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Advice pack launched for adopters of retired greyhounds
The Welcome Pack is available online as well as from GBGB-approved homing centres.
GBGB hopes the pack will help dogs transition to retirement.

A welcome pack to support people adopting retired racing greyhounds has been launched by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB).

The pack contains advice on how to support their transition to living in a domestic environment as well as their ongoing care, including how to deal with issues such as osteoarthritis and separation anxiety. It also includes general information about the breed and its history.

The new pack is part of efforts by GBGB to optimise the welfare of the animals involved in greyhound racing through its long-term welfare strategy, ‘A Good Life for Every Greyhound’. The sport has received criticism from animal welfare charities in recent years, including calls for it to be banned from the RSPCA, Dogs Trust, and Blue Cross.

The pack is available on the GBGB website and has been sent to all homing centres approved by GBGB’s Greyhound Retirement Scheme (GRS).

It is a requirement for all greyhounds registered at GBGB-licensed tracks to take part in the scheme, which has supported more than 11,000 greyhounds to find a home after retiring from racing.

Paula Beniston, GBGB welfare manager, said: “Our ambition is that every greyhound leaving our sport goes on to enjoy a happy, healthy retirement after their career on the track.

“We hope that this literature is useful for our approved homing centres to share with new owners and will complement the excellent advice and ongoing support they already supply to ensure successful retirement placements.

“This is the first stage of our aim to increase the breed-specific advice and support offered to owners of retired greyhounds.

“We will continue to add to this Welcome Pack and, in time, we hope to develop this into an online support platform which will be a central information point for anyone welcoming an ex-racer into their home.”

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.