Greyhound Action

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On the line:
Cradle to Grave

The brilliant BBC 2 film that originally motivated the formation of GA is now online

part 1

part 2

An insider speaks out:

click here

Explosive revelations, video and pictures from inside the industry ... this is dynamite.

Could you do your own dirty work? Click here to find out what we are talking about.

You bet they die:

The true numbers of greyhounds who die every year as a result of the racing industry.

Cruelty and Mutilation:

Some of the incredible individual stories of suffering behind the headline figures.

Wall of Shame

Tia greyhound rescue have recently started a "Wall of Shame" listing hundreds of cases of abandoned greyhounds ... many suffering appalling injuries.

Tracks of their Tears:

Dishing the dirt on the UK's racing tracks.

Greyhounds as Companions:

The practicalities and many rewards of adopting a greyhound as a companion animal.

Miya and Mary appeal,
click here for the full details of this urgent and ongoing appeal.

Lilly appeal for Limerick Animal Welfare, click here for the full details of this urgent and ongoing appeal.

RSPCA video of greyhound kennels described by a judge as a "concentration camp"

Greyhound Racing in Modern Britain? (Part One)

New video byThe International Society Against the Exploitations of Racing Animals – ISAERA

"Running for their lives"

A short video about the greyhound situation by KAREN CHERRINGTON

Shelter

A powerful video highlighting the abuse that greyhounds suffer

Greyhound Abuse

Another great video this time by Kim Brinkman

Black greyhounds are the least likely to be re-homed ... click here to go to the Black beauties website ... they are a new grassroots group that need our help rehoming these forgotten dogs.!

You can also click here to read about Jake and how he found a great new home.

Click here to see
a short video clip of GA supporters in action at a recent demo.

We will never stop until we have won!

URGENT REQUEST FOR HELP >> Hunting has been "banned" but it's still going on under the uncaring nose of the police click here to visit the Hunt Watch website and see what you can do to help end this tragedy.

!!! HUNTING WITH HOUNDS INCLUDING HARE COURSING ... BANNED 18/02/05 !!!
...and the first people arrested were hare coursers.

HARE COURSING

(Now illegal in the UK)

How greyhounds are used in this obscene bloodsport.

To find out more...

Click here

Last updated 3rd July 2009

SUPER URGENT ACTION >> Support the Racing Dog Protection Act ... "an official proposal to outlaw betting on dog racing in the UK" ... click on the banner above and act now to support this very important campaign.

URGENT ACTION >> FACEBOOK ... volunteers needed to set up and run a GA Facebook page ... we haven't got time to do it ... but it really needs doing ... this is a great chance for people to get really involved in ending the tragedy of greyhound racing in the UK ... contact us if you think you can do it ... info@greyhoundaction.org.uk

URGENT ACTION >> Poole dog track demo Tuesday July 7th 6-7.30pm ... click here for more info ... this is the first demo of a new campaign launched against the track ... so please support it if you can

NEWS FLASH >> Yet another victory ... Hull track to close again ... as attendances plummet and grants from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain are slashed ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Lincolnshire greyhound found abused and abandoned ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Peterborough trainer showed "No remorse after horrific injury to greyhound" ... click here for full story

NEWS FLASH >> GREYHOUND RACING ENDS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
More good news from the USA! ... click here

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Racing to end at Rhode Island USA ... click here ... you can help make sure it doesn't restart

NEWS FLASH >> Yet another greyhound killed at Belle Vue (Manchester) click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> GA's "Running for their lives" May/June" newsletter #25 is out now ... click here

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Birmingham pair starved dogs to death ... Starved greyhounds in UK were the worst vet had ever seen ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> AUSTRALIAN GREYHOUNDS USED IN CRUEL AND USELESS VIVISECTION EXPERIMENTS ... click here

