The
welfare groups represented on the Greyhound Forum held several
meetings to decide how we should all reply to the consultation by
DEFRA (the government department concerned with Animal Welfare) on
their draft regulations for the care and welfare of racing
greyhounds. In the opinion of the welfare groups (of
which GIN is one) these regulations are seriously deficient and,
in their present form will not result in any improvement.
We
have made a very detailed response of which the leading elements
are that there should be no self-regulation by the racing
industry; that regulations should apply to all tracks, whether or
not registered; that all dogs should be protected and traceable
from cradle to grave and that vets at tracks must be wholly
independent and trained in greyhound treatment. Supporters
who are interested can read our full submission by clicking this
link. Letter
to DEFRA - greyhound welfare regulations