Royal Parks under pressure to halt cruel wildlife culls
More than 75,000 people have signed a petition, calling on The Royal Parks to stop culling healthy animals.
Posted 20 Dec 2017
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Have a compassionate Christmas!
Christmas is almost upon us, but there are still some things you can do to make your holiday season an animal-friendly one.
Posted 18 Dec 2017
Racing must be made accountable as another horse is killed at Cheltenham
Just weeks after four horses were killed at Cheltenham racecourse, a horrendous scene emerged again this weekend (16 December 2017) at the Gloucestershire course, as a young race horse shattered a hind leg.
Posted 18 Dec 2017
Ask supermarkets to #MarkItVegan!
Since Animal Aid launched our #MarkItVegan campaign, both Asda and Tesco have agreed to label their own brand vegan products.
Posted 13 Dec 2017
Good news on animal sentience but action needed on huge-scale suffering
Today (December 12), the government has published a draft bill that will formally recognise animals as sentient beings. Importantly, it will state that the government ‘must have regard to the welfare needs of animals as...
Posted 12 Dec 2017
The Cruelty of Jump Racing – Horse Breaks Neck at Ludlow
The innate cruelty of National Hunt (jump) racing was evident this week at Ludlow Racecourse which saw seven-year-old gelding Gayebury take an horrific fall and suffer fatal spinal injuries.
Posted 07 Dec 2017
Our work in 2017
It’s been a busy year, with some tremendous progress for animals. From convincing the government to introduce mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses, to stopping plans to race horses in the centre of London, there have been...
Posted 28 Nov 2017
Join the cruelty-free party! 25th anniversary of Animal Aid’s Christmas Fayre
Celebrating our 25th Christmas Fayre at Kensington Town Hall, on Sunday 3rd December, Animal Aid has a wonderful cruelty-free party planned with plenty of cake, chocolate, comedy and creativity.
Posted 24 Nov 2017
Antibiotics Awareness
The post-war era has ushered in a new age of increasing intensification of farming. More and more animals are bred to grow unnaturally fast and kept in crowded, highly stressful and deplorable conditions.
Posted 20 Nov 2017
Four horses dead and a leading jockey slams Cheltenham
Three days of racing at Cheltenham Racecourse (17-19 November 2017) left four horses dead and the state of the course was criticised by a top jockey.
Posted 20 Nov 2017