Three more horses killed on Cheltenham’s notorious racecourse
The notorious Cheltenham racecourse claimed three more equine victims this weekend, with the deaths of Ol' Man River, Buailtes And Fadas, and War General.
Posted 13 Nov 2006
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Exposed! Racing industry’s ‘systematic horse exploitation, injury and destruction’
The chase after vast financial rewards by the global horse racing industry's dominant forces has led to over-production of a swift but physically weak Thoroughbred, according to a major new report, 'Bred To Death', published...
Posted 29 Sep 2006
Cheap Shots – shooting industry tax ‘irregularities’ exposed
The game shooting industry, while trumpeting its alleged contribution to the rural economy, is guilty of widespread tax 'irregularities', according to a new report by Animal Aid.
Posted 25 Jul 2006
The John Lewis shooting club
For five months every year, the 25-strong department store group invites its staff to indulge in the perverse 'pleasure' of blasting pheasants from the sky. Around 200 birds are bagged daily at the firm's 3000-acre...
Posted 20 Jul 2006
VERO
A new group of Oxford University members and graduates called VERO (Voice for Ethical Research at Oxford) has sent an open letter to the Vice Chancellor of the University challenging its decision to build the...
Posted 06 Jul 2006
Animals: the Hidden Victims of War
This month, the Imperial War Museum in London launches The Animals' War - an exhibition commemorating the animals who have died in worldwide conflicts. To coincide with this, Animal Aid has produced a brand new...
Posted 01 Jul 2006
Send a cow challenged over its ‘irrational’ and ‘inhumane’ Africa animal donor scheme
Animal Aid has issued a bold criticism of aid agencies that provide animals to impoverished people in Africa. The exchange below is between Animal Aid Director Andrew Tyler and Send A Cow Chief Executive Martin...
Posted 21 Jun 2006
Animal Aid’s Commons challenge to race industry
Animal Aid's Director, Andrew Tyler, and its Horseracing Consultant, Dene Stansall, took the issue of the scandalously high levels of equine death and injury to the House of Commons last night when it debated the...
Posted 14 Jun 2006
New NHS funded study shows up animal testing shambles
A just released survey of animal research funded by the NHS provides damning evidence - says national campaign group Animal Aid - that animal experiments aren't just cruel, they don't appear to work. The report...
Posted 08 Jun 2006
Horse race industry in turmoil after Derby death
The horse racing industry is in turmoil after the death of a top horse in Saturday's Epsom Derby, the world's premier flat race.
Posted 05 Jun 2006