Animal rights protesters have been arrested by police as they tried to invade the race course in the course of the Scottish Grand Nationwide in the present day at Ayr Racecourse.
The Animal Rising group have taken accountability for the incident on social media, sharing a video of 25 of their supporters storming beneath fencing and operating to completely different positions across the observe.
They tried to connect themselves to the jumps and gates on the racetrack in an effort to ‘cancel the massive race’.
Police Scotland have confirmed there’s a ‘important operation’ at Ayr Racecourse to take away protesters and {that a} ‘variety of arrests have been made’.
Animal Rising stated they’ll ‘defend animals’ and added that they’ll vow to extra demos, including that the protest on the Aintree Grand Nationwide final week was ‘just the start’.

Animal Rising activists are apprehended by law enforcement officials as they tried to invade the race course in the course of the Coral Scottish Grand Nationwide competition at Ayr Racecourse

The Animal Rising group have taken accountability for the incident on social media

Protesters tried to connect themselves to the jumps and gates on the racetrack an an effort to ‘cancel the massive race’

An Animal Rising protester is apprehended by police after being chained to the fence at Ayr Racecourse

A protester is held down by a police officer in the course of the Scottish Grand Nationwide in the present day

Police trying to apprehend a Animal Rising protestor at Ayr Racecourse earlier in the present day

Protesters on the racecourse earlier than the beginning of the Scottish Grand Nationwide in the present day as police apprehend them
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: ‘Officers are responding to a protest which is ongoing at Ayr Racecourse this afternoon.
‘A big operation is underway to soundly take away these concerned.
‘Quite a few arrests have been made and an elevated police presence stays on the scene.’
On social media at simply earlier than 4pm, Animal Rising stated: ’25 supporters of Animal Rising have made it onto the observe on the Scottish Grand Nationwide, to place their our bodies in the best way of hurt, and defend animals.’
The submit added: ‘They’re trying to connect themselves to jumps and gates with a view to cancel the massive race.
‘This afternoon 8 12 months previous Oscar Elite died on the exact same observe. We take motion in the present day with them in our hearts.
‘A horse dies each different day in racing within the UK. We’re right here to guard horses by saying NO to this barbaric ‘sport.’
‘There are many different issues we will have enjoyable doing on a Saturday afternoon that do not contain watching animals come to hurt.
‘Final week at Aintree was just the start. The Summer season of Animal Rising is upon us.’
Regardless of the protest, the race went forward as deliberate, with horse Kitty’s late taking the victory.

Activists tried to disrupt the Grand Nationwide at Aintree by getting onto the racecourse and fixing themselves to fences and railings, inflicting the race to be delayed by quarter-hour

A protester being detained as activists tried to disrupt the Grand Nationwide by moving into the racecourse and fixing themselves to fences and railings, inflicting the race to be delayed by quarter-hour on April 15
This comes after the Grand Nationwide at Aintree was delayed after Animal Rising protesters stormed the racetrack.
A minimum of two protesters fastened themselves to a leap utilizing glue and lock-on units.
Animal Rising supporters have additionally been noticed at a local weather protest exterior Parliament in the present day.
Hundreds of protesters have gathered for his or her ‘The Large One’ marketing campaign, organised by Extinction Rise up (XR), as a part of a four-day marketing campaign designed to ‘spotlight the environmental failures’ of presidency.
Animal Rising flags had been pictured amongst activists carrying XR flags and posters.

Animal Rising supporters have additionally been noticed at a local weather protest exterior Parliament in the present day

Hundreds of protesters have gathered for his or her ‘The Large One’ marketing campaign, organised by Extinction Rise up (XR), as a part of a four-day marketing campaign designed to ‘spotlight the environmental failures’ of presidency
XR says hundreds of individuals protested exterior authorities departments in London on Friday ‘to focus on the environmental and social failures’ of the federal government.
In the present day’s protest centered on nature and biodiversity, and began from Westminster Abbey with attendees, a lot of them youngsters, carrying animal costumes and masks.
‘It is an emergency. All people wants to tug collectively so the long run generations can take pleasure in our stunning planet,’ stated 47-year-old Jenny O’Hara Jakeway, who made the six-hour journey from Wales together with her two youngsters.
‘I ought to protest extra however my life is figure and household. Being passive shouldn’t be an choice anymore due to the urgency of the scenario,’ she informed AFP.
Many had made banners for the event, with one studying: ‘We defend the local weather however police arrest us’ and one other ‘Extinction is eternally’. Others warned {that a} third of UK birds had been ‘vulnerable to extinction’.