Animal Rising strike again: protesters flood Scottish Grand National course in failed bid to delay the big race saying they are acting to ‘protect animals’ and vow more demos in future
- Animal Rising protestors invaded Scottish Grand National at Ayr Racecourse
Animal rights protesters have apprehended by police officers as they attempted to invade the race course during the Scottish Grand National today at Ayr Racecourse.
The Animal Rising group have taken responsibility for the incident on social media, sharing a video of 25 of their supporters storming underneath fencing and running to different positions around the track.
They attempted to attach themselves to the jumps and gates on the racetrack an an effort to ‘cancel the big race’.
Animal Rising said they will ‘protect animals’ and added that they will vow to more demos, adding that the protest at the Aintree Grand National last week was ‘just the beginning’.
On social media at just before 4pm, Animal Rising said: ’25 supporters of Animal Rising have made it onto the track at the Scottish Grand National, to put their bodies in the way of harm, and protect animals.’
Animal Rising activists are apprehended by police officers as they attempted to invade the race course during the Coral Scottish Grand National festival at Ayr Racecourse
The Animal Rising group have taken responsibility for the incident on social media
Protestors attempted to attach themselves to the jumps and gates on the racetrack an an effort to ‘cancel the big race’
An Animal Rising protestor is apprehended by police after being chained to the fence at Ayr Racecourse
A protestor is held down by a police officer during the Scottish Grand National today
Police attempting to apprehend a Animal Rising protestor at Ayr Racecourse earlier today
Protestors on the racecourse before the start of the Scottish Grand National today as police apprehend them
The post added: ‘They’re attempting to attach themselves to jumps and gates in order to cancel the big race.
‘This afternoon 8 year old Oscar Elite died on the very same track. We take action today with them in our hearts.
‘A horse dies every other day in racing in the UK. We are here to protect horses by saying NO to this barbaric ‘sport.’
‘There are plenty of other things we can have fun doing on a Saturday afternoon that don’t involve watching animals come to harm.
‘Last week at Aintree was just the beginning. The Summer of Animal Rising is upon us.’
Animal Rising supporters have also been spotted at a climate protest outside Parliament today.
Thousands of protestors have gathered for their ‘The Big One’ campaign, organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR), as part of a four-day campaign designed to ‘highlight the environmental failures’ of government.
Animal Rising flags were pictured amongst protestors carrying XR flags and posters.
Animal Rising supporters have also been spotted at a climate protest outside Parliament today
Thousands of protestors have gathered for their ‘The Big One’ campaign, organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR), as part of a four-day campaign designed to ‘highlight the environmental failures’ of government
XR says thousands of people protested outside government departments in London on Friday ‘to highlight the environmental and social failures’ of the government.
Today’s protest focused on nature and biodiversity, and started from Westminster Abbey with attendees, many of them children, wearing animal costumes and masks.
‘It’s an emergency. Everybody needs to pull together so the future generations can enjoy our beautiful planet,’ said 47-year-old Jenny O’Hara Jakeway, who made the six-hour journey from Wales with her two children.
‘I should protest more but my life is work and family. Being passive is not an option anymore because of the urgency of the situation,’ she told AFP.
Many had made banners for the occasion, with one reading: ‘We defend the climate but police arrest us’ and another ‘Extinction is forever’. Others warned that a third of UK birds were ‘at risk of extinction’.
