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I have met Annette Crosbie a couple of times. She came to the Greyhound March last year. Personally I think that the 'right thing' is for race dog owners to keep their own dogs as pets when they retire. I don't think people should own greyhounds unless they intend to keep them. There isn't an...

I'm not saying it never happens. I'm saying I don't think it happens as often as is claimed, else I'd meet people out and about who had done so

Yes I think it does. Of course some owners or trainers keep their dogs but if it were as common as people say it is then you would expect to come across them out walking. If I ever see a greyhound out and about I always go over to meet it and chat with the owner. When I ask where the dog came...

Well yes I found it very sad that when I saw that date on the article and I was wondering 'what has changed really?'

I found this article written by Donal MacIntyre. It mentions the testing labs, Spain etc, and also mentions the fate of pups which was something being questioned here a few days ago. Not all dogs go to heaven

Whilst it may not be true that pups have trials aged 6 months, that doesn't mean that 'failed pups' are not sometimes disposed of. There are 'failed pups', (I have seen some racing people estimate that approx 1 in 4 don't chase) and Fee's question about what happens to these dogs remains a valid...

I can only speak for myself here... of course I don't think every racing trainer/owner is the type to take their unwanted dogs to be shot and buried. I also think there is no escaping the fact that commercial greyhound racing demands large number of dogs to be bred, many of which become surplus...

But does that make it acceptable? There are two reasons that I mentioned greyhounds specifically in my post. Firstly, this topic is in the 'Greyhound General Discussion' section. Secondly, a relatively high proportion of dogs taken in by animal rescue centres are actually greyhounds. This is...

So would I. What I would like even more than that is a concentrated effort to ensure that there are not surplus greyhounds requiring pts in the first place.

They could have been out fundraising over the weekend etc... Perhaps they need to organise a homecheck too? (unless you have had that already?) Good luck :))

What worries me is Lord Lipsey's view that the solution to the NGRC/BGRB's problem is that the dog owning public should be adopting greyhounds instead of other breeds/crosses. That may go some way to solving Lord Lipsey's problems but it doesn't help the rescue centres and the other breeds in...