Jockeys riding on British racecourses broke the rules relating to use of the whip no fewer than 586 times in 2014. Twenty-two riders offended five or more times, and one...
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Two horses who were being ridden by Britain’s leading jockey, AP McCoy, have died in the past two days....
On Thursday February 12, five-year-old gelding, Poyle Toby, became the first equine victim at the newly revamped Chelmsford City racecourse – formerly known as Great Leighs....
Yesterday, campaigners from Animal Aid staged a dynamic presence at the British Heart Foundation’s celebrity ball, and called on the organisation to stop funding experiments on animals. Activists distributed leaflets...
Animal Aid recognises that, given the existence of strong anti-Muslim sentiment amongst a section of the British population, there is a risk that some people will use the release...
Hidden cameras capture horrific footage of religious slaughter without pre-stunning...
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has been accused of wasting public donations on a ‘cruel and absurd’ animal experiment that involved rats being fed a compound found in green vegetables,...
Following the publication of a landmark Animal Aid report analysing the cause of so many equine deaths at Cheltenham Racecourse, this year’s Festival will see a reduction in the number...
Animal Aid releases two new undercover films, which show the miserable lives birds are forced to endure for those who wish to eat them....
A new undercover film, which shows chickens being grabbed four at a time by their frail legs, kicked and thrown yards into already-packed crates before they go to slaughter, has...