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
2020 was a tough year for race horses, and there is no sign of any changes to the situation this year.
Posted 18 Jan 2021
Two new studies from Australia argue against the use of the whip.
Posted 25 Nov 2020
A landmark study into the use of the whip in horse racing shows that its use has no benefit in making races safer, in steering horses or reducing interference between horses, or in increasing race...
Posted 05 Nov 2020
Southwell Racecourse added to its appalling total of race horse fatalities this week with the loss of yet more horses.
Posted 28 Aug 2020
Race horse December Second (IRE) was killed at Newcastle Racecourse on the first day of racing’s return.
Posted 01 Jun 2020
In October 2018, a political debate in Westminster forced the racing industry to implement a new strategy for horse welfare. As a consequence, racing’s self-appointed regulator, the British Horseracing Authority, established the Horse Welfare Board...
Posted 20 Feb 2020
Animal Aid’s detailed research into race horse deaths found that 186 horses died in 2019 as a direct result of racing. This alarming figure shows no sign of improvement in comparison to the fatality records...
Posted 06 Feb 2020
An article in today’s Daily Mail has hinted at the possibility of a whip ban in British racing.
Posted 19 Dec 2019
Animal Aid’s website Race Horse Deathwatch was launched in 2007 to expose the deaths of horses on British racecourses.
Posted 03 Dec 2019