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Kennel hand speaks out as "Voice of the greyhounds" ... explosive revelations from an insider ... click here for more info and action you can take ... following these revelations there is also now a NEW GA group "Dorset Greyhound Action" who have launched a campaign to close down the Poole track ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> The bodies of 3 mutilated greyhounds found dumped on an Irish beach ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Weekend of carnage at Belle Vue Stadium Manchester ... 3 greyhounds die over one weekend ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Appeal After Greyhound Found Injured and Emaciated wandering around a Middlesborough housing estate ... click here for info

NEWS FLASH >> An Irish greyhound executioner called Larry Earle has been exposed in the Irish Sun ... Earle of Camolin County Wexford admitted killing greyhounds with a captive bolt gun for 10 euros a time ... you can read the whole article here (zoom in to read it) ... yet more proof of the "retirement" policy of the greyhound racing fraternity.

NEWS FLASH >> Hare coursers kept puppy in filthy conditions ... click here for full story ... click here to see more background on hare coursing

URGENT ACTION >> Peterborough Stadium Demo Saturday June 30th ... attendances are falling ... the number of dogs racing has been cut back ... click here for more info on the demo ... click here for background on the track's problems

NEWS FLASH >> HEARTBREAK AT 45 MPH Scenes from the life of a racing greyhound ... excellent revealing and extensive article exposing the dark heart of the greyhound racing industry in the USA ... click here to read the article

NEWS FLASH >> Excellent article about Sue Dawson who runs the Blue Greyhound online shop that raises funds for Greyhound Action and other pro-greyhound groups ... click here for info ... you can visit her online fundraising site here http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Blue-Greyhound-Shop

URGENT ACTION >> Upcoming demos at Owlerton (Sheffield) ... click here for more info

URGENT ACTION >> contact Bob Spink MP and ask him to join the campaign against greyhound racing ... click here for info and to find out why it's worth contacting him

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Hull and Peterborough tracks announce cut backs ... Hull stops Thursday meetings and Peterborough is cutting the number of dogs racing ... click here for more info and how you can help rehome some of the peterborough dogs

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Massive victory for our Australian campaign as racing ends at Wangaratta ... but up to 600 greyhounds need homes urgently ... click here for story ... click here for action you can take to help the dogs

NEWS FLASH >> New survey brings into question the fate of thousands of greyhound pups ... click here for full info ... This report is dynamite exposing the 1000's of dogs that are unaccounted for by the racing industry

NEWS FLASH >> Beautiful carved greyhound up for auction on Ebay to raise funds for GA ... less than 1 day to go ... for info and to bid click here ... for more items up for sale for Ga click here

Dougie

BBC Look North
Video of Dougie

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Greyhound found in Northumberland with it's ears hacked off ... but still alive ... click here for info and to see what you can do

GOOD NEWS FLASH >> 14 dog tracks in the USA have ended live racing since 2004 and 9 states have made it illegal since 1993.

NEW GA CAMPAIGN LAUNCH >> Exciting new campaign "Greyhound Carers Compensation Campaign" has just been launched to expose how little the racing industry cares about the greyhounds it disposes of and to demand the industry pays for the dogs it discards ... click here for full info

NEW GA CAMPAIGN LAUNCH >> SHOW SOME CHARITY TO GREYHOUNDS ... GA have launched a new campaign aimed at persuading charities not to use greyhound racing for fund raising ...like all our campaigns we rely on you to make them effective ... click here to find out how you can help

NEWS FLASH >> GREY2K in the USA have just released a great new video covering their work and campaigns ... click on the video clip button above to watch it

NEWS FLASH >> Ex trainer jailed for 10 years for drug offences ... click here for full story

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> PETA offer £1000 reward to find the killer of pregnant greyhound Valentina found dead with her ears hacked off near Bristol ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Life ban after greyhound left to starve ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> UPDATED 02/04/09 A greyhound trainer has been jailed for keeping more than 30 dogs in "concentration camp conditions" ... click here for more info and to see the RSPCA video

