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Police prevent illegal greyhound races in Punjab, Haryana

December 21, 20246 min

At least seven greyhound races, organized illegally by local groups in Punjab and Haryana, were scuttled over the past month following complaints from the India arm of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Two races, however, could not be prevented. Upon receiving reports of greyhound races scheduled to take place in Punjab earlier this month at Muktsar on December 6, Mohali on December 8, and Lasoi village in Malerkotla on December 10, PETA India...

by Sandy Pawpaw

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New Zealand lays out plan to end greyhound racing

December 12, 20246 min

There is some good news for those who love greyhounds and are aghast to see them used and abused to enrich gamblers. The government of New Zealand has said it plans to ban greyhound racing because of the “unacceptably high” rate of injuries to the dogs, the BBC reported on Tuesday. “Despite significant progress made by the greyhound racing industry in recent years, the percentage of dogs being injured remains persistently high,” Racing Minister Winston...

by A Correspondent

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Aussie greyhound trainer pleads guilty to shocking cruelty

December 4, 20247 min

You have Australians who speak to their pet animals as if they were human and let them sleep in their beds. And then you have the likes of former greyhound trainer Leslie Bates. The greyhound racing business in Australia, as elsewhere in the world where it survives in the face of growing opprobrium, is increasingly getting exposed for what it is in reality: a cruel human attempt to find enjoyment in and profit from animal...

by Staff Reporter

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Latin America’s last greyhound racing track shuts this month

July 10, 20243 min

Momentum for the abolition of the cruel so-called sport of greyhound racing seems to be building up, with the only surviving dog-racing track in Mexico set to be closed down. The Caliente, or ‘Hot’, racetrack in Tijuana city in Baja California province, bordering California in the USA, will host its final dog races this month. Thereafter, the 150 dogs remaining in its cages will have to be moved out by July 22, a message from...

by Sandy Pawpaw

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Dogs are family friends, not racing machines, says anti-race activist Dorchak

July 7, 202425 min

Christine Ann Dorchak, Esq, is a woman on a mission to end the so-called sport of greyhound racing worldwide. Ms Dorchak is president and general counsel of GREY2K USA, an organization that was set up to campaign against dog racing and rescue the animals trapped in the cruel enterprise. Greyhound racing originated in the USA over a century ago and spread to different parts of the world, mostly white Anglophone countries. While supporters claim it...

by Staff Reporter

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Greyhound toll rises in U.K. for first time since records began

July 3, 20244 min

The greyhound toll at racetracks in the U.K. rose last year for the first time since records began to be kept seven years ago, leading to renewed calls to ban the alleged sport, The Independent newspaper reported. A total of 109 dogs died at the U.K.’s 20 official tracks, the paper said, quoting statistics from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. An additional 427, or 7.2% of the known racing population, died away from the...

by Staff Reporter

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Another U.S. state outlaws greyhound racing, West Virginia only holdout

May 12, 20244 min

Greyhound racing, once widespread in the USA, is now on its last legs. On Thursday, Connecticut became the country’s 43rd state to outlaw the racing of greyhounds, a press release from GREY2K USA, the largest greyhound protection group in the world, said. GREY2K USA thanked Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont for signing the bill outlawing greyhound racing, calling the law a victory for everyone who cares about dogs. Greyhound racing now continues only at two tracks...