Winchester City Council pulls the plug on pig racing event
Winchester City Council has stepped in to prevent pig racing from happening in scorching weather on council land.
Posted 07 Aug 2018
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Help campaign against grouse shooting
The grouse shooting season commences on 12 August - the so-called Glorious Twelfth. Help us to raise awareness about the harm to animals and the environment caused by the grouse shooting industry.
Posted 02 Aug 2018
Amazing new vegan products released in July 2018!
With vegan products hitting shelves and menus on a daily basis, it has never been easier to go vegan! Here are some of our favourite new products that were released in July 2018.
Posted 01 Aug 2018
Racegoer turns her back on horse racing after heartbreaking scenes at Salisbury Racecourse
On Saturday 28 July, young 3-year-old colt, Paraphenalia, was running in the 7.45pm 1¼-mile novice stakes race at Salisbury Racecourse. He was to lose his life that evening.
Posted 31 Jul 2018
As temperatures rise so do race horse deaths
Animal Aid believes that racing horses during this hot weather period has resulted in a possible eight horse deaths. These are horses who have collapsed and died either during a race or shortly after the...
Posted 27 Jul 2018
Natural Resources Wales: Shooting birds for sport could be phased out
A statement issued by the Welsh Government on 16 July indicates that the shooting of birds for sport on Welsh Government Woodland Estate could be phased out. The statement read: 'We are pleased Natural Resources...
Posted 20 Jul 2018
Shocking half-year race horse death figures highlight serious welfare problems in British racing
The first half of 2018 saw a shocking 83 horses killed as a result of racing on British courses.
Posted 20 Jul 2018
Animal Experiments – scandalous annual statistics
Home Office statistics, released today, reveal the horrifying scale of experiments on living animals in Great Britain. In 2017, 3,721,744 animals were used for the first time, including monkeys, dogs, cats, horses, mice, rats and...
Posted 19 Jul 2018
Ban the cage!
Animal Aid is calling for a complete ban on raised laying cages used to incarcerate breeding birds used by the shooting industry.
Posted 18 Jul 2018
Animal Aid survey shows why supermarkets should #MarkItVegan
Recently, Animal Aid invited vegans, vegetarians and meat-reducers to complete a survey about attitudes to product labelling; the results show that clearly marking vegan products in some way can only be a good thing.
Posted 13 Jul 2018