Thank you for helping us with the support we needed…He’s doing so much better since we contacted you and we’re so thankful you provided us with the lifeline we needed to thrive together. Keeping Hounds in Homes Owner An essential Greyhound Rescue...
Updated imagery from October 2023 shows changes to the geometry of the famously tight bends at Valley have been minimal. With the return of commercial greyhound racing at The Valley, Ystrad Mynach, on Friday 3 November 2023, welfare organisations are renewing calls...
The Valley Greyhound Stadium has a “rounded rectangle” design and does not have constant-radius bends. This creates particularly dangerous “tight spots” (shown in red) where dogs get in to difficulty trying to negotiate the bends at high speed....
“Rapido Favor” strikes the rail and unpadded wall on the first bend. Promotional material for the track had previously bragged about the bend being “eye-wateringly sharp.” Industry commentators and animal welfare campaigners alike have raised...
“[Greyhound racing] is dead…you’ve got to be stark raving mad if you think you’re going to join the industry and make money.” Do you think the goverment will ban greyhound racing eventually or not? “I can only hope and pray they...
The kennel facility was solid with old faeces and urine. Many of the kennels contained the corpses of deceased dogs. THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS IMAGES SOME READERS MAY FIND UPSETTING A greyhound trainer with 17 years experience has been jailed for 36 weeks and banned for...
To mark National Greyhound Day (June 2nd) Carolyn Thomas MS (North Wales – Welsh Labour), Jane Dodds MS (Mid and West Wales – Welsh Liberal Democrats), Janet Finch-Saunders MS (Aberconwy – Welsh Conservative), Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (South Wales...
Last weekend saw staff and volunteers from Greyhound Rescue Wales in attendance at Swansea Pride. The sun was shining from early in the morning; a great start to the day with an excited atmosphere as soon as the paws hit the pavement! First came the parade through the...
