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Race Horse Deathwatch: The Shocking Toll

Ten years ago, Animal Aid launched a new initiative, entitled Race Horse Deathwatch. The aim of the project was to publish information about the deaths of horses who were killed as a result of racing,...

Posted 07 Mar 2017

Horse deaths at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival
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Horse deaths at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival

See our innovative infographic, which shows the horses who died at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. Please share widely, and ask your friends and family not to bet on Cheltenham.

Posted 07 Mar 2017

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Ban the whip!

Horses are the only animals who may be beaten in public for entertainment. That is why Animal Aid has campaigned for 15 years to ban the whip from racing in Britain. 

Posted 10 Feb 2017

race horse being whipped
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Many Clouds: a tragedy that need not have happened

Many Clouds, the 2015 Grand National winner, collapsed and died after winning a gruelling race at Cheltenham on Saturday (28 January 2017). It was a tragedy that need not have happened.

Posted 29 Jan 2017

Leighton Aspell riding Many Clouds By Dan Heap - IMG_9918, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32037276
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Posters for young people

Click on the title to download a pdf. To order, simply email us listing the items you want. Don’t forget to include your full postal address. Animals & Us Poster illustrating a range of animal...

Posted 25 Jan 2017