Ban on the use of lead shot – finally!
Posted 10 Jul 2025

Posted on the 13th March 2025
Animal Aid is heartbroken and disgusted that yet another horse has been killed at The Cheltenham Festival. Springwell Bay was killed this afternoon after falling at a fence - and became the 77th victim of this barbaric event since the year 2000.
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most dangerous courses in the world for a horse to set foot upon – with gruelling obstacles and the ‘win-at-all-costs’ mindset of jockeys creating a lethal cocktail for these innocent animals. At least one horse has died there every year for the past twenty years. Furthermore, Animal Aid has evidence that jump racing kills 1 in 58 horses each season – all in the name of ‘profit’ and ‘entertainment’.
Despite a welfare campaign by the industry (called ‘Horse PWR) and promises to improve horse welfare – horses are still dying, getting injured, and being sent to slaughter. In 2024, 214 horses were killed as a result of racing on British racecourses. There were 557 abuses of whip regulations, and 598 horses with racing industry passports were slaughtered.
This is not a ‘sport’ the nation can be proud of – this is animal cruelty.
Notes for Editors
Posted 10 Jul 2025
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