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Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was the first rock legend to sign Susan Wagner's petition to end horse slaughter. Billy Joel and Graham Nash have also signed.

Tom Petty signs horse-slaughter petition

Rock star Tom Petty and his wife Dana have offered their support to a massive petition drive to end horse slaughter. Last week, the famous front man for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers signed an appeal to the Obama Administration asking them to intervene on behalf of the 150,000 horses sent to Mexico and Canada annually for slaughter. After signing the petition created by New York-based horse sanctuary Equine Advocates, Petty shared the petition on his Facebook page, and with the following statement: “Tom & Dana have signed this petition to end the unethical treatment and slaughter of horses. They […]