CAGED NATIONWIDE Interviews
GBGB Licensed Greyhound Trainer
Marina and Steven May contacted Caged Nationwide
when they were unable to feed their dogs, and had nowhere else to turn for help
GBGB Licensed Greyhound Trainer
Marina and Steven May contacted Caged Nationwide
when they were unable to feed their dogs, and had nowhere else to turn for help
The Mays were already struggling to keep 14 greyhounds '8 of them retired' and 6 actively racing when in July 2023 something happened that would change their outlook of greyhound racing.
Steve did not want to speak about the greyhounds he had lost on the tracks during a public interview. He told us it would upset him too much; one of his dogs had sustained a spinal injury and died after leaving Swindon race track. He said he deeply regretted his earlier involvement in greyhound racing and would never race his dogs at any race track again.
He admitted to us that he now realises that race tracks are too unpredictable with the structure and management of the them failing to take greyhound welfare into account.
In January 2023; Greyhound trainer, Neil Britton, had all of his 17 greyhounds removed from him due to welfare issues. Neil admitted to Caged Nationwide that he had not been financially coping with his 17 dogs before they were removed.
Mr Britton told us he had been struggling and was eager to make a career out of greyhound racing but it had all fallen apart for him when his dogs were removed and dispersed amongst several other Perry Barr greyhound trainers. 2 of his dogs, two year old Drumdoit Skye and two year old Cavies Chunk were passed on for free by ARC to the Mays.
The Mays were expecting to race these two dogs but when this did not materialise for them they became disgruntled as to being left to fund the dogs themselves. They told us they were paid £6 per day for each dog as agreed but in June they claimed the payments just stopped. Steven said he chased after ARC as he felt they had dumped more dogs on them while they were already financially struggling to cope with the 14 dogs they already kept; due to his frustration he had sent several text messages to Mr Baldwin, the ARC representative who gave him the 2 dogs; These messages were then viewed as potentially threatening and they notified Mr May that the Greyhound Board and the police would be notified. Mrs May was then banned from all ARC greyhound tracks due to the nature of the text messages, however they had the option to race at non ARC race tracks. Following this, the Mays have told us they no longer want to race their greyhounds at any race tracks. They are retiring all of their 16 dogs with the support of Caged Nationwide.
See the letters below;
Steve did not want to speak about the greyhounds he had lost on the tracks during a public interview. He told us it would upset him too much; one of his dogs had sustained a spinal injury and died after leaving Swindon race track. He said he deeply regretted his earlier involvement in greyhound racing and would never race his dogs at any race track again.
He admitted to us that he now realises that race tracks are too unpredictable with the structure and management of the them failing to take greyhound welfare into account.
In January 2023; Greyhound trainer, Neil Britton, had all of his 17 greyhounds removed from him due to welfare issues. Neil admitted to Caged Nationwide that he had not been financially coping with his 17 dogs before they were removed.
Mr Britton told us he had been struggling and was eager to make a career out of greyhound racing but it had all fallen apart for him when his dogs were removed and dispersed amongst several other Perry Barr greyhound trainers. 2 of his dogs, two year old Drumdoit Skye and two year old Cavies Chunk were passed on for free by ARC to the Mays.
The Mays were expecting to race these two dogs but when this did not materialise for them they became disgruntled as to being left to fund the dogs themselves. They told us they were paid £6 per day for each dog as agreed but in June they claimed the payments just stopped. Steven said he chased after ARC as he felt they had dumped more dogs on them while they were already financially struggling to cope with the 14 dogs they already kept; due to his frustration he had sent several text messages to Mr Baldwin, the ARC representative who gave him the 2 dogs; These messages were then viewed as potentially threatening and they notified Mr May that the Greyhound Board and the police would be notified. Mrs May was then banned from all ARC greyhound tracks due to the nature of the text messages, however they had the option to race at non ARC race tracks. Following this, the Mays have told us they no longer want to race their greyhounds at any race tracks. They are retiring all of their 16 dogs with the support of Caged Nationwide.
See the letters below;
Caged Nationwide donated 65 x 15kg bags of dog food to the now former greyhound trainer to help feed their 16 retired greyhounds.
It is in our view that the Greyhound Board should have taken responsibility for the welfare of these greyhounds.
We refuse to see any dog go hungry.
If you would like to help us to support Marina and Steven May with their 16 greyhounds, now that they have given up greyhound racing; you are welcome to donate any small amount of money to us but please mark your donation with - 'Skye and Chunk appeal' here - paypal.me/cagednw
We thank Marina and Steven May for giving up greyhound racing and for speaking out against the cruelty.
It is in our view that the Greyhound Board should have taken responsibility for the welfare of these greyhounds.
We refuse to see any dog go hungry.
If you would like to help us to support Marina and Steven May with their 16 greyhounds, now that they have given up greyhound racing; you are welcome to donate any small amount of money to us but please mark your donation with - 'Skye and Chunk appeal' here - paypal.me/cagednw
We thank Marina and Steven May for giving up greyhound racing and for speaking out against the cruelty.
Help us continue our work with a small donation