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Greyhound regulator makes agreement with Dogs Trust charity

The national regulatory body for the greyhound industry,the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC), has agreed an arrangement with the UK's largest dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust.

The agreement will enable the NGRC to secure information from Dogs Trust to monitor retired greyhounds homed by the organisation or placed in its care.

The NGRC recognises that most owners do act responsibly and make suitable arrangements for their retired greyhounds either by taking them home as pets, or organising re-homing through welfare organisations. This agreement is part of the NGRC’s ongoing commitment to working with the mainstream welfare groups to collect information and identify any owner who has acted irresponsibly.

NGRC Chief Executive, Alistair McLean said, “We are very pleased to have reached this agreement with Dogs Trust and to progress our common interest of improving greyhound welfare. Our ownership education programme is proving successful and this is one particular initiative which will help us to build upon our work. We would welcome similar agreements with other re-homing organisations.”

Clarissa Baldwin, Chief Executive of Dogs Trust added, “We are pleased to have come to a more formal agreement with the NGRC. The flow of data will enable them to further enforce their Rule 18 which will be a positive move for greyhound welfare. We recognise that welfare organisations have a part to play and I am hopeful that members of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes will also participate in this information gathering and we will be discussing this at our forthcoming meeting.”

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