In the third section of this special Animal Aid report – Running for their Lives – we take a look at the statistics relating to the 247 horses who died during the 1999/2000 National Hunt...
Posted 04 Sep 2016
In the final section of this special Animal Aid report – Running for their Lives – we list the 247 horses who were raced to death during the 1999/2000 National Hunt Season. Absolutely Equiname, 9yo...
Posted 04 Sep 2016
Numbers Approximately 13,000 foals are born into the closely-related British and Irish racing industries each year. Foal numbers have grown dramatically over the past fifty years. It is likely that many of the ‘failures’ are...
Posted 04 Sep 2016
Our special report on how the racing industry's drive for profit and glory is ruining the Thoroughbred horse.
Posted 04 Sep 2016
Bloodstock Sales: The selling of horses at auction Boxwalking: A horse who constantly walks around the stable in which he or she is housed Broodmare: Female breeding horse Classic Races: Five top races for three-year-old...
Posted 04 Sep 2016
This report describes experiments on horses funded by the horse racing industry.
Posted 04 Sep 2016
Suggested text on which you could base an email to your friends explaining why they shouldn't bet on the Grand National.
Posted 04 Sep 2016
Please send the letter about a week or ten days before the Grand National, and remember to include your name and address in full, along with a contact phone number at the end of your...
Posted 04 Sep 2016
Animal Aid has, for many years, called for the Grand National to be banned. It is a deliberately hazardous race.
Posted 04 Sep 2016
Introduction Horse racing is a global business with top jockeys and horses travelling the world competing in international races. Despite the standardised nature of racing around the world, there is no consensus amongst the regulators...
Posted 04 Sep 2016