CAGED NationWide

  • Home
    • CAGED NATIONWIDE Interviews GBGB Licensed Greyhound Trainer
    • Irish & UK Greyhounds exported to China >
      • Letter for the workplace
      • GBGB Kennel Hand Exposed
      • Silence of the Hounds
      • GBGB loses dispute over Greyhound Racing Kills Billboard Billboard
      • GBGB V Caged Nationwide
      • Award Winning Trainers Greyhounds Exported
      • DEFRA Response to Greyhound Exports
      • Who's Sending Greyhounds to Die in China?
      • Sighthound Abuse in Pakistan Exposed
      • Cruel Exports of British Greyhounds in Argentina
      • No More Greyhounds to China
      • Irish & UK Greyhounds exported to Pakistan
      • End The Greyhound Exports
    • The Hidden Truth of Greyhound Retirement >
      • Greyhound Racings Last Chance
      • Attention; Animal Rescue and Welfare Groups
      • RCVS declare shortage of British vets
    • Horror of Retired Greyhounds Failed by GBGB
    • Where are the Lockdown Dogs?
    • Open Letter to the GBGB Ambassadors >
      • IGB Greyhound Trainer Cries Propaganda
      • Caged Food4Life Appeal
      • Henlow greyhound track, a record of cruelty
      • Industry Failure to Discredit Caged
      • Threats to Caged team
    • Will Cruel Greyhound Racing Return to Oxford
    • Betting Shop Awareness Campaign >
      • Joining a Track Protest Group
      • Greyhound Track Campaign Groups
      • Get Active For The Greyhounds >
        • Misunderstood Facts
        • Ways you can help >
          • Massive Mail out
      • March for the Murdered Million >
        • Monument to remember the greyhounds >
          • The Proposed Greyhound White List Explained
          • Project End Greyhound Exports
          • GREYHOUND REMEMBRANCE 2021
          • Greyhound Remembrance 2014 >
            • Greyhound Remembrance 2013
    • URGENT APPEAL- FOOD 4 LIFE >
      • APPEAL FOR PLAY MAITE - REWARD £2000 >
        • Coronavirus Threat and The Greyhound Derby
    • RTE INVESTIGATES >
      • Greyhound
    • MEGA BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN 2018 >
      • GBGB objects to Caged billboard
      • Caged Nationwide Awareness Tour
      • Greyhound banner in the sky
      • Billboard for the greyhounds
      • Greypride 2016
      • Demolish Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium >
        • Easington Greyhound Stadium
        • Anti greyhound cruelty vintage bus >
          • Caged What We Did For the Greyhounds2019
          • Raced to Death Bus Campaign
        • We Want Wimbledon Closed
        • Don't Save Hall Green Stadium
      • Greyhound Derby Protest 2018 >
        • Big Protest - Ban Greyhound Racing
        • Greyhounds Awards Protest 2018 >
          • GBGB Awards Protest 2017 >
            • GBGB awards gala 2016 protest >
              • Manchester Hilton Greyhound Protest
        • Greyhound Derby Towcester
        • Greyhound Derby Protest >
          • GBGB Head Office Protest
      • The Westhoughton Greyhounds Closure Campaign >
        • The Belle Vue Big One
        • Raced to Death Tour
      • CAGED NW OUTDOOR AWARENESS PROJECTS
    • Greyhounds Awards Protest 2019
  • Greyhound Welfare
    • Pentobarbital and Dog Meat - Should we be worried
    • Prosecution of a GBGB licensed greyhound trainer
    • Greyhound Abuse - The Majority NOT a Minority >
      • Greyhound Tales
      • What Is Wrong With Greyhound Racing >
        • Greyhounds Forced to Race During Heatwave
        • The Forgotten Dogs
        • Greyhound Abuse & Cruelty Cases >
          • Gambling Establishments and Cruelty >
            • Failure to Home Greyhounds Responsibly >
              • Insider Witness Statements of Dogs Beaten
          • Justice for Bobby
          • Remember Valentina
          • Remember Rusty
          • Appeal for Petal
          • Appeal For Angel
        • Is Greyhound Racing Wrong
        • The truth about racing >
          • Sentient Beings
          • Is Greyhound Racing Cruel
    • Greyhound Injuries >
      • Greyhound Racing & Why It's Cruel
      • Talksport covers the misleading banners at Kinsley >
        • A Night At The Dogs
