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Help bring an end to horse slaughter
Animal Aid used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover the facts about horse slaughter in the UK.
Posted 02 Jun 2021
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Two horses killed at the Grand National Meeting 2021
Animal Aid has called for a ban on the three-day Grand National Meeting after Houx Gris and The Long Mile were killed, bringing the death total for the three-day event to 55 horses since the...
Posted 12 Apr 2021
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United for horses
Several animal protection groups and animal sanctuaries have joined together to speak out for race horses.
Posted 19 Mar 2021
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‘Lacks integrity and backbone’ – Animal Aid slams racing board’s decision over Gordon Elliott dead horse image
Animal Aid is shocked and dismayed at the paltry punishment handed to three-times Grand National winning trainer, Gordon Elliott, after images emerged last weekend of him astride a dead horse. Elliott has been given a...
Posted 05 Mar 2021
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Exactly how many horses have been killed in training? Animal Aid asks racing’s regulators
Following the publication of shocking images of Grand National winning trainer, Gordon Elliott, and amateur jockey, Rob James, sitting on newly dead horses, Animal Aid has written to racing’s regulators to ask how many horses...
Posted 03 Mar 2021
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Animal Aid calls for Gordon Elliott to be banned from racing
Animal Aid has called for the immediate ban from racing of Grand National winning trainer Gordon Elliott, who was dropped as a Betfair ambassador this morning, following the publication of a photo of Elliott sitting...
Posted 01 Mar 2021
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Race horse welfare takes a backwards step during 2020
2020 was a tough year for race horses, and there is no sign of any changes to the situation this year.
Posted 18 Jan 2021
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Evidence mounts for a ban on the whip in racing
Two new studies from Australia argue against the use of the whip.
Posted 25 Nov 2020
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Landmark scientific study into the use of the whip in racing makes the case for it to be banned
A landmark study into the use of the whip in horse racing shows that its use has no benefit in making races safer, in steering horses or reducing interference between horses, or in increasing race...
Posted 05 Nov 2020