‘In Memory of Valentina’ R.I.P 14.02.2009

FEBRUARY 14th 2009

A young black female greyhound was found by a dog walker, lying in a blood soaked blanket on waste-ground in the village of Iron Acton near Bristol.
She had been brutally tortured and mutilated. Her ears had been cut off to prevent her from being identified from her tattoos.

She was heavily pregnant with six unborn puppies inside her.

Despite extensive inquiries and mass leafleting, the person(s) responsible for her torture and murder and of her six puppies, have never been found and brought to justice for this despicable crime.

This portrait was created by the artist Thomasz Adamski (http://www.facebook.com/thomasadamski8) in memory of this sentient being, his impression of what she would have looked like, had she been given the chance of a happy contented life.

Please spare a thought today for Valentina and her dear puppies and for all the greyhounds who have been used, abused, exploited, tortured and killed in the name of greyhound racing.

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Please listen and share this song 'Grey'
by singer/songwriter Raie
from her latest album 'Red Brick Angel'
to be released Spring 2024.

'Grey' is a tribute to the thousands of rescued survivors of the Greyhound racing industry and to the beautiful people who campaign on their behalf.

ADVANCED CAMPAIGN INFORMATION

Our two main Campaign Events for 2024 are:

  • “REMEMBER RUSTY” WEEKEND Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th (Remember Rusty Day the nearest weekend before May 2nd)
  • “GREYHOUND REMEMBRANCE WEEKEND” Saturday July 20th & Sunday July 21st (The nearest weekend to July 26th-1926 when commercial Greyhound racing started in Britain)

Please see the our ‘How you can help’ section for more information as to why we commemorate these 2 events.