Over December, our campaign to end the exploitation of reindeer has visited Ascot, asking people to not attend events using live reindeer. Our ads have been up in two train...
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In incredibly welcome news, New Zealand has decided to ban greyhound racing, referencing the soaring injury rate and death toll as core motivators....
Animal Aid have just launched their very own children’s book – Rollo’s Long Way Home. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of a young reindeer called Rollo who is...
Three horses lost their lives at Cheltenham Racecourse in distressing and visible incidents (Sun 17 Nov). Two horses, Abuffalosoldier and Bangers And Cash collapsed and died of suspected heart attacks...
An open letter, organised by Animal Aid, Born Free, Freedom for Animals and OneKind, which calls on event organisers to stop using reindeer in their festive events, has been signed...
National Racehorse Week kicks off today: a week-long marketing campaign in which the racing industry attempts to portray horse racing as an idyll and race horses as willing, cherished participants....
Charlotte Dujardin, a dressage champion for Team GB, has withdrawn from the 2024 Paris Olympics. This is due to recently-surfaced footage, taken four years ago of her whipping a horse...
Shocking figures obtained by Animal Aid show that 112 horses were killed on British racecourses from January – June 2024, and there were 299 abuses of the whip....
Once again, military horses have escaped and have been seen bolting through central London. On Monday (1st July), three horses from the Household cavalry raced through the city after one...
Horse racing’s most shameful, darkest day in 17 years was seen at Newton Abbot Racecourse on 25 June, when the lives of four young horses were taken. This is the...