Big Fella Thanks – But No Thanks
No thanks or recognition by the racing industry for this big hearted horse
Posted 30 Oct 2017
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A Typical Week’s Racing
In a typical week’s horse racing across Britain, numerous horses have suffered – some in the most horrific circumstances.
Posted 25 Oct 2017
Safety concerns as two horses at Warwick racecourse are killed at the same fence
The death of two horses at Warwick (Tuesday 26 September) who fell at the same fence but in separate races, raises serious welfare concerns about safety at the Jockey Club owned racecourse.
Posted 28 Sep 2017
Ripon Racecourse – highest death toll for more than ten years
Three horses have died as a result of racing at Ripon Racecourse in the last two meetings this month (August 2017).
Posted 25 Aug 2017
Standards of animal welfare hit a new low at Brighton Racecourse
Just weeks after a horse was killed at Brighton racecourse after running loose in a blindfold, another horse has been killed at the course (10 August). Four-year-old gelding Raise The Game injured a foreleg after...
Posted 17 Aug 2017
Animal campaign group witness second death at Newton Abbot Racecourse
After the death of race horse Tea In Transvaal was captured on camera and made public by Devon Animal Save in June, the group has again witnessed another shocking death at Newton Abbot Racecourse just...
Posted 01 Aug 2017
Ban the whip or ban jockeys who flout the rules, demands Animal Aid
Animal Aid has called for an urgent amendment to the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) Rules of Racing in order to ban the whip for any reason other than safety. If the regulatory body refuses, it...
Posted 14 Jul 2017
Two horse deaths in just three days of racing at Chepstow
In the space of just three recent meetings, two horses have died in flat races at Chepstow Racecourse. Four others have died there in jump races earlier in the year, bringing the total to six...
Posted 07 Jul 2017
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
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
