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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Anne the elephant free at last
Anne, the 59-year-old arthritic elephant, has been moved to her permanent new home at Longleat Safari Park.
Posted 04 Apr 2011
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
Welsh badger cull to go ahead
In a move that surprises no one, Elin Jones – the Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs – has announced that a badger cull will go ahead in Pembrokeshire. This is despite the overwhelming opposition to...
Posted 10 Mar 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
An open letter to Aberdeen City Council from Animal Aid
2nd March 2011 Animal Aid is appalled by the inhumane and shortsighted attitude of Aberdeen City Council towards the roe deer of Tullos Hill, and condemns the Council’s ultimatum to animal lovers: cough up the £225,000...
Posted 03 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
Stop the Corvid cull
The Songbird Survival Trust – several of whose most prominent figures own shoots or have strong shooting connections – has called for a cull on corvids (magpies, crows, jackdaws etc). This is despite there being...
Posted 08 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
Is factory farming making you sick?
Deadly E.coli outbreak strikes babies in hospital.
Posted 01 Dec 2010