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A horse killed on first day of Grand National meeting 2011
The first day of the Grand National Meeting of 2011 claimed the life of 6-year-old bay gelding Inventor.
Posted 07 Apr 2011
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Anne the elephant free at last
Anne, the 59-year-old arthritic elephant, has been moved to her permanent new home at Longleat Safari Park.
Posted 04 Apr 2011
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New report exposes racing industry’s ‘dirty secret’
Eighty per cent of British racecourses saw at least one horse fatality over the last twelve months.
Posted 03 Apr 2011
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New Animal Aid investigation reveals horse racing whipping rules breached almost 900 times last year
In the same week that Animal Aid publishes the results of a damning investigation revealing widespread, repeated and flagrant breaches of the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) rules on whipping, racing’s regulatory body has shown its...
Posted 04 Mar 2011
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An open letter to Aberdeen City Council from Animal Aid
2nd March 2011 Animal Aid is appalled by the inhumane and shortsighted attitude of Aberdeen City Council towards the roe deer of Tullos Hill, and condemns the Council’s ultimatum to animal lovers: cough up the £225,000...
Posted 03 Mar 2011
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Newbury deaths: why did vets give the ok to race?
The sudden deaths of two horses at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday – apparently from electrocution – has been widely reported. The victims were Fenix Two and Marching Song. Fenix Two was about to run his...
Posted 14 Feb 2011
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Whipping race horses is not only cruel, it also does not make them run faster, says latest research
Animal Aid has campaigned for many years to abolish the use of the whip in horse racing. Our 2010 report, 'Beaten To The Line', shows the extent of the maltreatment that takes place on a...
Posted 02 Feb 2011
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More slaughterhouse illegality and cruelty exposed
Despite industry and government promises of reform…
Posted 19 Nov 2010
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Slaughterhouse closed after Animal Aid expose
A&G Barber - the Essex slaughterhouse secretly filmed by Animal Aid inflicting shocking cruelty on pigs - has been forced to close as a result of the undercover investigation.
Posted 18 Aug 2010
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Cheltenham’s notorious killer fence to be moved
After three years of campaigning, Animal Aid has succeeded in getting Cheltenham Racecourse to remove a notoriously dangerous fence from its position at the bottom of the racecourse hill.
Posted 26 Jul 2010