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23.09.2011

The Greyhound Protection League of New Zealand – the first campaigning group dedicated to protecting greyhounds in New Zealand are now online. They are many ways you can help in the greyhound protection movement – so please get involved in this important campaign if you live in New Zealand. UK […]

22.09.2011

Lifford dog track is to reduce its racing programme and no longer race on Sunday. This has traditionally been the main meeting of the week at Lifford which was one of the tracks developed as part of the IGB’s programme of capital development – financed from the public purse and […]

21.09.2011

Martin Carr and partner Dawn Campbell who bred greyhounds for the licensed racing industry under the ‘business’ name of Osiris Greyhounds have been banned for life from keeping animals after they admitted starving four greyhounds to death and further cruelty charges. However – Carr still owns a racing greyhound called […]

17.09.2011

FOOTBALL pundit Pat Nevin has backed an anti-greyhound racing protest – aimed at radio pal Colin Murray – as the row over the BBC’s promotion of greyhound racing and Showme_Thebunny heats up. Organised by Royal Heart Greyhound Rescue – the protest receives coverage in the Scottish Sun newspaper.

16.09.2011

Greyhound advocate Aaron Cross has recorded and released a new soundtrack – called Greyhound Roulette – to help raise awareness of the cruel dog racing industry. You can listen to the sample of both mixes and download HERE Aaron recently launched The Greyhound Protection League of New Zealand and has […]

13.09.2011

As part of a national promotion of greyhound racing and of his own racing greyhound – Showme_Thebunny – BBC radio presenter Colin Murray’s colleagues illegally copied and reproduced an image belonging to Jane Jones – the proprietor of Max and Molly Designs – and used the image as an avatar […]

11.09.2011

“Following our disclosures last weekend, the Sunday Independent has been contacted by several highly respected figures within the sport, including dog-owners, trainers, bookmakers and supporters across the country, north and south. From these accounts a picture is emerging of a sport, and industry, in some crisis”. Full story in the […]

07.09.2011

BBC Radio 5 Live’s sports presenter and fan of greyhound racing Colin Murray has taken ownership of a white and brindle 2 year old female greyhound. Named by the show’s listeners – ‘Showme Thebunny’ will run the risk of injury regularly at Sheffield’s Owlerton dog track on Friday evenings – […]

30.08.2011

FOUR dogs starved to death and two others suffered ‘gross neglect’ at the hands of their owner who left them in atrocious conditions for weeks. Martin Carr – a greyhound breeder – admitted 10 charges of causing unnecessary suffering to the greyhounds and failing to ensure their welfare at a […]

23.08.2011

Disciplinary Hearings held by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain in July sees three trainers found in breach of Racing Rules following the production of positive samples from dogs racing on licensed tracks. Traces of crystal meth were found in a urine sample produced ‘Steer Me Home’  and morphine was […]


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