Greyhounds deserve a safe retirement because in the UK at least 10,00 greyhounds retire from racing every year. However, many of these simply 'disappear'.

    Racing greyhounds may face a number of welfare issues during their lives including:-
  • Overbreeding leading to thousands of unwanted dogs being killed.
  • Injuries caused by inappropriate track surface and design.
  • Being abandoned and killed when they don't make the grade. 
    When they retire greyhounds meet one of 9 fates, 6 of which are totally unacceptable.
  1. Abandoned and end up being taken to the local pound.
  2. Abandoned and die.
  3. Abandoned and then found by a member of the public and kept as a pet.
  4. Abandoned and found by a rescue organisation and rehomed.
  5. Killed by their owner.
  6. Euthanased by a vet.
    The acceptable alternatives to this are:-
  1. Kept by their owner as a pet.
  2. Rehomed to a good home by their owner.
  3. Handed to a rescue organisation and then rehomed. 
    We want independent tracks to be licensed by local authorities and for them to be responsible for their greyhounds and lurchers even after retirement by ensuring that their dogs are either kept as pets or rehomed adequately.

You can help in several ways:
  • Write to or email your MP-we've provided a template letter for you to use if you wish, or alternatively you an write your own.
  • Sign this petition and help improve the lives of racing greyhounds in the UK




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