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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Introduce legislation to provide a safe retirement for racing dogs. More details
Submitted by Victoria Lord – Deadline to sign up by: 25 July 2008 – Signatures: 64
More details from petition creator
Every year at least 10,000 greyhounds retire from racing in the UK.
Many of these simply 'disappear'. An inquiry, carried out by the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare revealed:
* A minimum of 13,478 greyhounds bred for racing are considered 'surplus' to the industry in England and Wales each year.
* At least 4,728 greyhounds in England are unaccounted for each year - these are presumed to be killed by the age of three or four - when their racing days are over.
* At least a further 2,478 British-bred pups selected for greyhound racing each year never make it to the track - and are also unaccounted for. The Retired Greyhound Trust rehomes just 3,500 each year. About 1,500 more ex-racing greyhounds are rehomed annually by animal welfare charities, as well as others going to private homes.
We want independent tracks to be licensed by local authorities and for them to be responsible for their racing dogs even after retirement by ensuring that their dogs are either kept as pets or rehomed adequately.
Current signatories
Victoria Lord, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- SARAH SAUNTSON
- Tracey
- Mr Partis
- R White
- Sandy Smyth
- Marc Fitzgibbon
- Alison Earnshaw (petitions.pm.gov.uk/their-rights)
- Wendy Howell
- Elizabeth Vallance
- Lynne Poyser
- Charlotte Poyser
- Karl Poyser
- Jody Thornhill
- Claire Morris
- Dick King
- S King
- Jeff
- Hannah Deverson
- Keely Cocks
- Alexandra Roumbas
- Sally-Anne Ryan
- Lucy de Rosa
- David Alison
- samantha thomas
- Ian Couchman
- Laura Downes
- Julie Collings
- Hilary Perry
- Julie A. Rueger
- Kay Morris
- Emily Ann Love
- Brian Wainwright
- Lisa King
- Julie Frusher
- Margaret Frusher
- Kerry-Ann Stanley
- Angela Stacey
- Marita Millard
- Patricia Kelly
- Sally Keeley
- Jennifer A. Shepherd
- KAREN JOHNSON
- Jennie Mien
- Hannah Birch
- Susanne Mason
- Kaylee Cutler
- Kimberley Chard
- Rowena Packer
- Pennie Malone
- Danielle Bennett
- Jacqueline Walker
- Alec William Walker
- Karen Smith
- John Sutton
- nicola hall
- Lyndsey Simon
- Vivienne Ortega
- claire newman
- B Johnson
- sue cotton
- alice breaks
- Ellen carlin
- m. cowley