    • Allotment Watch
    • Greyhound Hell >
      • Remember the Dorset Seven
      • Greyhound Breeder Exposed
      • Malcolm Taylor >
        • KennelsExposed
    • Greyhound Board of Great Britain Exposed >
      • GBGB Exposed
      • Whistle-blower wins court case against Swindon Track after a greyhound loses his leg
      • GBGB Staff Exposed
      • Banned Trainer Kennels Retired Greyhounds for Greyhound Trust
      • Harndens List
      • Animal Abusing Hunter & Greyhound Trainer
      • Evidence submitted to the EFRA enquiry
      • Defra Greyhound enquiry
      • Lame greyhound forced to race >
        • Forced to Race
    • Love the Dogs >
      • Greyhounds & Cocaine
      • Greyhounds & Racing >
        • Love the Dogs
    • Charity night at the dogs >
      • Argos and Greyhounds
      • Groupon and Greyhounds
    • Legislation >
      • Retirement Form Failure
      • GBGB Greyhound Retirement Form
      • Open letter to the GBGB
  • BAN THE BOLT
    • Greyhound Disposal
    • The Captive Bolt Gun
    • Lush Greyhounds & the Bolt Campaign
    • The Ban the Bolt Tour
  • Leaflets
    • Posters
    • Protest Guidelines
    • Merchandise
    • CAGED NATIONWIDE T-SHIRTS
    • CAGED NW Christmas Cards
    • CAGED Nationwide Hoodies
  • Pets not Bets
    • Greyhounds Make Greyt Pets >
      • In Memory of
    • Rescued Greyhounds Storys >
      • Chaplin
      • Normans Story >
        • Appeal for Norman
      • Queen Mabs Story
      • Keats Story
      • Minnies Story
      • Jim and Robbie's Story
      • Winnies Story
      • Molly's Story
      • Marley's story
      • Charlie's Story
      • Lucy's Story
      • Jessica's Story
      • Sophie's Story
      • Andy's Story
      • Reggies Story
    • Foster Homes Needed >
      • Sparky needs a home
      • Colin the Greyhound needs a home
      • Maizi the Whippet Cross needs a home
      • Meeka and Sandy need a home
      • Teddy the greyhound needs a home
      • Earl the Lurcher needs a home
  • Petitions
  • Contact Us
    • About us
  • DONATE
    • Caged Nationwide Lottery
  • Home
    • CAGED NATIONWIDE Interviews GBGB Licensed Greyhound Trainer
    • Irish & UK Greyhounds exported to China >
      • Letter for the workplace
      • GBGB Kennel Hand Exposed
      • Silence of the Hounds
      • GBGB loses dispute over Greyhound Racing Kills Billboard Billboard
      • GBGB V Caged Nationwide
      • Award Winning Trainers Greyhounds Exported
      • DEFRA Response to Greyhound Exports
      • Who's Sending Greyhounds to Die in China?
      • Sighthound Abuse in Pakistan Exposed
      • Cruel Exports of British Greyhounds in Argentina
      • No More Greyhounds to China
      • Irish & UK Greyhounds exported to Pakistan
      • End The Greyhound Exports
    • The Hidden Truth of Greyhound Retirement >
      • Greyhound Racings Last Chance
      • Attention; Animal Rescue and Welfare Groups
      • RCVS declare shortage of British vets
    • Horror of Retired Greyhounds Failed by GBGB
    • Where are the Lockdown Dogs?
    • Open Letter to the GBGB Ambassadors >
      • IGB Greyhound Trainer Cries Propaganda
      • Caged Food4Life Appeal
      • Henlow greyhound track, a record of cruelty
      • Industry Failure to Discredit Caged
      • Threats to Caged team
    • Will Cruel Greyhound Racing Return to Oxford
    • Betting Shop Awareness Campaign >
      • Joining a Track Protest Group
      • Greyhound Track Campaign Groups
      • Get Active For The Greyhounds >
        • Misunderstood Facts
        • Ways you can help >
          • Massive Mail out
      • March for the Murdered Million >
        • Monument to remember the greyhounds >
          • The Proposed Greyhound White List Explained
          • Project End Greyhound Exports
          • GREYHOUND REMEMBRANCE 2021
          • Greyhound Remembrance 2014 >
            • Greyhound Remembrance 2013
    • URGENT APPEAL- FOOD 4 LIFE >
      • APPEAL FOR PLAY MAITE - REWARD £2000 >
        • Coronavirus Threat and The Greyhound Derby
    • RTE INVESTIGATES >
      • Greyhound
    • MEGA BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN 2018 >
