Celebre d’Allen killed after racing at the Grand National Meeting – when will this cruelty end?
We are horrified to report that yet another innocent animal has been killed as a result of racing at the Grand National Meeting.
Posted 08 Apr 2025
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Following Broadway Boy’s horrific fall in The Grand National – the racing industry’s silence was deafening
The scenes that unfurled today at The Grand National were truly disturbing.
Posted 05 Apr 2025
This is not sport’s greatest story – the Grand National meeting begins tomorrow
The Grand National meeting starts tomorrow – a cruel ‘festival’ which has killed 65 horses since 2000, injured many more, and displayed toxic negligence towards the wellbeing of animals.
Posted 02 Apr 2025
Why The Grand National Needs to Be Banned
From the 3rd-5th April, The Grand National meeting will take place: a brutal event which has claimed the lives of 65 horses since 2000.
Posted 31 Mar 2025
Tea, Cake, Liberate for all the animal mums on Mother’s Day!
Discover the stories of the mothers trapped inside different animal industries, and how you can help stand up for them this Mother’s Day
Posted 27 Mar 2025
Cruelty of Equestrian Sports: The Olympics Must Go Animal-Free
Charlotte Dujardin, a dressage champion for Team GB, has withdrawn from the 2024 Paris Olympics. This is due to recently-surfaced footage, taken four years ago of her whipping a horse repeatedly around the legs.
Posted 24 Jul 2024
112 horses killed and 299 abuses of whip regulations in first 6 months of 2024
Shocking figures obtained by Animal Aid show that 112 horses were killed on British racecourses from January – June 2024, and there were 299 abuses of the whip.
Posted 19 Jul 2024
Animal Aid holds peaceful demo at Epsom Ladies’ Day
On 31st May, Animal Aid staff and fellow activists held a peaceful demo outside Epsom Ladies’ Day.
Posted 01 Jun 2024
Two horses tragically killed on second day of Grand National Meeting
Giovinco (IRE), a 7-year-old, and Pikar (FR), also 7, were tragically killed today on the second day of The Grand National Meeting. This brings the number of horses killed at this 3 day meeting up...
Posted 12 Apr 2024
175 Horses from the racing industry sent to slaughter in England in 2023
Shocking information from The Food Standards Agency, given to Animal Aid through a Freedom of Information request, detailed that 175 horses with Weatherbys passports were sent to slaughter in England in 2023. This is an...
Posted 10 Apr 2024
