Greyhound racing has lost 500,00 racegoers in the last 5 years... ...and last year greyhound breeding fell by 13% resulting in 5000 less dogs being killed (see newsletter for more info... click here) CLICK HERE FOR MORE EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE WINNING THIS FIGHT Saturday May 31st until Sunday June 1st www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk

URGENT ACTION >> We URGENTLY need many more signatures on our petitions to ban the export of greyhounds from Australia to Asia where they suffer appaling cruelty and death ... click here for a downloable petition for Australian citizens ... click here for an online petition for everyone

URGENT ACTION >> Calling all supporters in or near South West London ... help is needed with our successful leafletting campaign at Wimbledon ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> GA's "Running for their lives" newsletter #17 is out now ... full of news and victories ... click here

URGENT ACTION >> The Greyhound Star this month announced that David Lipsey, chairman of the BGRB, is on a charm offensive ... we urgently need your help to counter this spin offensive with the real facts ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound killed at Sittingbourne after breaking leg ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Three greyhounds abandoned in Norwhich within 2 weeks ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> The greyhound track at Coventry Stadium is teetering on the brink of closure ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound racing at Sittingbourne’s Central Stadium could soon be finished ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> GA launches new leaflet "Greyhound Breeder Admits To Slaughter" ... cataloguing the revelations of greyhound breeder Richard Newell ... click here for info

NEWS FLASH >> Clover Leaf Colorado track closes ... one of 11 to close since 2004 ... click here

URGENT ACTION >> The Today program has been promoting greyhound racing please complain and ask for more balanced coverage ... click here

URGENT ACTION >> Greyhound racing to return to Bolton? urgent action needed ... click here for info

NEWS FLASH>> Yet another new local group ... GA proudly introduces Greyhound Action who are campaigning against the Ellesmere Port and Bellevue tracks as well as educating people throughout Cheshire ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH>> Yet another greyhound killing ground found ... this time in West Cork Eire ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> VICTORY AT COCKERMOUTH! Following a storm of protest ... councillors have turned down a new greyhound track ... you might like to thank them ... click here for full info

NEWS FLASH >> Online veterinary advice ... you can get free quality advice at this online yahoo group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/petvetcafe/ or send a question to this address: petvetcafe@yahoogroups.com

URGENT ACTION >> greyhound fur/skin for sale on ebay ... please complain ... click here for details

URGENT ACTION >> More bias from BBC this time on the world service ... please complain ... click here for details


NEWS FLASH>> New website launched exposing the cruel trade in rabbit fur ... click here

NEWS FLASH>> Yet another new GA local group launched ... this time in Wolverhampton ... they are organising regular demos at Monmore Green stadium ... click here

NEWS FLASH>> Activists trash UK stadium ... click here

NEWS FLASH>> From his own mouth ... Greyhound breeder admits to slaughter ... you must read this as an eye opener into exactly how the industry thinks ... click here ... coincidentally a similar scandal has broken in Australia ... proving how widespread these attitudes and actions are in the industry ... click here

NEWS FLASH>> Popularity of virtual racing increasing ... in the UK it's now worth US$1.4 Billion per Year ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH>> Date set for "celebrity chef" Clarissa Dickson Wright's trial for alleged hare-coursing ... click here for more info

URGENT ACTION >> Major Dog Racing Scandal Breaks in Australia ... leading trainer exposed as greyhound killer ... click here

NEWS FLASH>> Greyhound trainer on 299 criminal charges ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Greyhound Deaths Prompt Look at Track ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> SAAC have just launched their new website www.studentsagainstanimalcruelty.org.uk

NEWS FLASH >> Greyhounds Run Toward Victory in Massachusetts ... over 100,000 signatures collected on petition ... click here

URGENT ACTION >> Biased coverage on the BBC ... please take the time to complain ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> 10th annual International Animal Rights Day on (or around) the 10th December ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> Yet another doping scandal as 2 dogs test positive at Brandywell the North of Irelands only track ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Eight Northern Irish "owners" fined for doping dogs with cocaine ... click here ... this comes shortly after a similar scandal in Eire involving BZP so called herbal ecstasy ... click here

URGENT ACTION >> Madam Tussauds have recently unveiled a wax work of Westmead Hawk an ex-racing greyhound ... please complain ... click here for more info including update.


URGENT ACTION >> Cubs and Scouts going to the dogs ... click here

NEWS FLASH >> Yet another doping scandal in Ireland ... this time with herbal ecstasy (BZP) ... click here

URGENT ACTION >> The Mayor of Merton is having a Charity Dog Night at Wimbledon stadium on Friday 19 October ... please contact him ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> NEW web banner available for you to add to your web page if you have one ... click here for more info about what to do

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!

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%

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

Rusty was mutilated, shot in the head with a captive bolt gun and had his ears hacked off to try and hide his identity. It cost his "owners" just £10 to dispose of Rusty.

Andrew Gough was convicted of mutilating and killing Rusty ... he was sentenced to 6 months in prison unlike recently exposed mass greyhound murderer David Smith who walked away free.

TIME TO REMEMBER >> It's 3 years since Rusty was found abandoned on a welsh hillside ... at the time we hoped it would be a wake up call to the authorities and the greyhound owners themselves ... but has anything changed? ... click here for GA comment

EMERGENCY APPEAL >> Lurcher desperately needs home ... North East area ... click here


NEWS FLASH >> Irish dog found hanging in Spain? ... click here for more details

URGENT ACTION >> We the undersigned want legislation introduced into the Irish Betting Act 1931 to restrict betting at Horse and Greyhound Tracks to adults over 18 years.(this is the legal age in the uk) ... click here to sign ... GA comment ... obviously we want all racing banned, but this will hammer another nail in the coffin ... so please sign.

URGENT ACTION >> It looks like the the track at Casablanca in Morroco is going to close ... leaving 250 - 300 Irish dogs, when it closes lots of help will be needed ... click here for more details. Incidentally this will be the 7th track to close outside the British Isle in the last few years!

NEWS FLASH >> No Justice for Murdered Greyhounds! ... greyhound industry executioner gets off with £2000 fine ... what a suprise in this nation of animal lovers ... click here for more info

URGENT ACTION >> Spanish Galgos urgently need homes in the UK or anywhere else people can offer them ... click here for more info ... an appeal from Greyhounds in Need


URGENT ACTION >> GOOD VIBRATIONS! Ann Summers was going to the dogs but has had a change of heart ... click here to find out more


NEWS FLASH >> Yet another dog found in a disgraceful condition ... this time in Wiclklow ... click here for more info

NEWS FLASH >> 2 greyhounds with mutilated ears found in Ireland within days of each other ... click here for more info