgpaintsarena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PPG ON FACEBOOK<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-kale-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ppgpaintsarena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PPG ON INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/PPGPaintsArena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PPG ON X<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. \ud83d\udd25 Horse-Drawn Carriages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f9fb484 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>While horses&nbsp;are incredibly intelligent, they can also be skittish and easily frightened, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">causing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HDC_Incidents_Factsheet_JO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>hundreds of horse-drawn carriage accidents<\/em><\/a><\/span>. As more people witness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/photos-that-will-make-you-never-ride-in-a-horse-drawn-carriage\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">horses collapse and die<\/a> while pulling heavy loads, more cities are waking up and&nbsp;banning horse-drawn carriages. New York City must join them! <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Take a moment to<a href=\"mailto:LSchulman@council.nyc.gov?bcc=takeactionforanimals@peta.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;write a personal email to NYC Health Committee Chair, Lynn Schulman<\/a><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">,<\/a>&nbsp;asking <\/span>her to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-narwhal-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:LSchulman@council.nyc.gov?bcc=takeactionforanimals@peta.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email Lynn Schulman<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-narwhal-color is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">Struggling to begin your letter? Check out our facts and talking points.<\/mark><\/summary>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Horses <strong>work long hours<\/strong> (up to 9 hours\/day, 7 days\/week) in extreme heat or cold, on hard pavement and concrete. They are constantly exposed to traffic noise and fumes, which cause stress and <strong>respiratory illness<\/strong>. At night, horses used in urban areas are kept in cramped, often <strong>fire-hazardous stables<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Horses can easily be frightened by sudden noises, traffic, or crowds, leading to bolts, crashes, and injuries to themselves, passengers, automobile drivers, and pedestrians. In addition to being abusive to animals, horse-drawn carriages are a serious <strong>public safety concern<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While supporters of the horse-drawn-carriage industry may claim bans are based on fiction, the hundreds of accidents and collapses per year (most notably for NYC, <strong>Ryder\u2019s collapse<\/strong> on 9<sup>th<\/sup> Street) are undeniable proof of <strong>systemic abuse<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is <strong>no retirement <\/strong>for the animals used and abused in the HDC industry. When horses become too old, weak, or are injured, they are often sent to auction so the owners can squeeze every penny of profit from the horses\u2019 lives. Horses bought at auction are often <strong>sent to slaughter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. \ud83d\udd25 Hauling Tourists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f9fb484 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>A PETA Asia <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/egypt-working-animals\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation into vacation spots in Egypt<\/a> documented animals being worked in blistering heat without access to food or water, and denied appropriate veterinary care for injuries. Witnesses <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1011194055?fl=pl&amp;fe=cm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recorded workers whipping and beating horses<\/a> when they were too exhausted to continue carrying tourists. In correspondence with PETA Asia, a ministry spokesperson admitted the goal of any improvement was to benefit tourists, <em>not <\/em>abused animals. Contact the ministry on X now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tourismandantiq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EGYPT&#8217;S <strong>Ministry of Tourism &amp; Antiquities<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. \ud83d\udd25 Circuses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f9fb484 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>PETA is always on the road, both hosting and supporting circus protests around the country. 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Using animals to join the Games is often cruel and deadly for horses, who don&#8217;t volunteer to compete\u2014but submit to violence and coercion. Visit our Action Alert targeting the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/32377\/action\/1?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Olympic Committee&#8217;s (IOC)<\/a> and ask the Olympic decision-makers to end all equestrian events and <em>allow only willing participants<\/em> to compete in the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-bright-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/32377\/action\/1?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take Action to contact THE IOC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. \ud83d\udd25 Slaughter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f9fb484 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>PETA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/south-korea-horse-slaughter\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undercover investigation<\/a> of the largest horse slaughterhouse in Korea exposed what happens to racehorses when they are no longer deemed profitable. PETA dramatically rescued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UAEYKBLVquU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Elusive Dream<\/a> at the last minute before entering this slaughterhouse, but few horses get the chance to retire. Thousands are killed <em>each year<\/em> in Korea for pet food, cosmetics, and meat, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/videos\/36-hours-to-hell\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unwanted horses in the US<\/a> are shipped to Canada and Mexico for slaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell the Korea Racing Authority (KRA) to redirect <em>just 3%<\/em> of horse racing prize money to equine retirement, which would generate <em>more than $5 million <\/em>for aftercare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-bright-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/south-korea-horse-slaughter\/?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TAKE ACTION TO CONTACT THE KRA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Atlas Air is one of the few companies <a href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/1862\/action\/1?en_txn7=action-center::year%20of%20the%20fire%20horse%20hyperlinked%20text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">willing to ship horses overseas for slaughter<\/a>. 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