After the tragic death of Eight Belles following this year's Kentucky Derby, PETA went on their reactionary, media-clamoring crusade to persecute participants, observers and fans of the sport of kings.

True to their word, the animal lovers took to picketing yesterday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.

(AP Photo/Mel Evans)

What saddens and sickens me, though, is that while they advocate for the "ethical" treatment of race horses, they ignore the blatant unethical treatment of another animal - the party animal - happening right before their eyes.

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

PETA owes it to poor Steve Scrimer (above), to write letters, sound the alarm and get on their proverbial horses in championing against the physical hardships drunk a-holes face on the infield.

After all, people are animals too.