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1994: Miranda
Two PETA undercover investigators found Miranda on a cruel farm where pregnant mares were confined for their urine, which Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories uses to make the menopause drug Premarin. Like thousands of other mares, Miranda was impregnated and crammed into a tiny stall and could not turn around or lie down comfortably. She was fitted with a rubber urine-collection bag, which often caused chafing. Her foals were considered byproducts and either kept as replacements for the worn-out mare or sent to slaughter for dog food or for horsemeat to be shipped overseas.
Miranda was partially blind and had severe leg problems as a result of standing on the hard floor for months on end. She was slated for slaughter after her foal's birth, but our investigators intervened and Miranda and her new baby, Aspin Dakota, were saved. The results of the investigation were publicized around the world.
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