Because of your signing and sharing this petition we are up to almost 40,000 signatures!  And because of you, this petition was highlighted in the Pennsylvania Capital Star article below! 

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From the article:

Petitioning for a Change

The moral and ethical concerns around horse racing led one national organization to target the industry in May, at the height of derby season, with an online petition calling for Gov. Tom Wolf to end the $239 million in subsidies the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Trust Fund receives.

The petition circulated by Horseracing Wrongs, a nonprofit organization advocating for the eradication of horse racing in the United States, had garnered nearly 40,000 signatures as of noon on Monday. 

The majority of signers who shared their reason for signing the document cited concerns over animal welfare and ethical issues as their reason for signing the petition. 

“Horse Racing is animal abuse. There is no excuse for abuse! This ‘sport’ should be banned, not subsidized! The money saved should go toward [the] education of young people. They are our future, after all! Please, do the right thing! It’s long overdue!” one signer wrote. 

Others said they weren’t comfortable with Pennsylvania taxpayers footing the bill to subsidize the industry. 

“Horse racing must end and so should the subsidies,” one petition signer wrote.

Another agreed, adding “I don’t believe taxpayers should be paying for a private industry. If it’s not private, it should be.”