Race horse December Second (IRE) was killed at Newcastle Racecourse on the first day of racing’s return....
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Please find, below, Animal Aid's statement regarding the death of Copper Gone West at the Cheltenham Festival....
In October 2018, a political debate in Westminster forced the racing industry to implement a new strategy for horse welfare. ...
Animal Aid’s detailed research into race horse deaths found that 186 horses died in 2019 as a direct result of racing. This alarming figure shows no sign of improvement in...
Thanks to you, we have been able to achieve a lot for animals in 2019. ...
Animal Aid’s website Race Horse Deathwatch was launched in 2007 to expose the deaths of horses on British racecourses....
Animal Aid investigators returned to Kent Reindeer Centre this year, following our exposé of 2018, which revealed reindeer suffering and even being abused....
In 2018, Animal Aid’s government e-petition signed by over 105,000 people, demanded the removal of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) from its role as race horse welfare regulator. ...
Buses adorned with Animal Aid’s new advertising campaign to ban the whip in horse racing have now been rolled out in central London....
Exploitation at its worst in horse racing was exposed yesterday evening (21 May) at Hexham Racecourse. Eleven year-old mare, Beyondtemptation, was forced to race for the third time in just...