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Ms Rojas referred to horseracing as “ televised cruelty for the sake of profit ”, and called
for the need to “ stop racing [horses] to the death .” When asked to comment on AR’s
support for “ peaceful protest ”, Ms Rojas referred in particular to the protests at the
Grant National in 2023. In this context, she stated that AR “ believe that protest is a key
part of democracy, it always has been…. A lot of people saw the protest that we had
in 2023 where we were there at Aintree with the attempt to try and stop the race to
protect these animals and to call attention to these huge issues that are going on…we
need to be having a national conversation …”
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In light of these comments, I understand the statements on AR’s website (noted at
paragraph 18.1 above) that people feel compelled to engage in “ peaceful protest ”, to
include disruptive protest and trespass, such as those carried out at the Grand
National in 2023, and at the Epsom Derby in 2022 and 2023.
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Ms Rojas also stated in the radio interview that: “ People are turning their backs on the
industry. We’ve seen in Cheltenham this year, they had the lowest recorded crowd
since 1993, so time is ticking on this industry, and the faster we can make that
transition happen the safer these animals will be. ”
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The video was captioned by AR as follows: “Supporters of Animal Rising attempted to
stop the horses from being forced to race in the 2023 Grand National, causing a 15
minute delay. Public Nuisance trials are scheduled for later this year after over 100
arrests were made at Aintree that day .” AR then includes a link to its website, seeking donations. 30
21. AR has also posted frequently on its X (formerly Twitter) feed during the course of this year,
calling for an end to horseracing, and celebrating the actions of those who disrupted the
races in recent years:
A post, dated 13 May 2025, 31 states:
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“ While we fully support road safety awareness around horses, the biggest
killer of horses in Britain isn’t traffic, it’s racing.
214 horses died on UK racecourses in 2024 - nearly 4x more than on roads.
And it’s broadcast on mainstream TV throughout the year. #BanHorseRacing
#GrandNational. ”
A thread, dated 3 May 2025, 32 states as follows, and includes a link to AR’s website ,
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seeking donations:
30 Pages 97 - 98 of CB1 31 Pages 99 of CB1
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