Six sick and ailing chickens were rescued from an intensive ‘broiler’ shed and taken to a vet last week during the course of an Animal Aid undercover investigation into modern broiler bird production.
Posted 10 Mar 2008
… as six horses die at Sussex course in just nine days.
Posted 04 Mar 2008
On Wednesday 6 February 2008, three horses were killed and another was seriously injured during the day’s racing at Ludlow. On the same day, Balmoral Star, a seven-year-old mare fell dead at Carlisle Racecourse.
Posted 08 Feb 2008
On 12 December, jockey Edward 'Eddie' Ahern whipped his horse, Marsam, with such frequency and excessive force that weals appeared on the Thoroughbred's flesh.
Posted 08 Jan 2008
As shoppers prepare to fill their larders with seasonal fare, Animal Aid visited a randomly selected turkey farm: Torbay Turkeys in Devon. The scenes we witnessed and filmed were deeply disturbing.
Posted 11 Dec 2007
The argument against horse racing is attracting increasing media coverage. Even racing correspondents are finding it impossible to resist commenting on evidence of the death, injury and exploitation that are integral to the industry. Animal...
Posted 29 Nov 2007
Labour’s official parliamentary spokesman for shooting and angling, Martin Salter, signalled the new post-Hunting Act mood when he wrote in Labour’s 2005 document, Charter for Shooting: ‘As a political party, we want to go much...
Posted 20 Nov 2007
An undercover investigation by Animal Aid has revealed the shocking suffering of goats on farms whose milk and cheeses are sold by leading supermarkets. The campaign group visited three goat farms – in Dorset, Monmouthshire...
Posted 19 Nov 2007
The death of two horses at Carlisle on 12 November, brings to 100 the total number of Thoroughbreds killed on British racecourses since the Cheltenham Festival in March.
Posted 15 Nov 2007
Animal Aid today (8th November) has published a damning report on the hidden motives that drive wildlife culls: convenience, financial incentives and personal prejudices. Dishonourable mention is reserved for the 'sport' shooting, sea fishing, angling,...
Posted 08 Nov 2007