Guest Profile

Kathy Guillermo

Kathy Guillermo is senior vice president of PETA's Horse Racing department. The responsibilities of this 31-year PETA veteran include leading the organization's work to expose and end the exploitation of horses by the racing industry. She has overseen the release of multiple horse racing investigations that have exposed the deaths of young horses at Thoroughbred auctions; the slaughter of U.S. horses in Canada, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea; and the misuse of medication by horse trainers, which led to the introduction of federal legislation. Her work also resulted in the formation of horse racing's first-ever industry-supported retirement program for horses. Guillermo is the author of the 1993 book Monkey Business: The Disturbing Case That Launched the Animal Rights Movement.