Melinda McKee

Published June 22, 2026 by . 2 min read Eighteen-year-old Romanch Mahajan died on Wednesday after a horse forced to pull a carriage bolted in Central Park. According to reports and video from the scene, the horse suddenly ran, sending the attached carriage—carrying a family—out of control until it eventually overturned. Romanch Mahajan suffered fatal injuries after falling from the carriage while trying to protect his mother.

Published May 14, 2026 by . 3 min read Churchill Downs apparently hid a horse’s death because it happened during Kentucky Derby week, the racetrack’s biggest days of the year. During Race 7 on April 28 at Churchill Downs, a 3-year-old colt named Vino Subito suffered a catastrophic leg injury. Emergency track personnel and veterinarians rushed onto the track following the race to examine his injured leg and load him into an equine ambulance.

Published November 21, 2025 by . 3 min read Wicked: For Good just opened in theaters and is already sparking conversations about what it truly means to be “good.” Off-screen, stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are vegan, and Jeff Goldblum stopped eating meat because of the movie’s plot. On-screen, the movie reimagines Oz as a place where animals have been pushed aside and misunderstood. The film celebrates what happens when someone listens to animals and chooses to help them.