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Fixing the propaganda race: how the pro-whip lobby suppresses debate and misrepresents truth
Animal Aid supporter, Dr Steve Jones, shares his views on the use of the whip in racing
Posted 01 Dec 2011
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A trojan horse arrives at Cheltenham
To mark 100 years of Cheltenham's National Hunt Festival, the Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum organised an exhibition, entitled Horse Parade, featuring 10 sculptures of horses by national artists.
Posted 17 Nov 2011
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New whip rules in disarray after the British Horseracing Authority fears a beating by jockeys
Thirty-one days into the new whip rules being implemented, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has for a second time succumbed to pressure from whip-happy and abusive jockeys.
Posted 11 Nov 2011
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Grand National review: BHA’s feeble package of ‘reforms’
Following public outrage at the death of two horses in the 2011 Grand National, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) undertook a review of the event that was ‘designed to continue enhancing the safety and welfare...
Posted 02 Nov 2011
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British Horseracing Authority beaten into submission by rebel jockeys
By giving in to the petulant complaints by jockeys about the new whip rules, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has again demonstrated that it doesn’t have the courage, competence or strategic intelligence to act as...
Posted 21 Oct 2011
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The BHA says that the whipping of race horses must go on
Animal Aid’s Response to the BHA’s Review of the Whip
Posted 27 Sep 2011
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New poll shows slump in support for Grand National
Public support for Aintree’s historic Grand National race has declined significantly over the last eight years, according to the results of a new NOP opinion poll, commissioned by national campaign group Animal Aid.
Posted 01 Sep 2011
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Changes to the Grand National course will still leave horses at a high risk of fatal injury
Nine horses have been killed racing in the Aintree Grand National during the last decade, with two of those victims coming during this year’s race in April.
Posted 15 Aug 2011
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Jockeys breach whipping rules more than 450 times in just six months
Animal Aid’s analysis of whipping offences committed during the first six months of racing in 2011, reveals little improvement in the way that jockeys treat their horses, despite mounting criticism from the public, media, MPs...
Posted 03 Aug 2011
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RSPCA members vote to ban the whip in racing
In a move that is likely to prove critical to the outcome of the racing industry’s current review of the future of the whip, the RSPCA membership has declared its opposition to jockeys whipping horses,...
Posted 29 Jun 2011