Ahead of National Racehorse Week (9-17 September 2023), Animal Aid has released data showing that more than 1,000 horses from the racing industry were slaughtered for their meat last year.
Posted 15 Aug 2023
Jockeys have broken the whip regulations in racing nearly 50% more this year than last year. Figures compiled by Animal Aid show that during the first six months of 2023, there were 370 incidents of...
Posted 19 Jul 2023
Posted 19 Jun 2023
Saturday 3rd June sees 2023’s young generation of equine stars line up in the Epsom Derby. To the industry, it’s a race of great expectations and glory, representing the pinnacle of Thoroughbred horse breeding and...
Posted 24 May 2023
On 9 May 2023, 11-year-old race horse Flying Verse broke his right hind leg on a bend at Fakenham Racecourse and was destroyed.
Posted 19 May 2023
A six-year-old race horse, named Hullnback, has become the fourth victim of the 2023 Grand National meeting, following news that the poor horse died of an infection caused by a racing injury sustained at Aintree...
Posted 11 May 2023
Following on from the horrendous scenes we witnessed at the 2023 Grand National, a YouGov poll finds that most people believe the race is cruel.
Posted 22 Apr 2023
The 2023 Grand National Meeting has left in its wake a tide of horses dead and injured.
Posted 15 Apr 2023
A second horse has been killed at the Grand National meeting.
Posted 15 Apr 2023
Race horse Envoye Special was killed in the Randox Foxhunters’ Chase at Aintree Racecourse this afternoon, after running loose and falling on the Grand National course.
Posted 13 Apr 2023
