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Tributes to Andrew Tyler
The Winter 2016 issue of our members' magazine 'Outrage' contained a tribute to Andrew Tyler on his retirement. Andrew served more than 20 years as Animal Aid's director.
Posted 04 Nov 2016
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Protestors accuse Ascot Racecourse officials of ‘turning a blind eye to animal suffering’
So many horses are dying on Ascot Racecourse, the Queen’s favourite, that representatives of nearly 140,000 people who have signed a Care2 petition demanding action, will be calling on senior officials of the Berkshire course...
Posted 10 Oct 2016
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Horrific scenes in starting stall that leaves horse dead
In September 2014 Animal Aid caught on camera the shooting of race horse Wigmore Hall after he broke a leg while racing in the Doncaster St Leger meeting. At this year’s meeting, Animal Aid again...
Posted 12 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Awareness Week
Animal Aid’s Horse Racing Awareness Week takes place in the seven days leading up to the country’s most famous race, the Grand National in April. We stage a series of high-profile media events to highlight...
Posted 04 Sep 2016
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This Unsporting Life: race horse deaths in British racing
An analysis of literally thousands of pages of racing results has revealed that no fewer than 375 horses are raced to death every year.
Posted 04 Sep 2016
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Running for their lives: The 1999/2000 season
During the 1999/2000 National Hunt horse racing season, 247 horses were raced to death - that's one dead horse for every 31 who took part in National Hunt rules events.
Posted 04 Sep 2016
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Running for their lives – The Grand National
In the second section of this special Animal Aid report – Running for their Lives – we take a look at the Grand National itself. No British course arouses such passion or controversy as Aintree...
Posted 04 Sep 2016
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Running for their lives – statistics
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
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Running for their Lives: the horses who died
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