NEWS FLASH >> GOOD NEWS ... Despite a costly media campaign, Belle Vue has been forced to make cut backs and Romford and Hove stadiums are undertaking ‘major surgery’ ... click here for more info (from Greytexploitations)

NEWS FLASH >> More great news ... Attendances at Irish greyhound tracks fall 12% and betting turnover by 8% ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Yet another greyhound found with it's ears hacked off ... this is the fifth case of cruelty to greyhounds to be reported in the last 2 weeks ... click here for full info

URGENT ACTION >> UPDATED 20/03/09 GOODNEWS Greyhound Racing will not be starting in Jamaica ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Drowned greyhound found in River Foyle in Ireland - please take action now ... click here for info

NEWS FLASH >> Abandoned greyhound hit by car and found with broken leg in Sittingbourne ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Another victory for GA as Caravan (the charity for grocery people) drops greyhound racing from their charity events ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> new pilot scheme to microchip racing greyhounds ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Emaciated greyhound found stabbed in the head near Sunderland ... click here for full info ... UPDATED 10/03/09

NEWS FLASH >> more evidence that we are winning as more tracks drop mid week and even saturday meetings ... 6 meetings per week have been cancelled, the equivalent of 2 stadiums completely closing ... click here for full report

NEWS FLASH >> The International Society Against the Exploitations of Racing Animals – ISAERA - have produced an excellent video entitled Greyhound Racing in Modern Britain? (Part One) ... click here to watch it http://greytexploitations.com/awareness-videos

NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound attendances have crashed this year and many mid week meetings are due to be cancelled in the new year ... click here to read more about the rapidly declinning state of the industry

URGENT ACTION/NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound Action is about to launch our most effective campaign ever but we need funds to make it work ... click here for full info on our new WWW (Winning Words in the Workplace) campaign

NEWS FLASH >> Horrific case of sufferring ... starving and abandoned galgos discovered on Ibiza ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound track owners and bookies William Hill are £1.4 billion in debt and have seen the value of their shares plunge more than 60% over the past year ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Racing Manager suspended as an inquiry into a race fixing ring at William Hill's Newcastle track is launched following yet another Sunday Times expose by Daniel Foggo. A former trainer at the track has also admitted to being “totally ashamed” of his treatment of dozens of greyhounds in his care... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Yet another greyhound killing ground exposed ... Holts Knackers yard has been killing "unwanted" greyhounds for £20 ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Yet another case of abandoned and mutilated galgos ... this time from Albacete Spain November 2008 ... click here for info

NEWS FLASH >> Two greyhounds fatally injured at Yarmouth in a 5 day period ... click here for more info PLUS two more fatally injured at Peterborough on a single day ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> ON-THE-LINE NOW ON-LINE ... The brilliant BBC2 film that originally motivated GA's campaign is now on You Tube ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Yet more good news as Peterborough track cuts tuesday night racing ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound trainer sentenced to 2 years in prison for drugs and firearms offences .. click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Good news from the USA ... Massachusetts voters have voted to end greyhound racing in the state! This is the first time in history that dog tracks have been closed down by citizens vote.

NEWS FLASH >> More victories as Guam Greyhound Park (USA) shuts down due to financial losses

NEWS FLASH/URGENT ACTION >> Under the Freedom of Information Act, greyhound protection campaigners have obtained details of dozens of greyhounds that have been put to death, sometimes after serious injury, at Manchester's Belle Vue Stadium, within the past 15 months ... they are also holding regular demos at the stadium ... click here for more info

NEWSFLASH >>> ANOTHER VICTORY AS READING TRACK CLOSES 18/10/08 following a strong campaign by pro-greyhound activists ... congratulations to all involved ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> The Irish Greyhound Board has released figures from the first nine months of the year which show a 11% per cent drop in attendance at the country’s stadia nationwide.

