Willy De Houelle (FR) killed on first day of the Grand National Meeting

The Grand National three-day meeting is lethal for horses – who have no choice but to run for their lives on a racecourse designed to push them to their limits. Furthermore, National Hunt or ‘jump’ racing has killed more than 3,000 horses since 2001. This is why we are calling for a ban on jump racing, with the cruel Cheltenham and Aintree festivals being the first to go.  

How you can help horses and end horse racing:

•  Take the pledge to never attend or bet on horse racing 
• Read our newly published report – Victims of Abuse in British Horse Racing 
• Listen to our new poem ‘There’s nothing grand about the National’
• Order our new ‘You Bet They Die’ campaign t-shirt! 
•  Visit Animal Aid’s Race Horse Death Watch site 
• Find out more about our campaign to ban the Grand National  
• Order campaign resources such as leaflets and posters by emailing info@animalaid.org.uk 
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