Shocking numbers of animals harmed in laboratories in Great Britain
A government report published today reveals how more than 2.9 million animals were used in more than 3 million experiments in Great Britain in 2021.
Posted 30 Jun 2022

Posted on the 20th March 2007
Racing is facing a crisis with seven horses known to have died on racecourses in just one week. The latest four victims all perished on Monday at Wincanton, Somerset.
One of the casualties, Priests Bridge, had recently given birth and had been out of action since September 2003. Two other Wincanton victims were novice jumpers racing in a crowded field.
The Wincanton fatalities come after the two favourites for the 14 April Grand National were destroyed as a result of falls at Cheltenham and then, on Saturday, at Uttoxeter.
Animal Aid research indicates that an average of 375 horses are raced to death every year. One-third die on racecourses, while the others are destroyed as a result of training injuries, or are killed because they are no longer commercially viable. The on-course attrition rate these past seven days is three times greater than the yearly average.
In addition to the four equine victims at Wincanton, jockey Jay Harris had to be flown to Yeovil hospital with internal and facial injuries.
The four horses who died at Wincanton are:
The other three casualties during the past week were Little Brick (a Grand National ante-post favourite) and Swift Thyne – both at Cheltenham. On Saturday, Nil Desperandum died at Uttoxeter.
Says Animal Aid Director, Andrew Tyler:
‘The deaths of four animals during a single day’s racing at Wincanton, has received alarmingly little media coverage. We now know of seven on-course fatalities occurring in just one week. The racing industry kills routinely and usually manages to dispose quietly of the bloody evidence. It is clear that the so-called regulators of the industry are either incapable or unwilling to begin to protect the welfare of the horses. While this carnage continues, we urge the public to withhold their support in the form of racecourse attendance fees and betting money.’
A government report published today reveals how more than 2.9 million animals were used in more than 3 million experiments in Great Britain in 2021.
Posted 30 Jun 2022
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