The death of two horses at Warwick (Tuesday 26 September) who fell at the same fence but in separate races, raises serious welfare concerns about safety at the Jockey Club owned racecourse.
Posted 28 Sep 2017
Three horses have died as a result of racing at Ripon Racecourse in the last two meetings this month (August 2017).
Posted 25 Aug 2017
Just weeks after a horse was killed at Brighton racecourse after running loose in a blindfold, another horse has been killed at the course (10 August). Four-year-old gelding Raise The Game injured a foreleg after...
Posted 17 Aug 2017
After the death of race horse Tea In Transvaal was captured on camera and made public by Devon Animal Save in June, the group has again witnessed another shocking death at Newton Abbot Racecourse just...
Posted 01 Aug 2017
Animal Aid has called for an urgent amendment to the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) Rules of Racing in order to ban the whip for any reason other than safety. If the regulatory body refuses, it...
Posted 14 Jul 2017
In the space of just three recent meetings, two horses have died in flat races at Chepstow Racecourse. Four others have died there in jump races earlier in the year, bringing the total to six...
Posted 07 Jul 2017
The plans have been rejected outright and horse racing on Oxford Street will not go ahead.
Posted 29 Jun 2017
26 June: Animal Aid to protest at the gates of the racecourse
Posted 20 Jun 2017
The racing industry’s welfare regulator, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), despite a prior warning from a leading trainer¹, failed to make simple changes to Starting Stall procedures that could have prevented five-year-old mare, Just Marion,...
Posted 15 Jun 2017
Members of Devon Animal Save will hold a memorial vigil this Friday (16 June) in order to draw attention to the issue of injuries and deaths in horse racing. The campaigners will be dressed in...
Posted 13 Jun 2017
