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Greyhound Action North East awareness campaign If you live in the North-East – please try to support this Greyhound Action event Local animal protection campaigners in Newcastle-upon-Tyne have launched a campaign to close the city’s greyhound stadium and hope to start holding regular demonstrations and leafletting sessions soon. There have been […]
Coventry dog track closes its doors for the last time and despite numerous rumours of potential interested parties to re-open the track – the long campaign by the local Greyhound Action branch eventually reaps dividends and Brandon’s doors remain firmly locked. Coventry’s dog racing stadium looks to have run its last […]
Let’s hope 2010 is a good one – without any fear
On New Years day the BBC aired another shameful piece of pro racing propaganda – Three Men in a Boat – and on a day when last year’s Christmas Special achieved the BBC’s highest rating over the festive period, with 5 million viewers. The Three Men in a Boat – […]
Further to six greyhounds dying after fire spread throughout kennels in North Yorkshire, last October, another ten greyhounds – kennelled in County Armagh Northern Ireland – have died due to smoke inhalation. David Park – kennel owner- who keeps greyhounds for racing and coursing, has estimated the loss – in […]
CAGE raising awareness at Coventry Recent reports of Coventry dog track’s temporary closure from Boxing Day until February appear to have been optimistic with this week’s announcement that Coventry will now close until further notice. Area Stipendary Steward – Irene Haslewood – who was in attendance at Coventry on Saturday, said […]
Despite an overwhelming response from the public to the recent Greyhound Welfare Consultation, calling for a ban on betting or at the very least statutory regulation, Defra are proposing the government afford the racing industry – who do not enforce the Animal Welfare Act – the continued freedom to self regulate […]
Dark clouds hang over Wimbledon’s future Nationally, attendances at dog tracks dropped by 3.2% during 2008 and despite the gambling industry’s heavy TV marketing campaign and endless freebies advertised through local media, greyhound racing is fast becoming a dwindling spectator ‘sport’ – leaving it fourth in the ranks of popularity, […]
A man has been jailed for 3 months after being found guilty of starving two greyhounds in what Judge Desmond Zaidan has described as a ‘difficult and disturbing’ case. Please click on images to enlarge “They are desperate, they are really bad,” commented the judge. “You can literally count […]
As anticipated and following last weeks prosecution for offences under the Animal Welfare Act, Swansea Greyhound Stadium announced today, they will be holding their last race meeting on Saturday November 7th. Whilst it is always good news to hear of dog tracks closing – it is vitally important to ensure […]
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