Two race horses tragically killed on very first day at Cheltenham
đź’” R.I.P to Highland Hunter (IRE), aged 11, and Ose Partir (FR), aged 4, who were both killed today at the Cheltenham Festival 12/03/24
Posted 12 Mar 2024
đź’” R.I.P to Highland Hunter (IRE), aged 11, and Ose Partir (FR), aged 4, who were both killed today at the Cheltenham Festival 12/03/24
Posted 12 Mar 2024
Infamously dangerous Cheltenham Festival kicks off next week, from 12th-15th March.
Posted 04 Mar 2024
Shocking new evidence reveals 1,428 race horses were killed in a slaughterhouse in Ireland in 2023 – as stated by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following a question by Paul Murphy TD.
Posted 23 Feb 2024
Animal Aid's Horse Consultant Dene Stansall is available to give free in-person and free online talks on the welfare issues in horse racing, followed by Q&A sessions.
Posted 19 Dec 2023
Animal Aid has challenged the government’s Minister for Rural Affairs, Lord Benyon, to watch our undercover horse slaughter footage, after we received a copy of a letter that the Minister sent to an MP stating:...
Posted 31 Oct 2023
National Racehorse Week is promoted by the racing industry to mitigate criticism of the racing industry’s appalling horse welfare record.
Posted 07 Sep 2023
The racing industry’s National Racehorse Week takes place 9-17 September. The event is promoted as "a nationwide annual celebration of the racehorse and a chance to see first-hand the love, care and attention that goes...
Posted 25 Aug 2023
Ahead of National Racehorse Week (9-17 September 2023), Animal Aid has released data showing that more than 1,000 horses from the racing industry were slaughtered for their meat last year.
Posted 15 Aug 2023
On 9 May 2023, 11-year-old race horse Flying Verse broke his right hind leg on a bend at Fakenham Racecourse and was destroyed.
Posted 19 May 2023
Following on from the horrendous scenes we witnessed at the 2023 Grand National, a YouGov poll finds that most people believe the race is cruel.
Posted 22 Apr 2023