Animal Aid statement on Royal Ascot: heat wave created unacceptable risk to horse’s lives
Royal Ascot ends the life of at least one horse, with multiple whip offences also seen at this year’s event.
Posted 20 Jun 2022

Posted on the 16th September 2013
The government’s Chief Veterinary Officer has finally admitted that he cannot define ‘humaneness’, despite the fact that the badger cull is being carried out specifically to test for it. Nigel Gibbens wrote: 'There are, however, no definitive criteria for determining humaneness in this context.'
Last week, the Western Morning News reported that just ‘a handful’ of badgers have been shot in Somerset, after two weeks of culling. To meet the required target, 1500 animals would need to have been killed at this stage. One well-placed source told the paper: ‘Only three or four badgers are being shot every day. It is just a case now of who gets the blame for the whole thing failing.’
Read the Western Morning News article
Somerset County Councillor, Mike Rigby, examines the arguments for the cull
Royal Ascot ends the life of at least one horse, with multiple whip offences also seen at this year’s event.
Posted 20 Jun 2022
An advert by Vegan Friendly UK, in collaboration with vegan food brand Miami Kitchen, was banned by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) following 63 complaints about its content.
Posted 19 Jun 2022
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