Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 44199

Greyhounds: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 17 April 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of deaths of dogs in greyhound racing.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra works with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) to ensure greyhound racing is a safe as possible. Each year since 2018 GBGB has published data for the deaths of greyhounds from GBGB affiliated tracks and trainers. This data is published onlin...

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