TAUNTON – Denise Schumitz calls greyhound dogs “the 45 mph couch potato.” They run fast in short sprints, but don’t require much exercise beyond routine walks and play, are quite passive, and tend to ...

As regulators and humane organizations look to stamp out dog racing for good, greyhounds as we know them—those spindly speed demons—have become a dying breed. Retired racing greyhounds have made ...

More than 2,000 greyhounds urgently need new owners following the Government's decision to ban greyhound racing in 2026.

The greyhound breed is commonly used and abused for race betting. Up until 2010, Massachusetts was home to Revere's Wonderland Greyhound Park, which raced greyhounds for spectating gamblers. Coleman ...

“Anybody with a heart for their own pet has to be celebrating this,” said Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik, a longtime critic of dog racing here. “Tucson Greyhound Park has been the end of the ...

One week after Florida voters overwhelmingly chose to ban greyhound racing - eliminating 11 of America’s 17 remaining dog tracks by the end of 2020 - new battle lines are being drawn over who will ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Maine’s primary service for placing retired greyhound racing dogs with ...

Figures from various sources suggest anywhere from 8,000 to 15,000 greyhounds currently racing or in training for Florida's final racing seasons will need new homes over the next two years In a sweep ...

Kerry Sands is affiliated with Hope Rescue in South Wales. Racing greyhounds suffered around 5,000 injuries last year, and more than 900 were put down. As many as 257 animals were destroyed at the ...