NEWS
FLASH >> Dog who "founded"
Greyhound Action dies ... farewell to Bernie ... click
here
URGENT ACTION/NEWS FLASH >> Bad
news Hull track to re-open ... we need your help urgently! ...
click here
NEWS
FLASH >> "Celebrity" chef
Clarissa Dickson-Wright faces court over hare coursing charges
... click here
URGENT
ACTION>> EMERGENCY OPERATION NEEDED
FOR INJURED GREYHOUND- FUNDS NEEDED ASAP!!!!!! ... click
here
URGENT ACTION >> Please sign this petition to save Spanish
greyhounds (galgos) ... it will be presented to the authorities
on 5th December ... SO LET'S GET LOADS OF SIGNATURES PLEASE ...
click
here for the petition ... also PETA have launched a campaign
to save the galgos ... click
here or if you don't know about the problem click
here for some background
URGENT ACTION >> The
galgueros of Chiclana (Cádiz) are asking for a place to
train their dogs ... please contact the local authorities and
ask them to keep the ban in force ... click
here
NEWS
FLASH >> Irish greyhound Tigresa abandoned
in Spain after racing in Ireland and Spain ... click
here
NEWS
FLASH >> 3 greyhounds
die as a result of neglect by previous owners ... click
here
NEWS
FLASH >> The
sickening side of greyhound racing ... an article from the Daily
Mail 7/07/07 ... click
here ... amazing testimony from insiders.
NEWS
FLASH >> 6 tracks face possible
closure after the GRA is put up for sale ... click
here
NEWS
FLASH >> More
victories as two more USA tracks are set to close ... click
here (that's
6 in 3 years and 2 more have ended live racing)
NEWS
FLASH >>
Yet another case of extreme cruelty from Spain ... this time from
Guadalajara ... click
here
URGENT
ACTION >> Please take time to help
Australian greyhounds ... click here
NEWS FLASH >> Welsh greyhound killers
under investigation ... click
here
NEWS FLASH >> Plunging attendances
hit UK dog tracks ... click
here for more info ... this
makes excellent reading!
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The following figures are for April 2007
(apparently May was even worse)
Perry Barr - 33%, Wimbledon - 28%, Hall Green 20%,
Belle Vue 17%, Hove 16%, Monmore
10%, Oxford 15%, Peterborough 12%, Portsmouth
10%, Romford 11%, Walthamstow 10%
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NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound industry announces
fight back against "extremists" ... they mean us! ...
click here
NEWS FLASH >> Irish
Greyhound Board (Bord na gCon) has announced 28 million euros
investment in new track facilities at Limerick and Kilkenny ...
click for info
NEWS
FLASH >> A
typical case of an abandoned greyhound rescued by the Asoka
sanctuary in Spain
September 2007 ... click
here for more pictures
NEWS
FLASH>> Fast
work by the galgo rescuers ... an uplifting story from Spain
that shows people can make a difference ... click
here
NEWS FLASH >> Victories for
New Hampshire greyhounds USA ... click
here
NEWS
FLASH >>
US State Investigates Greyhound Abuse (including
doping with cocaine) ... click
here
NEWS FLASH >> Shamed NFL
football star Michael Vick is not the only one ... click
here for more info on the abuse of greyhounds in the USA
NEWS FLASH >> Dog owner drunk at track loses license
at Tucson Greyhound Park USA
... click here
for
info on this interesting case that reflects very badly on greyhound
racing in the USA and
here for a press
release by The American-European Greyhound Alliance
NEWS FLASH >> Czech dog lovers
offering former racing greyhounds from Ireland new life... click
here
NEWS
FLASH >> Officers disciplined after a greyhound
dies from neglect at Scottish police station ... click
here for latest update ... or click
herefor the details of the original story from our sister
site www.greyhoundactionscotland.org.uk
NEWS
FLASH >> USA
Racing foes have released a report detailing dog injuries ...
click here
NEWS
FLASH >> Innocent
Greyhound Killed in Tucson
USA ... proving again that like the industry,
the abuse of greyhounds is worldwide ... click
here for more info
NEWS FLASH >>
watch
"Running for their lives" a short but powerful film
by KAREN CHERRINGTON
... a big thanks to Karen for producing it and letting us link
to it ... click
here ... please tell everyone to watch it!
URGENT
ACTION >> TEESIDE HOSPICE PLANNING A
NIGHT AT THE DOGS PLEASE GET WRITING ASAP!!! ...
click here for more info
NEWS
FLASH >> Murdered dogs found near Ayr Greyhound Stadium
in Scotland ... this may be the tip of the iceberg and may turn
out to be the discovery of a new killing ground ... click
here for info. NOTE UPDATED ON 4/08/07 with a very graphic
photo of the second decomposed greyhound.
NEWS
FLASH >>
INTERNATIONAL SINGER/SONGWRITERS
MARIA DAINES AND PAUL have written a song in memory of Biko
and all the other victims of this disgusting industry ... You
can listen to it here: http://www.maria-daines.com/music-57.html
URGENT
ACTION >> Please email the Daily Mail
asap in reply to a letter from Lord Lipsey ... click
here for info
NEWS
FLASH >> A new website has
been set up to highlight the link between human and animal slavery
... click
here
URGENT ACTION >>
What's
going on with the "Retired
Greyhounds Trust"? We've heard that the RGT is pressurising
rehoming centres to take more dogs from tracks and also to reduce
the numbers in their kennels ... click
here for more info ... or if you work at a rehoming centre
and can help us with info ... we really need your help!
NEWS
FLASH >> It is with great
sadness that we report the death of vegan visionary Neil Lea
... a man who did much to help animals despite very difficult
personal circumstances ... click
here for memorial information
NEWS
FLASH >>
Sadly
Biko has died
... click here for details
NEWS
FLASH >> "Healthy dogs
are being killed" excellent and revealing report
by Wales On Sunday into 5 more greyhound executioners in Wales
... click here
for full story
NEWS
FLASH >> Irish
Coursing Club to rejoin world greyhound body after gap of two
years ... underlining the link between coursing and greyhound
racing ... click
here for more info ... click
here for more info on coursing
NEWS
FLASH >> Irish Greyhound Racing Board facing fresh
drugs scandal ... click
here for more info
NEWS
FLASH >> Paisley says no to Ormeau stadium (Belfast)
... click
here for more info
NEWS
FLASH >>
No prosecution in mutilation case. Despite using DNA to trace
the owner of this dog (Aoife) who was abandoned with her ears
cut off ... both The Irish Greyhound Board and The Gardai have
failed
to prosecute the owner ... click
here for more info or
here
for the original story
NEWS
FLASH >> We
now have a free downloadable Powerpoint presentation that you
can email or show to people ... click
here to download or
view
URGENT
ACTION >> St.
Joseph's School & Services for the Visually Impaired is
going to the dogs. Help us to persuade them it's wrong click
here for full details.
URGENT
ACTION >> New
Appeal for the Scooby shelter
in Spain ... male spanish dogs need your help click
here the
shelter is at bursting point ... homes and funds are needed
urgently