The spectre of death comes to Plumpton Racecourse
… as six horses die at Sussex course in just nine days.
Posted 04 Mar 2008
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Four deaths in just one day – three at Ludlow Racecourse
On Wednesday 6 February 2008, three horses were killed and another was seriously injured during the day’s racing at Ludlow. On the same day, Balmoral Star, a seven-year-old mare fell dead at Carlisle Racecourse.
Posted 08 Feb 2008
MOD to stop experiments on goats!
After years of conducting experiments on goats to determine the effects of extreme pressure and the ‘Bends’ on submarine crews, the MoD has bowed to pressure from MPs, the Southern Animal Rights Coalition and other...
Posted 07 Feb 2008
Squirrel massacre
Almost 12,000 grey squirrels have been poisoned to death or shot in the past year in a ‘cull’ funded by the government. The killings took place in Northumberland and were undertaken - it was said...
Posted 29 Jan 2008
Animal Aid calls on police to prosecute jockey
On 12 December, jockey Edward 'Eddie' Ahern whipped his horse, Marsam, with such frequency and excessive force that weals appeared on the Thoroughbred's flesh.
Posted 08 Jan 2008
Animal rights group to challenge monkey experiments in court
New undercover video footage once again exposes the appalling abuse to which animals are subjected in government-sanctioned research laboratories. Although filmed in Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, equivalent ‘procedures’ are carried out in Britain and...
Posted 21 Dec 2007
Scenes of horror at Devon turkey farm
As shoppers prepare to fill their larders with seasonal fare, Animal Aid visited a randomly selected turkey farm: Torbay Turkeys in Devon. The scenes we witnessed and filmed were deeply disturbing.
Posted 11 Dec 2007
Guardian prints the case against horse racing
The argument against horse racing is attracting increasing media coverage. Even racing correspondents are finding it impossible to resist commenting on evidence of the death, injury and exploitation that are integral to the industry. Animal...
Posted 29 Nov 2007
Animal Aid targets pro-bloodsports government with Weekend of Action
During the weekend of 15-16 December, supporters of national campaign group Animal Aid, will take to the streets of their local cities and towns to highlight the government's backing for the bloodsports lobby. Street stalls...
Posted 23 Nov 2007
What the Labour government have to say about shooting
Labour’s official parliamentary spokesman for shooting and angling, Martin Salter, signalled the new post-Hunting Act mood when he wrote in Labour’s 2005 document, Charter for Shooting: ‘As a political party, we want to go much...
Posted 20 Nov 2007