United for horses
Several animal protection groups and animal sanctuaries have joined together to speak out for race horses.
Posted 19 Mar 2021
News
Cheltenham Festival claims the life of Kings Temptation
The Cheltenham Festival confirmed its reputation as a lethal event for horses, with the death of nine-year-old Kings Temptation, who was killed on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, in the gruelling 3 mile...
Posted 17 Mar 2021
The Cheltenham Festival
The notorious Cheltenham Festival will be taking place this year from Tuesday 16 through to Friday 19 March. Horses have died at the Festival every year since 2000, except in 2001 when the Festival...
Posted 09 Mar 2021
‘Lacks integrity and backbone’ – Animal Aid slams racing board’s decision over Gordon Elliott dead horse image
Animal Aid is shocked and dismayed at the paltry punishment handed to three-times Grand National winning trainer, Gordon Elliott, after images emerged last weekend of him astride a dead horse. Elliott has been given a...
Posted 05 Mar 2021
The Summer Vegan Pledge Returns for 2021!
Last year, we had to postpone the Summer Vegan Pledge, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, we feel it has never been more important to encourage people to go vegan.
Posted 05 Mar 2021
Update! Plans refused! Help stop a rabbit meat and fur farm setting up in Buckinghamshire.
An application has been put forward by T&S Nurseries, a rabbit farm 'franchiser', to get planning permission granted for the setting up of a 250 female rabbit breeding and rearing operation to produce upwards of...
Posted 03 Mar 2021
Exactly how many horses have been killed in training? Animal Aid asks racing’s regulators
Following the publication of shocking images of Grand National winning trainer, Gordon Elliott, and amateur jockey, Rob James, sitting on newly dead horses, Animal Aid has written to racing’s regulators to ask how many horses...
Posted 03 Mar 2021
Animal Aid calls for Gordon Elliott to be banned from racing
Animal Aid has called for the immediate ban from racing of Grand National winning trainer Gordon Elliott, who was dropped as a Betfair ambassador this morning, following the publication of a photo of Elliott sitting...
Posted 01 Mar 2021
No appetite for rabbit farming in the UK.
Help stop a rabbit meat and fur farm gaining permission to set up in Cornwall. The determination deadline for this application has now passed, but objections are still being registered. Please send an objection today,...
Posted 26 Feb 2021
Covid vaccines and veganism
As the covid-19 vaccine roll-out program continues, we’ve had enquiries from some of our supporters asking what is in the vaccine, whether you can still have the vaccine if you are an ethical vegan and...
Posted 15 Feb 2021
