After the exclusion of show jumping from the Olympic pentathlon

After the exclusion of show jumping from the Olympic pentathlon, the human rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals decided to increase pressure on the International Olympic Committee. They are now demanding that the IOC exclude all equestrian disciplines from the major Games of the quadrennium.

“We live in a world that refuses to tolerate animal cruelty in any form,” says the letter PETA suggests its supporters send directly to the IOC. – “Just as the Olympics have evolved to include public interest sports (such as skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing), it is time to change and eliminate ‘sports’ that are no longer supported by society or at risk of losing their social license to operate.”

Following the elimination of show jumping from the Olympic pentathlon, human rights activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals decided to increase pressure on the International Olympic Committee. They now require the IOC to exclude all equestrian disciplines from the main four-year Games.

“We live in a world that refuses to put up with any form of animal cruelty,” reads a letter that PETA invites its supporters to send directly to the IOC. – Just as the Olympic Games have evolved to include sports of public interest (such as skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing), it is time to change and eliminate “sports” that are no longer supported by society or are in danger of losing their social license for activity “.
According to the website of the human rights organization, more than 40,000 people have already sent this appeal to the IOC.

Recall that in early November, the International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM) announced that at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, show jumping will be excluded from pentathlon. It will be replaced by cycling. The decision came after the Tokyo Olympics scandal, when German coach Kim Reisner punched her horse with her fist. The behavior of the German woman caused a wave of outrage, and the PETA organization advocated the abolition of equestrian sports at the Olympics.