Walthamstow Stadium housing estate plans approved
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a housing estate at Walthamstow Stadium have been approved.
Iain Duncan Smith and Stella Creasy attack L&Q’s ‘no social rent’ plans for Walthamstow Stadium
Shame on these two MPs for supporting a return of greyhound exploitation and suffering to the area.
Revealed: €5m overspend fiasco on greyhound HQ
Over €5m was overspent building the headquarters of the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) after a series of casual business deals backfired.
The taxpayer-funded IGB has struggled to pay a development debt to Limerick City Council, and its accumulated loans worry the Department of Agriculture, which has responsibility for greyhounds.
Ruairí Quinn raises concerns over gambling exposure on school tours
EDUCATION MINISTER RUAIRÍ Quinn has expressed concerns over the potential exposure of children to gambling during school visits to greyhound stadia.
Over 380 greyhounds put to death every year at Macau Canidrome
Animals Asia continues to lobby against the import of greyhounds from Australia to the Macau Canidrome dog racing track, where hundreds of dogs are kept in unsuitable conditions, forced to race when injured and callously killed when they are no longer winners.
Owner sees greyhound badly injured in attack
A GREYHOUND owner has told of the moment a large Japanese akita dog ran 200 yards and started tearing into his pet.
Our thoughts go to Mr Hannah and Mandy and we wish Dear Mandy a speedy recovery.
We hope the owner of the Akita will be found and made totally responsible for his dog in the future, so the dog may never attack another dog again.
South Tucson’s greyhound track skirts the law by doping dogs outside of the city
In morning’s early light, Dr. Joe Robinson pokes the syringe in a tiny bottle, raises it above his head, and draws back the plunger.
Robinson apparently doesn’t wish to publicize his finesse; each time I try to photograph this handiwork, the longtime veterinarian spins his back to me. And so, for minutes on end, we engage in an odd little dance.
Marketing in Schools Goes to the Dogs!
As the traditional school tour season begins, the Irish Greyhound Board are offering students and teachers tours of Greyhound stadia around the country.
Greyhound welfare campaigners promise ongoing campaign at Towcester Racecourse
Good to see another new group opposing the opening of another greyhound track and highlighting serous welfare issues endemic in the greyhound racing industry.
Let’s hope they encourage lots of people not to support the racing through their awareness events outside the track.
Fear and Loathing in Walthamstow? – Caroline Allen’s blog
From the way all the other local politicians go on about it you would think all Waltham Forest residents want nothing more than the return of greyhound racing to Walthamstow stadium. However I am hearing from more and more people who support my position against this backwards step for the Borough, but worryingly these people don’t want to say who they are.
