Westminster City Council Rejects Plans for City Racing
The plans have been rejected outright and horse racing on Oxford Street will not go ahead.
Posted 29 Jun 2017
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Southwell Racecourse: Three horses dead in two days of racing
26 June: Animal Aid to protest at the gates of the racecourse
Posted 20 Jun 2017
Sainsbury’s commits to humane wildlife deterrence following public pressure
Sainsbury’s have committed to using only humane, non-lethal methods of deterrence to resolve any conflicts with urban foxes, following pressure from members of the public and animal protection groups after foxes were trapped and killed...
Posted 19 Jun 2017
Race horse suffers horrific fatal injuries after running loose in a blindfold
The racing industry’s welfare regulator, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), despite a prior warning from a leading trainer¹, failed to make simple changes to Starting Stall procedures that could have prevented five-year-old mare, Just Marion,...
Posted 15 Jun 2017
Sara Pascoe becomes Animal Aid patron
We are very excited to announce that vegan actor, writer and comedian Sara Pascoe has become an Animal Aid patron. Sara has appeared in numerous popular television shows, including The Thick of It, Mock the...
Posted 14 Jun 2017
Memorial Vigil for Tea in Transvaal, killed at Newton Abbot
Members of Devon Animal Save will hold a memorial vigil this Friday (16 June) in order to draw attention to the issue of injuries and deaths in horse racing. The campaigners will be dressed in...
Posted 13 Jun 2017
Sainsbury’s urged to adopt humane wildlife deterrence measures following fox culling
Animal Aid has written to Sainsbury’s CEO, Mike Coupe, urging him to commit to the use of humane wildlife deterrence following the trapping and shooting of a fox at the Sainsbury’s store in Crayford.
Posted 09 Jun 2017
Statement on the June 2017 General Election
After the recent General Election results and the events that have followed, it is unclear exactly what the outcome will mean for animals in the UK, but Animal Aid remains firmly committed to pressing the...
Posted 09 Jun 2017
Countdown to Compassion @the Castle
Exeter Castle is to host Animal Aid’s spectacular grand finale to The Vegan Festival of Britain on Saturday 10 June. The Compassion @the Castle summer vegan fair is jointly organised by Animal Aid and Exeter...
Posted 08 Jun 2017
Video captures the final moments of a six-year-old race horse
A video showing the final moments of a race horse called Tea In Transvaal (IRE), has been released by local animal rights group, Devon Animal Save.
Posted 06 Jun 2017