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
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
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
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
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
In the wake of six horse deaths at Cheltenham this month, the carnage has continued at racecourses up and down the country.
Posted 29 Mar 2018
12 celebrities have signed an open letter calling for urgent action over horse deaths at Cheltenham. Six horses died at this year’s Festival, including four on the final day of racing.
Posted 23 Mar 2018
For those horrified by the horse deaths at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival, please make a pledge to help with Animal Aid's Horse Racing Awareness Week, which takes place in the days leading up to the...
Posted 19 Mar 2018
Three horses lost their lives in what was one of the ugliest races in the history of the Cheltenham Festival.
Posted 16 Mar 2018
Racing at full speed and close to the end of the 2-mile Randox Health County Hurdle, 5-year-old grey gelding Sandsend (FR) lost his footing on Cheltenham Racecourse’s atrociously heavy, poached ground.
Posted 16 Mar 2018