Today – 1 March 2023 – As the horse racing industry gears up for the major jump events of the year, Animal Aid reveals a brand-new campaign which calls for a total ban on the dangerous sport of jump racing...
Racing’s new promotional poster reveals that the whip is unacceptable
Today (Monday 13 February 2023), the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) new whip rules will be implemented for Jumps racing, following a ‘bedding in’ period of a month, and a further delay of a week for the new rules to take...
A review of cruelty. 2022 Horse Cruelty Infographic.
On the eve of improved welfare measures regarding the use of the whip in horse racing, the industry welfare regulator, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has succumbed to pressure from jockeys which will allow them to continue beating horses in...
It is not only reindeer who are used for ‘entertainment’ in festive events. Sadly, St Barnabus Church in Dulwich is planning to use live camels and donkeys in their Christmas Eve Pageant this year.
The Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) released the Annual Reports for 2019-2021 on the 26th of October 2022.
As the racing industry gears up to its self-promoting initiative, National Racehorse Week (10-18 September 2022), Animal Aid can reveal that race horses are still being slaughtered for their meat.
The unrelenting rate of horses killed in racing continues, with 95 horses losing their lives between 1 January and 30 June 2022.
Animal Aid, along with other animal protection groups, have expressed anger and disappointment at the results of the long awaited, and delayed, review of the use of the whip in horse racing.
