Pharmaceutical hormone replacement drugs (estrogen) prescribed for menopausal symptoms are derived from pregnant mare urine (PMU). Mares are kept pregnant to collect their estrogen-rich urine. Most are confined in stalls that prohibit movement, grooming, and lying down (sleeping). They are kept dehydrated to produce highly concentrated estrogen-rich urine. Collection bags that are designed to fit over their urethras, are held in place with movement-restricting body straps. These rubber bags are affixed between their legs causing painful lesions and infections.  

Doctors and pharmacists fail to inform patients of bio identical hormones made from yams and soy. These substitutes are safer to women, cause less side effects, and do not involve the abuse of horses.  

I dedicate this series to River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary, Spokane, WA https://riverswishanimalsanctuary.ejoinme.org/rwas2024  

It was through their rescue efforts that I learned of the plight of PMU mares and their foals.