Photo Op: PETA to Mark ‘Year of the Horse’ at Egyptian Consulate With Push to End Abuse at Pyramids

Photo Op: PETA to Mark ‘Year of the Horse’ at Egyptian Consulate With Push to End Abuse at Pyramids

What:            On Wednesday, a PETA supporter dressed in a full-body horse costume and holding a sign proclaiming, “EGYPT: Make This The Year For Horses. Ban Cruel Rides Now!” will hoof it to the Egyptian Consulate to call out the rampant abuse of horses and camels at the Great Pyramids of Giza. This action follows the release of a recent PETA exposé that revealed dead horses piled up in a secret graveyard, and severely emaciated camels and horses suffering from untreated wounds.

“Horses are spirited, strong, and inquisitive beings, but in Egypt’s tourism industry, they’re kicked, whipped, starved, and treated like disposable equipment,” says PETA President Jason Baker. “As the Year of the Horse approaches, PETA is calling on the Egyptian government to ban all tourist rides and honour these magnificent beings by letting them live in peace.”

Where:          The walkway at Gloucester Road, outside the main entrance of Sino Centre at 255-257 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay (Google Map location)

When:            Wednesday, 4 February, 11 a.m.

Interviews will be available on-site and remotely. Photos of the event will be available here after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

A horse lies lifeless in a secret graveyard after being dumped by Egypt’s tourism industry. Credit: PETA

Why:                  Over the past six years, PETA has documented horses and camels in Egypt’s tourism industry being violently abused and dying in record numbers. Forced to carry people in extreme weather without adequate water or rest, they’re eventually left for dead or sent to slaughter when they are too old, sick, or injured to be profitable.

PETA encourages everyone to urge Egyptian officials to end this cruelty and impose a ban on using horses and camels to entertain visitors at the pyramids and other tourist sites.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment or abuse in any other way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone. For more information, please visit PETAAsia.com or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

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