Notorious killer of horses – Cheltenham Festival – returns
Infamously dangerous Cheltenham Festival kicks off next week, from 12th-15th March.
Posted 04 Mar 2024
Infamously dangerous Cheltenham Festival kicks off next week, from 12th-15th March.
Posted 04 Mar 2024
Shocking new evidence reveals 1,428 race horses were killed in a slaughterhouse in Ireland in 2023 – as stated by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following a question by Paul Murphy TD.
Posted 23 Feb 2024
The racing industry’s National Racehorse Week takes place 9-17 September. The event is promoted as "a nationwide annual celebration of the racehorse and a chance to see first-hand the love, care and attention that goes...
Posted 25 Aug 2023
Ahead of National Racehorse Week (9-17 September 2023), Animal Aid has released data showing that more than 1,000 horses from the racing industry were slaughtered for their meat last year.
Posted 15 Aug 2023
Following on from the horrendous scenes we witnessed at the 2023 Grand National, a YouGov poll finds that most people believe the race is cruel.
Posted 22 Apr 2023
The 2023 Grand National Meeting has left in its wake a tide of horses dead and injured.
Posted 15 Apr 2023
Today (Monday 13 February 2023), the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) new whip rules will be implemented for Jumps racing, following a ‘bedding in’ period of a month, and a further delay of a week for...
Posted 13 Feb 2023
Posted 04 Jan 2023
As the racing industry gears up to its self-promoting initiative, National Racehorse Week (10-18 September 2022), Animal Aid can reveal that race horses are still being slaughtered for their meat.
Posted 05 Sep 2022
On the final day of Cheltenham, Ginto, a 6-year-old gelding, broke down when running in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle race. His death follows that of Shallwehaveonemore, Born Patriot and Mindsmadeup who were all killed...
Posted 23 Mar 2022