Cheltenham Festival: Order leaflets and help horses
The 2019 Cheltenham Festival starts on 12 March.
Posted 31 Jan 2018
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Costa Coffee: We want vegan options please!
Costa Coffee is perhaps the only major coffee chain not to offer a vegan lunch option.
Posted 30 Jan 2018
Many Clouds tribute at Cheltenham
A year on since the death of race horse Many Clouds at Cheltenham, the racecourse is, at this weekend’s race meeting, screening a film about the horse, whilst his trainer, Oliver Sherwood, is taking a...
Posted 25 Jan 2018
Animal Aid calls for an inquiry into horse deaths at Lingfield Racecourse
In the space of just over thirteen weeks, seven horses have perished as a result of racing at Lingfield’s All-Weather racecourse.
Posted 24 Jan 2018
Slaughterhouse staff plead guilty to animal cruelty offences
Three slaughtermen and one former company director have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty offences.
Posted 22 Jan 2018
Amazing vegan products released in January 2018!
2018 has already been huge for veganism, with more than 150,000 signing up for the Veganuary pledge and loads of new amazing vegan products being released. It has never been easier to adopt a cruelty-free...
Posted 22 Jan 2018
Increase in race horse deaths recorded by Animal Aid
Race Horse Deathwatch Review 2017 Animal Aid was able to find out about 159* horses who died as a result of racing on British racecourses in 2017. The number of fatalities is well above the 2016...
Posted 22 Jan 2018
Ministers’ support for squirrel culling condemned
We were extremely alarmed to read in the Times (18 January 2018), that ministers had expressed their support for culling grey squirrels.
Posted 19 Jan 2018
Shameful rise in whip abuse amongst Britain’s jockeys
In 2017, there was a shocking rise (11.5%) in the number of times that jockeys broke the whip rules. Compared with 2016, 7% more jockeys broke the rules at least once, and there was a...
Posted 15 Jan 2018
Investigation finds ‘pick and mix approach’ to animal experiments at Oxford University
British Medical Journal investigation of animal research finds a 'pick and mix approach' to Oxford University's animal research for a new vaccine.
Posted 11 Jan 2018
