Animal Aid

Animal Aid to protest at Uttoxeter Racecourse: 28 horses killed in just six years

13-06-2013T00:00:00Z

National campaign group, Animal Aid, will hold a demonstration at Uttoxeter Racecourse on 19 June to highlight the shockingly high number of horses killed at the Staffordshire venue. At the heart of the protest will be Animal Aid’s Horseracing Co...

Animal Aid demands proper audit of antibiotic use in factory farms

12-06-2013T00:00:00Z

Antibiotic overuse will be on the agenda at next week’s G8 summit of leading industrial nations, with the UK government set to publish its antimicrobial resistance strategy next month.

Recent studies add to the growing body of evidence...

Shooting's Burden on the Taxpayer

11-06-2013T00:00:00Z

Psst! Heard the one about the £1.6 billion industry reliant upon the taxpayer and ratepayer to pay for the routine licensing of the tools of its trade?

Why is the cost of administering the firearm licensing scheme in the United Kingdom ...

Government Set to Kill Badgers

05-06-2013T00:00:00Z

Today, the government defeated an Opposition Day Debate motion (‘This House believes the badger cull should not go ahead’) by 299 to 250, in what was described as a ‘heavily whipped’ vote. Had MPs been allowed to vote freely, it...

National Newspaper Headlines Proclaim Eat Less Meat!

04-06-2013T00:00:00Z

The front cover of today’s Daily Mail is dominated by an article titled Eat Less Meat or Fa...

Ecotricity Supports Team Badger

04-06-2013T00:00:00Z

Today, the Stroud-based green energy supplier, Ecotricity, has pledged its support to Team Badger and spoken out strongly against the cull. Dale Vince, Ecotricity founder, said: ‘I f...

Urgent: Ask your MP to vote against the badger slaughter

31-05-2013T00:00:00Z

With the Tory-led government determined to launch a brutal and senseless cull of badgers, grass roots and political resistance is building. On Wednesday (June 5), Labour is calling for a parliamentary ‘Opposition Day’ debate to make clear t...

Animal Aid to protest against multiple horse deaths at Wetherby Racecourse

29-05-2013T00:00:00Z

Following the deaths of three horses in a single day of racing at Wetherby Racecourse last week, Animal Aid’s Horseracing Consultant, Dene Stansall, will travel to the West Yorkshire course to remind those attending the Yorkshire Post Ladies' Eve...

Natural England authorises mass culls to protect shoot interests

24-05-2013T00:00:00Z

Tens of thousands of endangered gulls have been shot, trapped and poisoned on one of England's largest shooting estates with government approval, according to an investigation by The Guardian newspaper.

With permission from governmen...

Three horses killed in one afternoon at Wetherby racecourse

24-05-2013T00:00:00Z

Three horses were killed yesterday (23 May) while racing at Wetherby.

Milano Supreme, Distant Memories and David’s Folly were all killed after falling and sustaining fatal injuries in separate hurdle races during the afternoon.
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