Posted on the 28th December 2016
We are very sorry to hear about the sad loss of one of our patrons, Richard Adams. His famous novel, Watership Down, helped to highlight the rich emotional lives of animals and the hardships they face. In his third novel, The Plague Dogs, this best-selling author spoke out strongly against vivisection, telling the story of two dogs who escaped from a laboratory. Our thoughts are with Richard’s family at this sad time.
The Cheltenham Festival kicks off next week, as will the inevitable ‘welfare propaganda’ pushed by the racing industry. We know this to be nothing more than empty marketing rhetoric, peddled by the industry to convince...
Posted 06 Mar 2025
It is shocking that in 2024, there were  557 breaches of whip regulations. Currently, the whip may be used six times in a flat race and seven times in a jump race. These limits are arbitrary...
Posted 05 Mar 2025
