Clive Ellis

Greyhound track horror: a steward’s eye view

A new survey - the largest of its kind undertaken - offers a disturbing insight into the world of greyhound racing and the set task demanded of these athletes: the racing at speed on tight anti-clockwise tracks. In Britain up to 6 greyhounds are pitte... Read >

Track closures benefit greyhounds

The RSPCA have stated that “at least 20 greyhounds a day - either puppies which do not make the track, or ‘retired’ dogs aged three or four - simply ‘disappear’, presumed killed." Comparing, however, homing figures against litter figures supplied by t... Read >

Greyhound breeding scandal

There exists in Britain the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 that was substantially amended by the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999. Under the Act, a person keeping a breeding establishment for dogs will require a licence issued by the local auth... Read >

Why Britain’s greyhound tracks are inherently lethal

The act of racing one greyhound against another is not necessarily hazardous for the dogs. View racing at Odense (Denmark) and rarely will you see an incident resulting in serious injury but Odense is one of the few tracks where greyhounds run on a straig... Read >

Greyhound homing scandal

31 May 2010 Likely many people shopping recently in the sleepy Suffolk town of Leiston will have spotted an advertisement in the towns pet shop window for "12 greyhounds free to good home(s)." The ad raised various comments including "what will happen ... Read >

The killing tracks of Britain

2 February 2010 It's the penultimate race of the mid-day meeting on 13 January at Hall Green greyhound track, Birmingham. As the dogs hurtle down the back straight a stomach-churning crack is heard across the stadium and Gulleen Star quickly pulls up. ... Read >

Misguided petition

21 December 2009 Clive Ellis Going ‘online' reaches thousands of like minded individuals and there are many benefits to this including the increasing popularity of online petitions. One such petition, submitted recently by Ms Maureen Purvis, i... Read >

Greyhounds afforded little protection in Scotland

29 November 2009 Clive Ellis Earlier this year a 12 week public consultation was held on proposals drafted by Defra for new regulations under section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to promote the welfare of racing greyhounds in England. Amendments... Read >

Ruby for sale due to new stock arriving

8 October 2009 In a one page fanciful article (courtesy of Our Dogs, 15 August 2008), Greyhound Star editor Floyd Amphlett, conjured up a romantic image of greyhound racing that had little in common with reality. "You build a kennel" writes Amphlett, "... Read >

New survey brings into question the fate of thousands of greyhound pups

26 April 2009 The breeding of greyhounds for the purpose of racing is a hit and miss affair at the best of times. Illness aside, both injury and temperament frequently dictate the fate of such dogs. Factor in the understandable desire for only the high... Read >