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The horse racing industry is in turmoil after the death of a top horse in Saturday's Epsom Derby, the world's premier flat race.

The notorious Grand National claimed yet another victim when Tyneandthyneagain perished after a fall at the first fence.

From The Guardian (05/04/06): With thirty horses having died at Aintree since 1997, is it time the National was scrapped for being too cruel? Andrew Tyler, Director of Animal Aid, says yes. Peter Webbon, Chief Executive of racing's regulatory authority,...

The tradition of horse deaths at the notorious Grand National three-day meeting continued at this year's event when Lilium de Cotte died on Friday after suffering a massive haemorrhage while running in the 5.30 John Smith's Extra Cold Handicap Hurdle...

Statement from Animal Aid on the 2004 Grand National

Animal Aid's Mad Science Awards (AAMSAs) - handed out each August for pointless and grotesque scientific research - this year go to research teams from 14 establishments who conducted invasive experiments on horses.

BBC's coverage of the Grand National condemned as a new hurdle to animal welfare

Desert Mountain and Anubis Quercus - first casualties of Aintree meet.

Animal Aid is today calling upon the RSPCA to instigate a prosecution of the organisers of the 2001 Grand National meet under the 1911 Protection of Animals Act - a statute that is intended to prevent animals from undergoing 'unnecessary...

The following statement has been issued by Animal Aid today: The Grand National course has killed yet another horse. The Outback Way, running in the John Hughes Trophy Handicap Chase, is the latest in a long line of victims of this...