      • GBGB objects to Caged billboard
      • Caged Nationwide Awareness Tour
      • Greyhound banner in the sky
      • Billboard for the greyhounds
      • Greypride 2016
      • Demolish Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium >
        • Easington Greyhound Stadium
        • Anti greyhound cruelty vintage bus >
          • Caged What We Did For the Greyhounds2019
          • Raced to Death Bus Campaign
        • We Want Wimbledon Closed
        • Don't Save Hall Green Stadium
      • Greyhound Derby Protest 2018 >
        • Big Protest - Ban Greyhound Racing
        • Greyhounds Awards Protest 2018 >
          • GBGB Awards Protest 2017 >
            • GBGB awards gala 2016 protest >
              • Manchester Hilton Greyhound Protest
        • Greyhound Derby Towcester
        • Greyhound Derby Protest >
          • GBGB Head Office Protest
      • The Westhoughton Greyhounds Closure Campaign >
        • The Belle Vue Big One
        • Raced to Death Tour
      • CAGED NW OUTDOOR AWARENESS PROJECTS
    • Greyhounds Awards Protest 2019
  • Greyhound Welfare
    • Pentobarbital and Dog Meat - Should we be worried
    • Prosecution of a GBGB licensed greyhound trainer
    • Greyhound Abuse - The Majority NOT a Minority >
      • Greyhound Tales
      • What Is Wrong With Greyhound Racing >
        • Greyhounds Forced to Race During Heatwave
        • The Forgotten Dogs
        • Greyhound Abuse & Cruelty Cases >
          • Gambling Establishments and Cruelty >
            • Failure to Home Greyhounds Responsibly >
              • Insider Witness Statements of Dogs Beaten
          • Justice for Bobby
          • Remember Valentina
          • Remember Rusty
          • Appeal for Petal
          • Appeal For Angel
        • Is Greyhound Racing Wrong
        • The truth about racing >
          • Sentient Beings
          • Is Greyhound Racing Cruel
    • Greyhound Injuries >
      • Greyhound Racing & Why It's Cruel
      • Talksport covers the misleading banners at Kinsley >
        • A Night At The Dogs
    • Allotment Watch
    • Greyhound Hell >
      • Remember the Dorset Seven
      • Greyhound Breeder Exposed
      • Malcolm Taylor >
        • KennelsExposed
    • Greyhound Board of Great Britain Exposed >
      • GBGB Exposed
      • Whistle-blower wins court case against Swindon Track after a greyhound loses his leg
      • GBGB Staff Exposed
      • Banned Trainer Kennels Retired Greyhounds for Greyhound Trust
      • Harndens List
      • Animal Abusing Hunter & Greyhound Trainer
      • Evidence submitted to the EFRA enquiry
      • Defra Greyhound enquiry
      • Lame greyhound forced to race >
        • Forced to Race
    • Love the Dogs >
      • Greyhounds & Cocaine
      • Greyhounds & Racing >
        • Love the Dogs
    • Charity night at the dogs >
      • Argos and Greyhounds
      • Groupon and Greyhounds
    • Legislation >
      • Retirement Form Failure
      • GBGB Greyhound Retirement Form
      • Open letter to the GBGB
  • BAN THE BOLT
    • Greyhound Disposal
    • The Captive Bolt Gun
    • Lush Greyhounds & the Bolt Campaign
    • The Ban the Bolt Tour
  • Leaflets
    • Posters
    • Protest Guidelines
    • Merchandise
    • CAGED NATIONWIDE T-SHIRTS
    • CAGED NW Christmas Cards
    • CAGED Nationwide Hoodies
  • Pets not Bets
    • Greyhounds Make Greyt Pets >
      • In Memory of
    • Rescued Greyhounds Storys >
      • Chaplin
      • Normans Story >
        • Appeal for Norman
      • Queen Mabs Story
      • Keats Story
      • Minnies Story
      • Jim and Robbie's Story
      • Winnies Story
      • Molly's Story
      • Marley's story
      • Charlie's Story
      • Lucy's Story
      • Jessica's Story
      • Sophie's Story
      • Andy's Story
      • Reggies Story
    • Foster Homes Needed >
      • Sparky needs a home
      • Colin the Greyhound needs a home
      • Maizi the Whippet Cross needs a home
      • Meeka and Sandy need a home
      • Teddy the greyhound needs a home
      • Earl the Lurcher needs a home
  • Petitions
  • Contact Us
    • About us
  • DONATE
    • Caged Nationwide Lottery

