National Racehorse Week kicks off today: a week-long marketing campaign in which the racing industry attempts to portray horse racing as an idyll and race horses as willing, cherished participants. This is a fairytale, as...
Posted 07 Sep 2024
Badger Trust’s National Day of Action (September 3) saw representatives from numerous animal protection groups, including Animal Aid, unite against the badger cull with a mass protest and lobby of Parliament.
Posted 04 Sep 2024
1 September is the start of the partridge killing season in the UK. Please use your voice to help them.
Posted 28 Aug 2024
The dairy industry is cruel and causes animals to suffer immensely. But ditching dairy doesn’t only benefit cows and calves, it’s also better for your health and for the health of the planet! So why...
Posted 22 Aug 2024
The dairy industry works hard to maintain a facade of happy cows grazing in fields and trotting eagerly to the milking parlour. But the truth is quite different...
Posted 20 Aug 2024
Temperatures are rising and there’s a bank holiday weekend right around the corner, which can mean only one thing: good food! Thanks to an abundance of plant-based options now available, there’s an alfresco option for...
Posted 15 Aug 2024
On 12 August – on the so-called Glorious Twelfth – shooters will start blasting innocent grouse from the skies.
Posted 29 Jul 2024
Charlotte Dujardin, a dressage champion for Team GB, has withdrawn from the 2024 Paris Olympics. This is due to recently-surfaced footage, taken four years ago of her whipping a horse repeatedly around the legs.
Posted 24 Jul 2024
On the 22nd of July, we celebrate Animal Law Day, an important opportunity to reflect on the advancements made in animal protection legislation and reaffirm our commitment to advocating for the rights of animals.
Posted 22 Jul 2024
Shocking figures obtained by Animal Aid show that 112 horses were killed on British racecourses from January – June 2024, and there were 299 abuses of the whip.
Posted 19 Jul 2024