First horse victim at new racecourse
On Thursday February 12, five-year-old gelding, Poyle Toby, became the first equine victim at the newly revamped Chelmsford City racecourse – formerly known as Great Leighs.
Posted 13 Feb 2015
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Animal Aid takes anti-vivisection message to celebrity ball
Yesterday, campaigners from Animal Aid staged a dynamic presence at the British Heart Foundation’s celebrity ball, and called on the organisation to stop funding experiments on animals. Activists distributed leaflets inside the event itself, which...
Posted 11 Feb 2015
Bowood Yorkshire Lamb: Film notes for media
Animal Aid placed secret, fly-on-the-wall cameras at Bowood Yorkshire Lamb slaughterhouse, Thirsk, and filmed on December 1st and 2nd, then returned and placed the camera at a different angle and filmed again on 9th December. We...
Posted 03 Feb 2015
The footage from Bowood Yorkshire Lamb Slaughterhouse: an Animal Aid statement
Animal Aid recognises that, given the existence of strong anti-Muslim sentiment amongst a section of the British population, there is a risk that some people will use the release of our new halal slaughterhouse footage...
Posted 02 Feb 2015
Extreme cruelty inside Yorkshire slaughterhouse exposed
Hidden cameras capture horrific footage of religious slaughter without pre-stunning
Posted 02 Feb 2015
Leading heart charity funds cruel and absurd ‘green veg’ experiment on rats
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has been accused of wasting public donations on a ‘cruel and absurd’ animal experiment that involved rats being fed a compound found in green vegetables, then deprived of oxygen for...
Posted 19 Jan 2015
Cheltenham introduces safety changes after Animal Aid report into multiple deaths at the course
Following the publication of a landmark Animal Aid report analysing the cause of so many equine deaths at Cheltenham Racecourse, this year’s Festival will see a reduction in the number of runners at the Gloucestershire...
Posted 07 Jan 2015
Make going vegan your New Year’s resolution
The chances are, you probably overdid it this Christmas. A few too many mince pies, perhaps, or an overload of chocolate? Going vegan this New Year is a great way to start turning things around....
Posted 05 Jan 2015
Undercover films show misery for turkeys and chickens
Animal Aid releases two new undercover films, which show the miserable lives birds are forced to endure for those who wish to eat them.
Posted 23 Dec 2014
Casual brutality of chicken catching exposed
A new undercover film, which shows chickens being grabbed four at a time by their frail legs, kicked and thrown yards into already-packed crates before they go to slaughter, has been released by Animal Aid.
Posted 17 Dec 2014