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Six horse deaths at Southwell Racecourse in just three days’ racing
Southwell Racecourse added to its appalling total of race horse fatalities this week with the loss of yet more horses.
Posted 28 Aug 2020
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Race horse loses life on first day of racing’s return
Race horse December Second (IRE) was killed at Newcastle Racecourse on the first day of racing’s return.
Posted 01 Jun 2020
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Horse Welfare Board’s Strategic Plan for Race Horse Welfare: Animal Aid’s Initial Statement
In October 2018, a political debate in Westminster forced the racing industry to implement a new strategy for horse welfare. As a consequence, racing’s self-appointed regulator, the British Horseracing Authority, established the Horse Welfare Board...
Posted 20 Feb 2020
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186 race horses killed in 2019
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 comparison to the fatality records...
Posted 06 Feb 2020
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Pressure grows for a whip ban in racing
An article in today’s Daily Mail has hinted at the possibility of a whip ban in British racing.
Posted 19 Dec 2019
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2,000 race horses dead – The shame of the racing industry
Animal Aid’s website Race Horse Deathwatch was launched in 2007 to expose the deaths of horses on British racecourses.
Posted 03 Dec 2019
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A year on: race horse deaths continue as commitment is broken
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. This was due to the shocking record...
Posted 15 Oct 2019
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The Grand National Meeting’s Horse Deaths
A list of the horses who have died running at the Grand National Meeting between 2000 and 2022.
Posted 10 Jun 2019
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Horse racing reaches a new low as pregnant mare is killed having been forced to race three times in just 17 days
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 17 days and was subsequently...
Posted 22 May 2019
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Grand National shame as horse Up For Review is killed at the first fence
Chaos at the first fence in the Grand National resulted in race horse Up For Review being brought down by a fallen horse.
Posted 06 Apr 2019