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
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Willy De Houelle (FR) killed on first day of the Grand National Meeting
It is with nothing but horror and disgust that we report the death of another innocent animal at Aintree today. Willy De Houelle, just four years old, was killed in the second race today after...
Posted 03 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
World Day for the End of Fishing and Fish Farming – why fish matter and what we can do to help
Join us this week on March 29th for the Ninth ‘World Day for the End of Fishing and Fish Farming’. Together, we’ll delve into the critical issues surrounding the catching and farming of fish, and...
Posted 25 Mar 2025
Snares – does your MP support the ban?
In February, Ruth Jones MP tabled a new Early Day Motion (EDM), calling on the government to implement its promised ban on snares as soon as possible.
Posted 20 Mar 2025
Corbetts Cross killed at Cheltenham Gold Cup – this cruelty must end now
Corbetts Cross (IRE) was killed at the Gold Cup chase at Cheltenham this afternoon - taking the death toll of the Cheltenham Festival up to 78 horses lives lost since 2000.
Posted 14 Mar 2025
Springwell Bay killed at The Cheltenham Festival – taking the death toll of this brutal event up to 77 horses since 2000
Animal Aid is heartbroken and disgusted that yet another horse has been killed at The Cheltenham Festival. Springwell Bay was killed this afternoon after falling at a fence - and became the 77th victim of...
Posted 13 Mar 2025
Notorious killer of race horses, the Cheltenham Festival, starts today!
Today is the first day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival – a four-day event which has claimed the lives of 76 race horses since 2000.  
Posted 11 Mar 2025
