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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
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Grand National Race Meeting kills two horses on second day – Animal Aid asks people not to bet on the Grand National tomorrow
Amid pitiful scenes of suffering on racing’s most notorious racecourse, campaign group, Animal Aid, is calling on the public to not bet on tomorrow’s Grand National.
Posted 05 Apr 2019
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As the notorious Grand National looms, pressure builds for a new regulator to protect horses
In the wake of three horse deaths at the recent Cheltenham Festival and ahead of the Grand National meeting which starts on 4 April, national campaigning group, Animal Aid, has renewed its call for a...
Posted 25 Mar 2019
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Pressure builds on Cheltenham and the British Horseracing Authority to suspend racing as three horses killed
On the last day of the Cheltenham Festival, two more horses have lost their lives, one of whom died in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Posted 15 Mar 2019
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Calls to stop racing as horse is killed at the Cheltenham Festival
National animal campaign group, Animal Aid, is calling for racing at Cheltenham to be immediately suspended after the death of race horse Ballyward on the first day of the 2019 meeting.
Posted 12 Mar 2019
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Racing to resume in spite of equine flu outbreak: Animal Aid’s statement
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has confirmed that racing will resume from tomorrow (Wednesday 13th February), following the outbreak of equine flu.
Posted 12 Feb 2019
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Increase in race horse deaths in 2018
According to the racing regulator, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), more horses died in 2018 than the previous year, with 202 recorded fatalities. In fact, 2018 was the worst year for horse deaths since 2014....
Posted 06 Feb 2019
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Whip abuse on the increase in the racing industry
For the last three years the number of breaches of the whip regulations in British racing has risen – as has the number of jockeys breaking the rules, the number of jockeys being referred to...
Posted 30 Jan 2019
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Two horses killed in the same race – the second such incident in a week
Two six-year-old horses were killed in the same race at Doncaster (9 January).
Posted 10 Jan 2019
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Horse racing – the first victims of 2019
Horse racing has claimed its first victims of 2019 at Hereford Racecourse (2 January) where two horses were killed in the same race.
Posted 02 Jan 2019