Dan Kidby, Co-Founder of Animal Rising and one of the individuals who delayed the race said:
"This research is, yet another, sign that the British public is moving in the right direction. We rightly call ourselves a nation of animal lovers and are beginning to show it. Alongside this research, we've also seen the Jockey Club scramble to regain credibility by changing regulations for 2024's race. However, this is simply not enough - people across the country can see through their weak attempts at covering up the truth." Those surveyed actually displayed more positive attitudes towards animals in several metrics, including changing the way society treats animals for both food and entertainment, agreeing that society has a broken relationship with animals, and finding it unacceptable to use animals for entertainment. The report also found heightened support for implementing policy changes to protect animals, including bans on horse racing, animal testing, and factory farming, indicating that society increasingly agrees that how we treat animals needs to be changed. One possible conclusion suggests that anger over protestors and their methods were short-term effects that eventually receded. At the same time, the notion that society has a broken relationship with animals has remained and indeed strengthened. To date, individuals have been charged in conjunction with the disruption of the race itself - with only 10 being charged in conjunction with blocking the M57 motorway and access roads to Aintree itself [3]. Ahead of 2024's race, Animal Rising continues to call for an end to horse racing and a broader societal shift to mend our broken relationship with other animals and the natural world.
At this point, Animal Rising is not offering any further comment on whether the group will - or will not - attempt to stop this year's race.
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