NUMEROUS GREYHOUNDS KILLED, (METHOD USED UNKNOWN)
JUST HOURS AFTER BEING
OFFERED LOVING HOMES 

R.I.P - 04.10.17
The Dorset Seven

Picture
Picture


Videos from inside the kennels post clean up
Former Poole Greyhound Trainer
kept dogs in horrific conditions at the kennels
​in her rear garden in Dorset, UK. 

Caged was initially contacted during early September by an informant who had grave concerns of badly treated dogs at a former licensed trainers kennels.
The informant had very restricted access to the kennels, and the kennels were situated on private land therefore we could not access them without permission from the owner.
We asked for evidence to be gathered, including ear tattoo (ID) of the dogs, but we understood this could take time due to restricted access.

Meanwhile the RSPCA had been notified but had refused to act if the dogs had water, food and shelter of which we were told the dogs did have when the call was made.

On the 27th September 2017, Caged received images and video footage of the conditions at the kennels.
We were told the former trainer had been approached about re homing the dogs but during the discussion had threatened to have them shot by the local huntsmen.


After gathering as much information as possible about this case and the history of the kennels,  Caged contacted the owner on Friday 29th September. We had a long discussion with her and understood she was a  former Poole licensed greyhound trainer. We were  invited to visit the kennels and view the conditions. We advised her that we were a greyhound protection group, and she seemed very comfortable speaking to us about her dogs, but told us that if the dogs were ever removed, she would replace them.
​
During the telephone conversation, the owner claimed the greyhounds were well taken care of and that she had a friend within the RSPCA who had previously visited her kennels and informed her that there were no issues with the conditions. We were not given any name of an RSPCA inspector or provided with any evidence of this. However we did view the 2009 article which mentions a previous RSPCA visit to the premises, when she was licensed to race greyhounds. 


Kerry Elliman from Birmingham Greyhound Protection also spoke to her and offered rescue spaces for her dogs, but Eve declined. 


​
Click to read the 2009 article; www.bournemouthecho.co.uk




It was necessary for us to assess the conditions for ourselves before deciding what steps to take. 
The owner
 was elderly and her husband is unwell, therefore we decided to offer her help with re homing of the dogs via a reputable rescue. 
Birmingham Greyhound Protection have foster homes across the country and we asked them to get involved with this case, to help assist with any possible re homing of the dogs, if agreed by the owner.


On Sunday 1st of October 2017, representatives from Caged Nationwide and Birmingham Greyhound Protection travelled to Dorset, after making arrangements with the owner just 48 hrs earlier.

On entering the kennels, we witnessed seven very distressed greyhounds.

Some of the dogs were mentally shut down and others were desperate for attention.
[Greyhounds often shut down when unable to cope with their environment, as they are sensitive dogs and often struggle with the isolation, boredom and lack of natural environment.]

The kennels had no lighting, either natural or artificial - We had to use torches to see the dogs
The stench of faeces and urine was unbearable, with no flow of air.
The floors were saturated and water and urine was pooling in areas.
There was no proper ventilation, no windows open, no light whatsoever and no drainage.
There was no sign of any stimulation for the dogs, no toys, bones etc
The dogs were given food while we visited. There were blue bottles hovering around the food preparation area.
We could not see if any of the dogs were carrying old injuries as we were unable to get close to all of them, except one who had  clear signs of gingivitis.

