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Racing Campaign Media Coverage CONTENTS
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Newspapers, TV, and radio stations in Israel, as well as the international media, are closely following our campaign to stop the emerging horseracing industry.
Here is a selection of online and print articles. Some are the original articles in PDF format and others are translations.
Demonstration at the "Hippodrome," April 2008 nrg, 23 April 2008, by Billy Frenkel (translated from Hebrew)
Ynet, 23 April 2007, by Erez Erlichman (translated from Hebrew)
PETNET, 21 April 2008 (translated from Hebrew)
Hakol Chai Activists' Demonstration Nana, 21 April 2008 (translated from Hebrew)
Israel Today, 23 April 2008, by Dan Lavie and Danny Brenner (translated from Hebrew)
Photos from the demonstration — 22 April 2008
Selection of Ongoing Coverage Ma'ariv, 2 April 2008, by Adi Katz (translated from Hebrew)
Ynet, 5 March 2008, by Omer Ginzburg (translated from Hebrew)
Haaretz, 25 September 2007, by Rivi Ronen (translated from Hebrew)
Selection of Coverage about Racing from Other Countries AP finds 5K horse deaths since '03 Study finds that 5000 racehorses have died in the U.S. in 5 years, the vast majority at the track The Washington Post, 14 June 2008, by Jeffrey McMurray, AP
Race Illustrates Brutal Side of Sport The New York Times, 4 May 2008, by William C. Rhoden
Is Horse Racing Breeding Itself to Death? The Washington Post, 4 May 2008, by Sally Jenkins
Eight Belles' death renews horse racing questions USA TODAY, 4 May 2008, by Tom Weir & Reid Cherner Losing racehorses in Puerto Rico condemned to die For Thoroughbreds in the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico, being fast enough to win is a matter of life and death. About 450 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at a clinic tucked behind Puerto Rico's only racetrack, as a shortage of options often means a death sentence.
Big Brown trainer admits giving horse steroids Agence France-Presse (AFP), 16 May 2008
The Last Winstrol [Steroid] Derby? New York Times, 27 April 2008, by Jim Squires
Violence, fear and coercion: how we treat racehorses The Guardian, 29 November 2007, by Andrew Tyler (Animal Aid) And see Animal Aid's Race Horse Death Watch
Demos in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Every Two Weeks Hakol Chai Holds Ongoing Protests Ha'ir, 12 June 2007, by Oren Ziv (translated from Hebrew)
Second Race — Second Demonstration; Supreme Court Petition Hakol Chai against the Racecourse The Business Post, 7 May 2007, by Hadar Kanne (translated from Hebrew)
The High Court: Races Must Be Subject to Knesset Legislation The Business Post, 16 April 2007, by Hadar Kanne (translated from Hebrew)
The Knesset Will Decide Whether Gambling on Horseracing Will Be Established Ynet, 12 April 2007, by Erez Erlichman (translated from Hebrew)
The Racecourse Is Coming to the High Court of Justice nrg, 11 April 2007, by Adi Hagin (translated from Hebrew)
"The horses are running to their death" Ynet, 5 April 2007, by Erez Erlichman (translated from Hebrew) "Crime Scene" in the Gilboa From Hakol Chai's e-newsletter, Hakol Chai News, 5 April 2007 (translated from Hebrew)
AVAR Vice-President Holly Cheever, D.V.M., Provides Testimony to Israel's Supreme Court AVAR Directions, Winter 2006, by Nina Natelson
Inaugural Race and Demonstration See photo album: Hakol Chai demonstrates at first race Some of the demonstrators, people who want to stop cruelty, felt passionate enough about the issue to climb the fence and walk onto the track between races, in the hope that their protest signs would be seen by more people.
Ynet, 14 October 2006, by Eyal Ben (translated from Hebrew)
A Race in the Shadow of a Battle nrg, 12 October 2006, by Oren Caspi (translated from Hebrew)
Dozens demonstrate at opening races of new hippodrome Haaretz, 12 October 2006, by Eli Ashkenazi
Israel opens first horse racetrack despite protest, rabbinical condemnation, gambling ban International Herald Tribune, The Associated Press, 12 October 2006
All bets off at first Israel race BBC, 12 October 2006
Activists Protest Opening of Gilboa Horse-Racing Facility Arutz Sheva – Israel National News, 11 October 2006
Demonstrators Crash Horse Race nrg, 11 October 2006, by Dani Brenner (translated from Hebrew)
Thousands Came to the Newly Opened Racecourse; Outside – the Demonstration Ynet 11 October 2006, by Sharon Rofe-Ophir (translated from Hebrew)
Israelis can now head to the races, at least for a day Jerusalem Post, 11 October 2006, by Dave Machlis
Nana, 10 October 2006, by Galia Sivan (translated from Hebrew)
Ruling of Chief Rabbi of Israel Against Racing It Is Forbidden to Hold Horse Races on Sukkoth Haaretz, 6 October 2006, by Eli Ashkenazi (translated from Hebrew)
Rabbi Shlomo Amar has ruled: "It is forbidden to participate in horse races" Ynet, 5 October 2006 (translated from Hebrew)
"Some trust in chariots and some in horses" nrg, 3 October 2006 (translated from Hebrew)
Rabbi Amar in a Ruling Against Horse Racing Arutz Sheva, 3 October 2006, by Shimon Cohen (translated from Hebrew)
Psak Halacha by Rabbi Amar: It Is Forbidden to Hold Horse Races Hazofe, October 2006, by Tuli Fikersh (translated from Hebrew)
Psak Halacha: It Is Forbidden to Hold Horse Races for Gambling Purposes and to Watch Them Zafon 1, October 2006 (translated from Hebrew)
Hakol Chai Files Police Complaint Animal rights group challenges hippodrome launch Haaretz, 30 September 2006, by Eli Ashkenazi
Hakol Chai Files a Complaint Against a Racetrack in the Gilboa Region Ynet, 27 September 2006 (translated from Hebrew)
nrg, 27 September 2006, by Dani Brenner (translated from Hebrew)
AFP.com is the online portal of the Agence France-Presse news agency. AFP articles © AFP. Arutz Sheva – Israel National News is the online edition of the Israel Broadcasting Network. Arutz Sheva articles © IsraelNationalNews. AVAR Directions is the newsletter of the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights. Directions articles © AVAR. BBC is the online edition of the BBC. BBC articles © BBC MMVI. guardian.co.uk is the online edition of The Guardian. guardian.co.uk articles © Guardian News and Media Limited. Haaretz is the online edition of Haaretz. Haaretz articles © Haaretz. Hazofe is the online edition of Hazofe. International Herald Tribune is the online edition of International Herald Tribune. International Herald Tribune articles © the International Herald Tribune. Israel Today is a newspaper distributed throughout Israel. Jerusalem Post is the online edition of The Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem Post articles © Jerusalem Post. Ma'ariv is a newspaper distributed throughout Israel. Ma'ariv articles © Ma'ariv. Nana is the online portal of NetVision. Nana articles © NetVision Ltd. The New York Times is the online edition of The New York Times. The New York Times articles © The New York Times Company. nrg is the online edition of Ma'ariv. nrg articles © nrg. USA TODAY is the online edition of USA TODAY. USA TODAY articles © USA TODAY. washingtonpost.com is the online edition of The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com articles © The Washington Post Company.Ynet is the online edition of Yedioth Ahronoth. Ynet articles © Ynet. Petnet is an Israeli portal. Petnet articles © Petnet. Zafon1 is a newspaper distributed in northern Israel.
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