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    • Pentobarbital and Dog Meat - Should we be worried
    • Whistle-blower wins court case against Swindon Track after a greyhound loses his leg
    • DEFRA Response to Greyhound Exports
    • GREYHOUND REMEMBRANCE 2021 >
      • Award Winning Trainers Greyhounds Exported
    • 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 2014 >
            • Greyhound Remembrance 2013
    • URGENT APPEAL- FOOD 4 LIFE >
      • APPEAL FOR PLAY MAITE - REWARD £2000 >
        • Coronavirus Threat and The Greyhound Derby
    • RTE INVESTIGATES >
      • Greyhound
    • Irish & UK Greyhounds exported to China >
      • 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
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      • 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 >
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          • GBGB Head Office Protest
      • The Westhoughton Greyhounds Closure Campaign >
        • The Belle Vue Big One
        • Raced to Death Tour
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    • Greyhounds Awards Protest 2019
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    • 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
      • 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
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    • The Captive Bolt Gun
    • Lush Greyhounds & the Bolt Campaign
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      • Jessica's Story
      • Sophie's Story
      • Andy's Story
      • Reggies Story
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      • Sparky needs a home
      • Colin the Greyhound needs a home
      • Maizi the Whippet Cross needs a home
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Gambling Establishments
​ and Cruelty
 


A quick bet on the dogs may seem like harmless fun when you see them racing, but would it make a difference if you knew the reality behind the spotlights?

We provide the facts and leave the decision making to you


On average 7,000 greyhounds are killed each year in Great Britain and Ireland due to racing, that's approximately 40% of all dogs bred for racing.

Like any dog, greyhounds need freedom, exercise, human interaction and play
Find out how a greyhound differs to other breeds of dog and how this impacts on their treatment

Introduction to the Greyhound breed

The first dog known to exist in history
They once had the highest protection under UK law. If a person harmed a greyhound they could be sentenced to death
They are the only breed of dog mentioned in the bible

Proverbs 30:29-31 King James Version (KJV)29
"There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up."


Originally bred for hunting
They have larger hearts than other breeds and universal blood that match most breeds of dogs

What's changed

In 1926 Greyhound racing was introduced to the UK by a USA profiteer who had began racing dogs in 1924, after 
they were recognised for their athletic physique 
T
heir lives were once highly valued, but today they are treated as disposable commodities
Unlike pet dogs, they are forced to perform, often with little to no human interaction, no play, and no freedom 
Some have been enslaved for the use of their blood 
which is drained from their bodies and sold on (A process called exsanguination). Veterinary practices are also known to keep these dogs captive for the use of their blood.
They are a breed exploited in numerous ways


Laws are weak and non enforced, leaving the greyhound susceptible to pain, injury and death due to racing. 

BAGS (Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Services) and BEGS (Bookmakers Evening Greyhound Services)
19 out 20 greyhound tracks stream dog races
for online gambling sites, TV and betting shops. Over 2.5 billion pounds is wagered on greyhound race bets each year.

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Photo - Flickr (Mat Walker)

The History of Bags Racing
The Bookmakers formed BAGS racing in 1967
It was initially set up as a not for profit company to provide 
an opportunity to show dog racing in licensed Betting shops during the winter afternoons when horse racing was threatened by bad weather.
This later extended to the mornings.

In 1986 a new bill was accepted under conservative government, with deregulation then permitting live racing at betting shops and in 1987 Satellite Information Services (SIS) was formed by major gambling establishments to provide televised (live) races to betting shops. 




Arena Racing Company, the UKs largest racing group have acquired 5 dog race tracks in total, they are:
Newcastle, Sunderland, Nottingham, Perry Barr and Belle Vue (Belle Vue recently closed), they have also entered into a partnership with Greyhound Media Group (GMG) to represent media rights for a total of 12 British dog race tracks, leaving SIS with media rights of a remaining 8 tracks.
GMG Company Director, also holds a position as a Promoter Director of the Greyhound racing industry regulators, the GBGB, who are responsible for the welfare of the dogs
Some people may perceive this as a conflict of interest



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                                                              Photo credit: Scott Robinson @ Flickr
The pressure is on

Bags racing is a business that generates profit for both the gambling establishments and the dog racing industry, including the individual trainers/ owners.

​Insiders tell us that Bags trainers are placed under extensive pressure to provide a sufficient number of dogs to be used for betting events to safeguard their contracts, encouraging them to kennel large numbers of dogs as well as house the ones that are not actively racing. (Retained dogs are included in the regulators homing figures, regardless of the dreadful conditions they are often kept in)
Kennel space is generally very limited, and if a dog becomes inactive the space could ideally be used to house a dog that is bringing an income rather than one who is creating expenses, therefore it becomes more beneficial to give up the non racers to a rescue. Unfortunately waiting lists are long due to the excessive amount of unwanted greyhounds. This often results in hoarding or giving the dogs away for free, but in some cases trainers/owners will dispose of their dogs, either abandoning them or sending them onto unregulated tracks, or even to kill pounds. 


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For every dog raced, the trainer/owner is paid a run fee, usually around £30 per dog per race depending on the track. No matter whether the dog finishes first or last, the fee is paid to the trainer. This encourages BAGS trainers to fill the demand for active racers and in return removes their drive to care for their dogs. There is no longer a need for dogs to be competitive as they did before BAGS racing existed because the money will still keep rolling in regardless of a dogs fitness levels.

'The Impact on Welfare' 
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Commercial Greyhound Racing, Doping, Cheating, and Hoarding of Dogs

If a dog isn't fit to race, the trainer must use a replacement to earn the run money and fill the demand for the broadcasts. It's more costly to purchase another dog rather than race an old or injured one, therefore running them literally into the ground is a more profitable option unless racing a champion dog, which in BAGS there isn't the incentive.

​If a trainer races enough dogs, the run money can amount into a decent regular income.. Although it's against the rules of racing, dogs are sometimes given drugs such as steroids to mask minor injuries whilst on the tracks. Given time injuries are likely to be exacerbated resulting in the dog becoming either seriously lame or having a collision. The dog may then be destroyed or will become inactive and their life put in jeopardy. 
Drug tests are random and rules are broken with little consequences to anyone except the dog


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Fatal injuries occur on the race tracks 
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The greyhound racing industry refer to the destruction of dogs as humane euthanasia 

Andrew Knight, a world leading Professor in Animal Welfare and Ethics once defined euthanasia during an Agpaw meeting 
He described it as a means of ending suffering in severely sick or old dogs out of compassion for them

The destruction of healthy dogs that are intentionally put in harms way does not fit the description of euthanasia, and should instead be recognised as the killing of what would have been healthy dogs who may have lived long lives, but are killed at very young ages, predominantly below the age of 5 years. The lifespan of a greyhound is generally around 10 to 14 yrs if not raced. 


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