RSPCA: “Seriously flawed” greyhound industry once again under the spotlight
ENGLAND - The welfare of racing greyhounds has once again been called into question by a new report, commissioned by the greyhound industry following the shocking discovery of ‘redundant’ greyhounds being killed to order in County Durham last year.
The report, published today, states that the greyhound industry’s “current structures are seriously flawed” and also highlights the “paucity of satisfactory information about the numbers and life careers of greyhounds.”
Furthermore the report said: “The public, through Parliament, has made clear its expectation that the industry establishes a situation*where the whereabouts and status of all greyhounds, preferably from ‘cradle to grave’, or certainly from birth to retirement, is known.”
This latest inquiry into the regulation of greyhound racing, chaired by Lord Donoughue, underlines the need for significant change in an industry which is worth £2.9 billion in betting each year.
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The report, published today, states that the greyhound industry’s “current structures are seriously flawed” and also highlights the “paucity of satisfactory information about the numbers and life careers of greyhounds.”
Furthermore the report said: “The public, through Parliament, has made clear its expectation that the industry establishes a situation*where the whereabouts and status of all greyhounds, preferably from ‘cradle to grave’, or certainly from birth to retirement, is known.”
This latest inquiry into the regulation of greyhound racing, chaired by Lord Donoughue, underlines the need for significant change in an industry which is worth £2.9 billion in betting each year.
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