How Racing Hurts Horses
Behind the romanticised facade of horse racing is a world of injuries, drugging, gruesome breakdowns, and slaughter.
RIP, December Second: Horse Racing Returns With Tragedy
Horse racing returns with an all-too-familiar pattern: December Second died after sustaining a fatal injury at Newcastle Racecourse.
5 Things to Do to Celebrate ‘No Grand National’ Day
As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the organisers of the Grand National announced that they were cancelling the cruel spectacle this year – so let’s celebrate.
44 Reasons Not to Watch Cheltenham
The Cheltenham Festival is deadly – and always will be as long as the cruel spectacle continues.
RIP, Copper Gone West: First Victim of Cheltenham 2020
The Cheltenham Festival is back, which means only one thing: more dead horses.
Irish Horse Killed in South Korea’s Largest Horse Abattoir; Workers Fined for Illegal Slaughter Methods
Following a police investigation prompted by a video exposé of shocking abuse and slaughter of horses at an abattoir in South Korea, two workers have been fined for using illegal killing methods. Irish horse Googlette was among the animals killed there.
K-Cruelty: Inside South Korea’s Largest Horse Abattoir
The country that brought you K-pop and K-beauty has a dirty secret: thousands of imported horses used for racing and their offspring end up on South Korean dinner plates.
RIP Up For Review, Forest des Aigles and Crucial Role: Three Victims of Grand National Festival 2019
Horses continue to suffer and die with the return of the notoriously dangerous Grand National Festival. Here’s what you need to know.
Total Cheltenham Death Toll Rises
With the Cheltenham Festival on for yet another season, the death toll for horses subjected to this cruelty continues to rise.
Ask the UK Government to Protect Horses From Abuse in the Racing Industry
Around 150 horses die each year in the UK horse-racing industry, so Animal Aid is urging the government to set up an independent regulatory body to protect horses from abuse.