PETA calls on FIFA to boot Budweiser as official beer sponsor for World Cup over alleged Clydesdales treatment

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called on FIFA to drop Budweiser as its official beer for the upcoming Women’s World Cup and the 2026 Men’s World Cup over the brand’s alleged mistreatment of animals.

PETA senior vice president Kathy Guillermo addressed a letter to FIFA president Gianni Infantino. PETA says it has documented the company amputating the tailbones of Budweiser Clydesdales, which the activist group says has "no medical purpose."

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The Budweiser Clydesdales before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 Presented by TicketSmarter on June 5, 2022, in Madison, Illinois. (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"We understand that Anheuser-Busch InBev, Budweiser’s parent company, has renewed its contract with FIFA to be the official beer provider during this summer’s Women’s World Cup and the World Cup in 2026. We think you should know that Budweiser is associated with cruelty to animals," Guillermo’s letter read. "PETA has documented that the company is amputating the tailbones of its famous Budweiser Clydesdales. These amputations are done just for cosmetic reasons and serve no medical purpose. They’re performed either by severing the tailbone or by putting a tight band around the tail to cut off blood flow so that the tail and most of the bone will die and fall off. 

"This unnecessary and permanent disfigurement causes immense pain, affects horses’ balance, and leaves them without natural protection from flies and other biting insects. Horses also depend on their tails to communicate with herdmates and humans.

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