Badger cull update
We are horrified and disappointed with the recent developments relating to the badger cull.
Posted 28 Sep 2020
Increase in race horse deaths recorded by Animal Aid
Posted on the 22nd January 2018
Race Horse Deathwatch Review 2017
Animal Aid was able to find out about 159* horses who died as a result of racing on British racecourses in 2017. The number of fatalities is well above the 2016 Deathwatch figure of 136.
Of the 159 horse deaths, 123 (77%) were linked to National Hunt (NH or jump) racing. Catastrophic injuries included broken necks, spinal and pelvic injuries, and limb fractures. Other causes of death involved damaged tendons, and pulmonary haemorrhages (heart attacks). In flat racing, the majority of victims were killed as a result of ‘breaking down’ with an injury on the course. Starting Stall incidents also contributed to the deaths.
Two racecourses, shamefully, stood out above all of the others. Heading the list of Britain’s 60 racecourses in the sheer number of fatalities was Cheltenham with 12 deaths, followed by Southwell National Hunt (jumps) course with 8 deaths, as well as another victim on Southwell’s flat racing All-Weather surface. For the past three years these two racecourses have topped the league of the most race horse deaths in Britain.
*It is likely that a larger number of horses will have fallen victim, as many deaths will have been kept out of the public domain.
- See Animal Aid’s Infographic of 2017 race horse deaths
- Read the full press release
- Order a Horse Racing information pack
- Each horse’s details can be viewed on Animal Aid’s searchable website
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Animal farming in the EU produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all cars and vans, according to report
A new report from Greenpeace shows that animal farming in the EU accounts for 17% of all EU emissions.
Posted 25 Sep 2020
