PETA was clearly not impressed with Jack Harlow’s recent music video release for his single “Churchill Downs” featuring Drake. The track, which is lifted from the Kentucky native’s second album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, is steadily rising on the charts, but it’s also received a lot of criticism from the animal rights organization, who says the visual “glamorizes” horse racing.
In a press release issued by the firm earlier this week, PETA condemned the concept, saying the video was “missing whips, drugs, and death that run rampant in the industry.” On top of that, they believe Jack and Drake are profiting off animal abuse and are calling out both artists to do a good deed by donating their royalties.
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After mentioning how three racehorses die on the U.S. tracks every day, with 7,500 Thoroughbreds exported to be slaughtered every year, PETA’s Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo expressed, “Profiting from the abuse of others is never acceptable, and PETA is calling on Jack Harlow to pony up and pay for the care of American Thoroughbreds who would otherwise be shipped to foreign slaughterhouses. The only sure thing in horse racing is that the horses always lose.”
Profiting off the abuse of others isn’t acceptable, @jackharlow.
We’re asking you to donate the proceeds of #ChurchillDowns to Thoroughbred aftercare, such as the @TBaftercare, to help the over 7,500 U.S. Thoroughbreds exported for slaughter each year. pic.twitter.com/EPIgmwM5nt
— PETA (@peta) June 3, 2022
It’s not the first time in recent weeks that PETA came after a celebrity, having recently slammed Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson for not choosing NOT to adopt a puppy from a homeless shelter. When CiCi took to Instagram to share that Russell had bought her a new dog, PETA insisted that the couple could have chosen a better option when it came to attaining their new pet.
“Mother dogs are often locked inside filthy cages and bred over and over until their bodies give out. One, Two Step mistake by killing a shelter dog’s chances of finding a home,” PETA told TMZ in May. They also went after rapper Kanye West for his “Eazy” music video with The Game a few months back, making it apparent that they keep up with pop culture well enough to issue statements ever-so-frequently about the supposed wrongdoings of the celebs they call out.
So far, Drake nor Jack have responded to PETA’s concerns about their music video and that they should donate profits to a charity that supports horse races and the well-being of these animals. And given how often the organization has spoken out about how people in entertainment go about with their animals, it would seem as if they shouldn’t hold their breath for a response from either rapper.