Episode Details

Horseracing’s popularity has declined over the years, so how is this industry still alive? This week we are joined by Patrick Battuello of Horseracing Wrongs, who sheds light on the brutality and corruption that is the horseracing industry.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Patrick Battuello has been writing on animal rights issues since 2009, when he launched the Animal Rights blog for the Albany Times Union, one of the first of its kind in the nation. His work from this period appeared in a high-school textbook, “The Case for Animal Rights.” Patrick launched Horseracing Wrongs in 2013, and incorporated as a non-profit in 2017. Patrick has had racing op-eds published in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, MSNBC, and Katie Couric Media, among many others. He has appeared on CNN and ESPN multiple times, and in 2019, was featured on a groundbreaking segment of HBO’s “Real Sports.” Patrick has also testified before the New York State Senate.

RESOURCES

• Should Wildlife Advocates Help Set Hunting Rules In Vermont?
• Exes and Ohs Substack
• Scarlet Spark workshops
• Horseracing Wrongs website
• Horseracing Wrongs on Facebook
• Horseracing Wrongs on X (formerly Twitter)
• Horseracing Wrongs on Youtube
• Horseracing Wrongs on Instagram

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

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