A horse killed on first day of Grand National meeting 2011
The first day of the Grand National Meeting of 2011 claimed the life of 6-year-old bay gelding Inventor.
Posted 07 Apr 2011
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New report exposes racing industry’s ‘dirty secret’
Eighty per cent of British racecourses saw at least one horse fatality over the last twelve months.
Posted 03 Apr 2011
New Animal Aid investigation reveals horse racing whipping rules breached almost 900 times last year
In the same week that Animal Aid publishes the results of a damning investigation revealing widespread, repeated and flagrant breaches of the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) rules on whipping, racing’s regulatory body has shown its...
Posted 04 Mar 2011
Newbury deaths: why did vets give the ok to race?
The sudden deaths of two horses at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday – apparently from electrocution – has been widely reported. The victims were Fenix Two and Marching Song. Fenix Two was about to run his...
Posted 14 Feb 2011
Whipping race horses is not only cruel, it also does not make them run faster, says latest research
Animal Aid has campaigned for many years to abolish the use of the whip in horse racing. Our 2010 report, 'Beaten To The Line', shows the extent of the maltreatment that takes place on a...
Posted 02 Feb 2011
Cheltenham’s notorious killer fence to be moved
After three years of campaigning, Animal Aid has succeeded in getting Cheltenham Racecourse to remove a notoriously dangerous fence from its position at the bottom of the racecourse hill.
Posted 26 Jul 2010
One Thoroughbred Death Every Other Day on a British Racecourse
Unique research by national campaign group Animal Aid demonstrates that a horse dies on a British racecourse approximately every other day.
Posted 26 Mar 2010
The James Gray trial: account from inside the court
Amersham horses trial - Tuesday 2 Feb - Bicester Magistrates Court, Oxfordshire
Posted 17 Feb 2010
First horse death at Britain’s newest racecourse
‘Older And Wiser’ became the first equine victim at Britain’s newest racecourse, Ffos Las, following an horrific fall.
Posted 09 Sep 2009
Capped for Victory: the story of a racing industry victim
The March issue of leading equine magazine Your Horse featured a four-page article entitled ‘Fit, Healthy and Being Slaughtered’. Animal Aid provided much of the source material for the article, which featured images from our...
Posted 03 Jul 2009