We asked the owner if she would allow the dogs to go to foster homes via Birmingham Greyhound Protection. Eve told us that she would rather the dogs were killed than re homed to people she did not know!
Kerry Elliman from Birmingham Greyhound Protection assured Eve, that the dogs would go to loving homes and photographs could be sent to her as often as she wished, to verify that they were happy and safe. 

The former trainer/owner persisted to refuse the dogs the chance of caring homes, and during conversation kept referring back to her Trophy's which she had won during the dogs racing years.
We decided to make her an offer as she spoke of a deep respect she had for her former racing manager.

We asked if she would allow the dogs to go to rescue on condition Poole track manager contacted her on our behalf and verified that Kerry Elliman at Birmingham Greyhound Protection had a good reputation for re homing greyhounds.
We felt we may have reached mutual ground and we left the premises, sadly leaving the greyhounds behind, but with intention to immediately contact the track and ask for their assistance to help relieve the dogs from the awful suffering.

Who was contacted:
The RSPCA
Poole Greyhound Stadium
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain

Caged and BGP made numerous urgent calls to Poole Stadium. 
Caged requested to speak with the racing office on 3 occasions but was told on 2 occasions that it was closed, and on the third occasion while it was open, was refused any communication with the staff in that department. On one instance Caged spoke to a member of staff and explained the call was a matter of 'urgent' animal welfare concerns.
The member of staff abruptly replied, "Tonight is just about the customers and nothing else!!"
On asking the member of staff his name, he replied, Mr Hughes. 

Staff at Poole Greyhound track and the Greyhound Board of Great were made aware of the threats that the dogs were going to be shot. Both were unwilling to help.

Kerry Elliman made several calls to Poole Stadium, and eventually spoke to the General Manager who told her that they wanted no involvement in the case.

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain also told us that they wanted nothing to do with the situation.

These greyhounds were bred and used for racing and were severely mistreated with no intervention from an industry that once used them for profit.
Rule 18i e of the GBGB was breached when these dogs were not homed responsibly. 
This same rule is repeatedly breached by greyhound trainers and owners, with greyhounds being found in unsuitable ramshackle outbuildings, or even in countries that have no animal welfare laws. 


On 04.10.17 the former trainer notified us that the dogs had been killed, not even 3 full days after we visited them.
A hunter told us that he had given her a telephone number for the local huntsman to shoot them on the grounds that they were suffering so badly that he preferred they were shot. He said the authorities had refused to help and the dogs had remained suffering for too many years.  
A hunt members relative later told us enquiries had been made with the local hunt and they would not reply as to whether they had shot the dogs. 


An informant has advised us that the kennels are now empty but we are concerned that she may replace the dogs with other raced greyhounds. The owner told us that she was good friends with a greyhound trainer from Poole Stadium.

Due to the history of this former trainer and the information we have been provided with, we believe there could be many greyhound corpses buried under the grounds of these premises, but we are not aware of any authority having a duty to dig these gardens up, exhume the cadavers, and examine them to identify how they died.

We are aware of other cases involving different breeds of dogs, where investigations have led to bodies being exhumed, but in the case of greyhounds, we believe they are very much treated second class compared to most other breeds of dog, and aren't afforded the same amount of care due to their use for the gambling industry to make a profit.

Once again, we bring an exposure that provides evidence that these gentle and loyal loving dogs are used and abused by the greyhound racing industry.

We have identified two of the dogs as Kenz Ruby (Brindle F) and her brother Kenz Amigo (Black M)


Thank you to Birmingham Greyhound Protection for all their efforts and offering to re -home all seven dogs


Caged had given a full statement to Dorset police after the dogs were killed.  Their final response was that they were too busy to deal with the case. 
One of the witnesses contacted us after speaking to the police. She sounded extremely shaken and was crying, she would not give us full details regarding the conversation with the police but told us she was not allowed to speak to us again. We have not heard from her since. 


Caged has since became a private prosecutor and will take court action against anyone breaching the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and where raced/racing greyhounds are unnecessarily suffering.                                                                                               

Please click the below image and sign the petition to gain protection for retired greyhounds
Picture
Picture
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.