Harry’s Girl killed at Royal Ascot – another victim of this abusive industry
Posted 18 Jun 2025
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Royal Ascot – A glamorous front for animal cruelty
This week (17th-21st June) sees Royal Ascot unfurl: an event in the flat-racing calendar which has become shrouded in associations with ‘royalty’, ‘glamour’ and ‘elitism’. However, behind this fairy-tale veneer lies a disturbing reality –...
Posted 16 Jun 2025
Greyhound Derby Final – this animal abuse must end
Tomorrow is the Greyhound Derby Final, the biggest event in the greyhound racing calendar. But this is not a day to celebrate for the dogs – it is a day, like every other day in...
Posted 13 Jun 2025
Egg industry lies exposed in world-first footage of hens being gassed to death
An article in The Independent this week (Tuesday 10) shares world-first footage of egg-laying hens being suffocated to death in gas chambers. The footage, filmed at an RSPCA Assured slaughterhouse, proves once again that ‘higher...
Posted 12 Jun 2025
Crustacean Compassion Day is tomorrow! Here’s why it matters and how to get involved…
Animal protections have advanced encouragingly in recent decades, but one group of species has been almost entirely absent from the conversation: decapod crustaceans.
Posted 09 Jun 2025
3,000 horses killed due to racing as Epsom Derby Festival begins
Animal Aid has named over three thousand race horses who have been killed as a result of racing on British racecourses. This Friday and Saturday (6th and 7th June) is the Epsom Derby Festival –...
Posted 05 Jun 2025
1.5 million petition signatures call for a ban on the import and sale of fur
Fur Free Britain, a coalition of animal protection groups, handed in a petition today calling for a ban on the import and sale of fur in the UK.
Posted 02 Jun 2025
Brand new investigation of three game farms in Wales
Posted 27 May 2025
Being mindful of animals as the temperatures climb
With the recent 'unseasonably' warm spell, symptomatic of a changing climate, and elevated temperatures predicted to become more frequent and extreme, it's more crucial than ever to be prepared to help protect animals from the...
Posted 20 May 2025
Killing Our Countryside: Chris Packham launches our new campaign to ban shooting
Our brand-new campaign ‘Killing our Countryside: It’s time to ban shooting’, which calls for a total ban on the production and “sport” shooting of live birds for entertainment, has been launched by Animal Aid patron,...
Posted 11 May 2025