Welfare of greyhounds used for racing: report

2. Scope

This report considers initially the welfare of greyhounds used in racing in Scotland, where possible considering the whole life of the animals, from birth to death and not restricted to the period of time that greyhounds may be involved in racing. Currently the only greyhound racetrack in use in Scotland is independent of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), and not therefore subject to their regulations and policies. As part of this report SAWC considered whether the welfare of dogs at this track was safeguarded. Although there are no current plans to site a GBGB-regulated racetrack in Scotland, or to bring the current track under their auspices, SAWC also considered whether this would improve the welfare of greyhounds involved in racing and whether, hypothetically, this could be an acceptable future development in Scotland.