For immediate release:
August 4, 2021
Contact:
David Pearl 202-483-7382
Saratoga Springs, New York – On Friday, a PETA supporter, dressed as Bob Buffer and holding a large syringe, will walk downstairs with his entourage to the National Horse Racing Museum and Hall of Fame induction ceremony to highlight PETA’s demand for Buffert, who had at least thirty Medina Spirit’s possible disqualification from Derby in Kentucky this year – exclusion from the Racing Hall of Fame. PETA notes that the inaugural American pharaoh trained with Buffert and received over 30 whips during his 2015 Kentucky Derby victory.
When: Friday, 6 August, 9-11 am.
Where: Fasig-Tipton Shopping Pavilion, 153 George St. (at the intersection with East Avenue), Saratoga Springs
“Someone who uses drugs to win has to be on the ear or the horse will get another hit,” says PETA Senior Vice President Cathy Guillermo.
PETA, whose motto is in part that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way,” is opposed to arrogance, a worldview focused on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…