PETA (to those of us who are animal lovers) seems to be a great institution, but they need to figure out that the title "extremist" isn't positive! I am a Lexingtonian and here we take great pride in horses. What happened to Eight Belles is a tragedy! I watched my little 8 yr old sister cry over the event. But there are so many things that could be done that don't include the abrasive manor in which PETA handles things. Lets not forget that HUMANS ARE ANIMALS TOO! Homo sapiens have been mistreated as long as they have roamed the earth. Every day it seems like a new genocide pops up somewhere and we all turn a blind eye, but the activists can sleep at night because the stood outside in the beautiful weather and wave around some cardboard (I wonder if they recycled it afterward?!) and making people feel inferior. Well I'm going to mourn Eight Belles, and then used a recycled paper envelope to mail my donation to an organization doing mission work in Asia because that's where its really needed. I wont wear fur...EVER...but I wont buy PETA paint to throw on someone else's fur coat!