Corbetts Cross (IRE) was killed at the Gold Cup chase at Cheltenham this afternoon - taking the death toll of the Cheltenham Festival up to 78 horses lives lost since...
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Animal Aid is heartbroken and disgusted that yet another horse has been killed at The Cheltenham Festival. Springwell Bay was killed this afternoon after falling at a fence - and...
Today is the first day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival – a four-day event which has claimed the lives of 76 race horses since 2000.  ...
The Cheltenham Festival takes place between 11th-14th March - and will be surrounded by the inevitable ‘welfare propaganda’ pushed by the racing industry. We know this to be nothing more...
It is shocking that in 2024, there were  557 breaches of whip regulations. Currently, the whip may be used six times in a flat race and seven times in a...
It is horrifying that in 2024, 214 horses were killed as a result of racing on British racecourses. Horses died from excruciating injury including broken legs, necks, or heart attacks....
A week tomorrow heralds the beginning of the four-day Cheltenham Festival, an event which has taken the lives of 76 horses since 2000. It is hard to imagine any human-sport...
In incredible news, Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has just announced plans to ban greyhound racing ‘as soon as practicably possible’. Wales will be the first UK nation to ban...
It was a busy and successful year for the reindeer campaign in 2024 – with a children’s book, the work of the reindeer coalition and amazing local activists. Here are...
Footage of festive events obtained by the reindeer coalition (Animal Aid, Born Free Foundation, Freedom For Animals and OneKind) and their supporters was sent for review to Dr Tayla Hammond,...