NEWS FLASH >> Welfare 'Has gone too far' claims Greyhound Trainer found guilty of "treating a greyhound or causing or permitting a greyhound to be treated with cruelty or in such a manner as to cause the greyhound unnecessary suffering" ... click here for more info ... Dowman is the fifth trainer this year to receive a fine and reprimand for causing unnecessary suffering. None of the five trainers had their licenses revoked or were bought before the public courts to face charges of cruelty under the Animal Welfare act.

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Greyhound Action Films:

"Running for their lives"

A short but powerful film by
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POWERPOINT
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Free Petitions, posters, leaflets and stickers:

Greyhound Action now has a range of downloadable posters, petitions, leaflets and a new info sheet ... everything is free >> click here

NEW Leaflet ... "Greyhound Breeder Admits To Slaughter" ... click here

Hardhitting 6 page leaflet
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GA launches new car sticker
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FREE! Greyhound Action stickers now available ... we've got 40,000 so please order some today >> click here

Beautiful Greetings Cards:

Beautiful New Greyhound Action cards by Danuta Mayer are now available >> click here

Beautiful New Greyhound Action cards by Steve Hutton are now available >> click here

You can also help GA by supporting these fundraising efforts:

THE BLUE GREYHOUND
An eBay shop selling homemade cakes, dog treats, greyhound-related jewellery, greyhound coats etc. In support of Greyhound Action and Whitehall Dog Rescue.

Visit The Blue Greyhound at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Blue-Greyhound-Shop

SCISSAL
An ethically run company selling stylishly-designed dining tables for dogs and cats, to ensure that animal companions eat at the optimum feeding height.

See Scissal's website at www.scissal.co.uk for more information.

Any Greyhound Action supporter who places an order with Scissal, quoting GA as a reference, will receive 15% discount off the product retail price, or they can elect for the 15% discount to be sent to GA as a donation.

GREYHOUND ACTION INFORMATION:
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WELFARE vs ABOLITION
GA in the news
Heroes and Villains
Dogs that need a home
Upcoming events
Tracks of their Tears
Background on the GRA
Victims of the GRA
Stopping Them In Their Tracks
Email addresses for major newspapers and other media, MPs and TV companies
You bet... they die
Rehoming links
Lost and Found
Online veterinary advice
Recommended Vets
Local branches
Alerts
Newsletters
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WHO ARE WE?

Greyhound Action was formed in 1997 with the ultimate aim of putting an end to greyhound racing. There are many other groups which are dedicated to finding homes for ex-racing greyhounds, but in practical terms it is only possible to re-home a very small percentage of the vast number of greyhounds disposed of every year by the greyhound racing industry. Therefore the total abolition of greyhound racing is the only real solution.

Greyhound Action is seeking to educate the public about the dark side of greyhound racing, so that support for this so-called “sport” withers away. We are also attempting to put pressure on the government to ban greyhound racing
altogether.

We know it will take a long battle to achieve such a ban, but it is not an impossible aim, as the abolition of dog racing in several American states has shown.

As part of our campaign, a petition calling for a ban on greyhound racing has been produced, as well as leaflets, posters, badges and stickers. We also supply information to both local and national media and have been involved in campaigns (most of which of which have been successful) to stop the building of greyhound tracks both in this country and abroad and to end EU grants to Irish greyhound breeders.

In addition, we act as a central contact point for people who want to give
homes to ex-racing greyhounds and we coordinate a project to make and supply coats for greyhounds in rescue centres.

JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN!..

..by doing whatever you can to educate the public not to support greyhound racing. This can be done through street stalls, writing letters to newspapers and doing interviews in the local media.

Demonstrations can be held outside greyhound tracks and leaflets distributed to those attending greyhound races and betting shops. If you would like to do any of the above, please contact us and we will send you whatever information and campaign materials you require.

We are also looking for volunteers to do research for us on the internet and elsewhere. If you feel you can help in this way, please let us know.

For more ideas on how you can help, check out:

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