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
Animal Aid’s website Race Horse Deathwatch was launched in 2007 to expose the deaths of horses on British racecourses.
Posted 03 Dec 2019
Amid pitiful scenes of suffering on racing’s most notorious racecourse, campaign group, Animal Aid, is calling on the public to not bet on tomorrow’s Grand National.
Posted 05 Apr 2019
In the wake of three horse deaths at the recent Cheltenham Festival and ahead of the Grand National meeting which starts on 4 April, national campaigning group, Animal Aid, has renewed its call for a...
Posted 25 Mar 2019
On the last day of the Cheltenham Festival, two more horses have lost their lives, one of whom died in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Posted 15 Mar 2019
Two six-year-old horses were killed in the same race at Doncaster (9 January).
Posted 10 Jan 2019
Harrowing scenes of race horse suffering were witnessed yesterday afternoon (3 Dec) at Musselburgh Racecourse in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Posted 04 Dec 2018
The deaths of three horses in an afternoon’s racing highlight a desperate and radical need for change in racing.
Posted 31 Oct 2018
Thanks to our amazing supporters, our petition to help race horses has now passed the 100,000 signature mark. This means that it will now be considered for a debate in Parliament.
Posted 13 Aug 2018
The biggest step in improving race horse welfare is almost within reach. Just a few more thousand signatures on Animal Aid’s government petition would offer the opportunity for a landmark intervention by Parliamentarians.
Posted 08 Aug 2018
