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
Southwell Racecourse added to its appalling total of race horse fatalities this week with the loss of yet more horses.
Posted 28 Aug 2020
Race horse December Second (IRE) was killed at Newcastle Racecourse on the first day of racing’s return.
Posted 01 Jun 2020
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
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
An article in today’s Daily Mail has hinted at the possibility of a whip ban in British racing.
Posted 19 Dec 2019
Animal Aid’s website Race Horse Deathwatch was launched in 2007 to expose the deaths of horses on British racecourses.
Posted 03 Dec 2019
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
A list of the horses who have died running at the Grand National Meeting between 2000 and 2022.
Posted 10 Jun 2019
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