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‘Timmy’ Run fast……Run free at last Yet more sad and distressing news has hit the headlines – this time a greyhound’s decomposing body has been found with his ears cut off, on a footpath in between Trimdon and Kelloe in County Durham – less than three miles from Wheatley Hill independent […]
The RSPCA have released a photograph to Greyt Exploitations of the pregnant greyhound found at Acton Iron near Bristol, to help try and find those guilty of this despicable crime. As she was found on February 14th – Valentines Day – we have now named her ‘Valentina’. Although very distressing, the photograph […]
In a distressing incident on Saturday 14 February, the body of a dog was found dumped in Iron Acton, near Yate, Bristol, with both ears cut off. Irish Racing greyhounds are tattooed in the ears for identification purposes and it is thought that the dog, a female greyhound who was […]
‘AMY’ Sleep peacefully gentle girl A dogs body found tied up inside a potato sack has been washed up on the banks of the River Foyle in Derry in very similar circumsatnces to the two greyhounds drowned last year. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0801/1217368811973.html Joanne Mullan who volunteers for the Rainbow Animal Shelter says […]
A greyhound has been found stabbed to death in the Silksworth area of Sunderland – North East England – by a lady walking her dog. The gruesome discovery was made on February 11th and although the police visited the scene shortly after the crime was reported and removed a breadknife […]
The countdown has started for the Sighthound Welfare Trust Spring Auction in aid of Greyhounds Galore – commencing on March 5th and running for one week only. Greyhounds Galore are a small voluntary group who have been under extreme pressure recently, having to fund the re-homing for 11 greyhounds which […]
Debra Rothery, founder of Tia Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue has decided – quite rightly – stray greyhounds coming into Tia’s care are the financial responsibility of the racing industry because of the industry’s failure to enforce Rule 18 – ‘Responsibility of Ownership’ . Rule 18 sets out specific measures enabling the monitoring of a greyhound’s […]
As predicted prior to Christmas, a series of stadiums have followed in Peterborough’s footsteps and have announced midweek closures because of poor attendances. The Greyhound Star reports following a very slow lead up to Christmas and an anticipated sharp drop in attendances in the New Year, Portsmouth have announced they […]
In response to the GBGB annual awards, we have compiled a review of the 2008 greyhound protection campaign. We hope you will agree it has been a very successful year in raising awareness by a growing number of supporters – too many to mention individually but a huge thank you […]
Local greyhound rescue workers have expressed shock and outrage after a trainer who races dogs at the Henlow track had four healthy greyhounds “put to sleep” by a Hitchin vet. Joanne Page, who trains greyhounds at kennels near Sandy, took the ex-racers to be “put down” at Berry House Vets […]
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