Tragic scenes at Hexham Racecourse: Three horses lose their lives in 30 minutes of disastrous racing
Three horses were killed within 30 minutes of each other at Hexham racecourse yesterday afternoon (23 April).
Posted 24 Apr 2018
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Stewards’ reports reveals shocking suffering of horses used in Grand National
It has been a week since the notorious Grand National meeting finished, leaving one horse dead and many others suffering injuries.
Posted 23 Apr 2018
Horse collapses and dies at notorious Cheltenham Racecourse after racing in very hot weather
Dame Rose (FR), a young five-year-old mare, has collapsed and died after finishing fourth in a two-and-a-half mile hurdle race at the notorious Cheltenham Racecourse.
Posted 19 Apr 2018
The Summer Vegan Pledge launch party!
To celebrate Animal Aid’s first ever Summer Vegan Pledge, we will be holding a launch party on Saturday 19th May.
Posted 19 Apr 2018
Horrific dental experiments on rabbits
Researchers wishing to conduct animal experiments must produce a ‘non-technical summary’ of what they plan to do. These summaries are published once the experiments are authorised, often more than a year after they have started....
Posted 17 Apr 2018
Scenes of carnage at the 2018 Grand National
There were scenes of carnage at the 2018 Grand National which left just twelve exhausted finishers from a field of 40 runners.
Posted 14 Apr 2018
So called ‘safer’ Grand National Course claims Lilbitluso’s life
On the first day of the 2018 Grand National Race Meeting at Aintree, Liverpool, 10-year-old gelding Lilbitluso (IRE) lost his life at the notorious Canal Turn Fence.
Posted 12 Apr 2018
Chilling ‘shopping list’ of rodents used in experiments
When researchers apply for permission to carry out animal experiments, they must produce a ‘non-technical summary’ of what they will be doing. These summaries are published after the experiments are authorised, often a year or...
Posted 11 Apr 2018
Race horse deaths: take action!
The infamous Grand National meeting starts tomorrow, with the main race taking place on Saturday. Please help race horses by signing and sharing our petition.
Posted 11 Apr 2018
Ricky Gervais, Sara Pascoe and 40,000 other people call on the government to act over race horse deaths
Animal Aid's campaign to urge the government to take action over the shockingly high death rate in British horse racing is going from strength to strength. Our petition has passed the 40,000 mark and we...
Posted 05 Apr 2018
