National Racehorse Week kicks off today: a week-long marketing campaign in which the racing industry attempts to portray horse racing as an idyll and race horses as willing, cherished participants. This is a fairytale, as...
Posted 07 Sep 2024
Shocking figures obtained by Animal Aid show that 112 horses were killed on British racecourses from January â June 2024, and there were 299 abuses of the whip.
Posted 19 Jul 2024
Once again, military horses have escaped and have been seen bolting through central London. On Monday (1st July), three horses from the Household cavalry raced through the city after one horse was spooked by a...
Posted 01 Jul 2024
Horse racingâs most shameful, darkest day in 17 years was seen at Newton Abbot Racecourse on 25 June, when the lives of four young horses were taken. This is the highest death toll at an...
Posted 26 Jun 2024
An undercover investigation by RTĂ into the contemptible world of horse trading highlighted blatant cruelty towards horses, unrestrained greed, fraudulent practices of changing horsesâ identifications and illegal transportation of the animals across Europe via the UK...
Posted 13 Jun 2024
Yesterday, five horses from the Household Cavalry became spooked during training, throwing off their riders and racing terrified through central London. One of the horses was seen to be covered in blood as they stampeded...
Posted 25 Apr 2024
Giovinco (IRE), a 7-year-old, and Pikar (FR), also 7, were tragically killed today on the second day of The Grand National Meeting. This brings the number of horses killed at this 3 day meeting up...
Posted 12 Apr 2024
Shocking information from The Food Standards Agency, given to Animal Aid through a Freedom of Information request, detailed that 175 horses with Weatherbys passports were sent to slaughter in England in 2023. This is an...
Posted 10 Apr 2024
Every year, around 13,000 foals are born into the British and Irish racing industries, in the ownersâ hope to breed the ânext big winnerâ. Many of these horses will never even see a racecourse. Most...
Posted 28 Mar 2024
On 11th March 2024, Animal Aid held a vigil outside the British Horseracing Authorityâs (BHA) doors, in memory of all the race horses who were killed on British racecourses in 2023. *When these placards were made,...
Posted 13 Mar 2024
