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Animal Aid’s Christmas Fayre 2014
A feast of ethical festive treats awaits you at the Animal Aid Christmas Fayre. To enrich your mind, soul... and stomach.
Posted 25 Sep 2014
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Bullet in the head for a long-haul horse
These are photographs the racing industry does not want the public to see. They show Wigmore Hall moments after breaking his leg at Doncaster Racecourse, and then being shot in the head by a vet....
Posted 19 Sep 2014
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United Utilities calls off the cull!
Campaign by Bird Lover and Animal Aid Successful When bird lover David Kennedy discovered that Canada geese were being shot at Lingley Mere – a lake owned by Warrington-based United Utilities – he felt he had...
Posted 19 Sep 2014
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Two farmers prosecuted for neglecting animals
A farmer in Yorkshire has been jailed for 16 weeks after 350 dead and dying animals were discovered at his farm, whilst another farmer in Wales has had his animals seized after they were found...
Posted 07 Aug 2014
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Insensitivity of primate researchers exposed by government committee
The Animals in Science Committee (ASC), which is responsible for advising the government on vivisection, has rejected several elements of a deeply disturbing government-commissioned report that downplayed the suffering of primates used in neuroscience research.
Posted 04 Aug 2014
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New poll reveals overwhelming opposition to battery cages for game birds
A YouGov poll, commissioned by Animal Aid, has found that more than three-quarters of respondents (77 per cent) oppose the use of battery cages for the production of ‘game’ birds. The figure rose to 87...
Posted 26 Jun 2014
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Two horses die at Plumpton’s Sunday races
Two horses, both aged six-years-old, lost their lives at Plumpton Racecourse yesterday afternoon (Sunday 11 May).
Posted 13 May 2014
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Monkeys brain-damaged and given ecstasy in ‘disturbing’ experiments
Monkeys used more than once in punishing experiments Made to develop uncontrolled movements and psychotic behaviour Canadian experiments co-funded by UK charity
Posted 07 Apr 2014
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The 2014 Grand National
‘Thankfully, there were no horse fatalities in this year’s Grand National but the race was a stomach-churning, chaotic event, with just 18 of the 39 who took part able to complete the course. Eight horses...
Posted 05 Apr 2014
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Death rate at Cheltenham four times higher than average
Four horses died at last week’s four-day Cheltenham Festival. This is an attrition rate four times higher than that found in racing as a whole, and twice the death rate when only jump racecourses are...
Posted 17 Mar 2014