, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth - P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
… evidence session. I think this might be a question more for Mark, by the way. We had Greyhound Rescue Wales and Almost Home Dog Rescue mention about the greyhound rehoming scheme, and that it wasn't accessible … every rescue and rehoming centre. We had Greyhound Rescue Wales tell us that they were notified within 24 hours of their position changing, that they were no longer part of the scheme, and Almost Home Dog Rescue being …
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, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth: P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
Greyhound Rescue Wales was a registered rescue until 6 March. You have to be not opposed to greyhound racing. The GBGB claim that welfare is at the heart of what they do, and if that were the case … then I would expect the GBGB to allow rescues such as Greyhound Rescue Wales, which have very high welfare standards and provide the best possible care for greyhounds, to be a member of the scheme. In fact …
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Bil Gwahardd Rasio Milgwn (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda rhanddeiliaid o grwpiau lles anifeiliaid
And I was just going to add something very quickly. As part of Greyhound Rescue Wales, their members, in a membership organisation, had a vote. The motion was put forward whether or not the ban on greyhound racing … should be supported by Greyhound Rescue Wales, and there was overwhelming support. These are members that are largely adopters, they are caring for dogs that have previously raced and they are very strong advocates for the breed, and …
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Bil Gwahardd Rasio Milgwn (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda rhanddeiliaid o grwpiau lles anifeiliaid
Could I add something on behalf of Greyhound Rescue Wales? My name is Sibylle Kuonen, and I was originally a volunteer for the Amazing Greys project, but more recently I've been associated with the Greyhound Watch Wales … project under Greyhound Rescue Wales. We are monitoring racing activities at the Valley track and we've been compiling data on the volume of racing, on the number of dogs that are being raced at the track, how …
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, Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
… talking on this. I just want to refer to my earlier declaration of being a member of Greyhound Rescue Wales, who had their extraordinary general meeting yesterday, where they voted to support a ban on greyhound racing, but … this a bit deeper, and invite, of course, the animal welfare charities, such as Hope Rescue and Greyhound Rescue Wales, as well as GBGB, to give evidence on this and have a debate in the Senedd Chamber …
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Bil Gwahardd Rasio Milgwn (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda rhanddeiliaid - Raswyr milgwn
… the Valley was an unregulated track, ostensibly. So, I think that what you've got, especially with Greyhound Rescue Wales, Hope Rescue, all those types of charities that are citing much of the evidence that's been before …
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Bil Gwahardd Rasio Milgwn (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda rhanddeiliaid o grwpiau lles anifeiliaid
Chair, perhaps we can do that. I just want to finish here. Greyhound Rescue Wales has submitted evidence to the committee, which has not yet been published, but it's quite detailed, specifically about the Valley stadium and …
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, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Bil Gwahardd Rasio Milgwn (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda rhanddeiliaid o grwpiau lles anifeiliaid
… was because we didn't start our project till later. But, previously, concerns had been raised by Greyhound Rescue Wales, who were taking some of the dogs from the track at that point, and other members of the …
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, Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I will declare an interest myself as well, as a member of Greyhound Rescue Wales. But just looking at this now, objectively, in terms of the role of the Petitions Committee going forward, I think the …
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, Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog
… Chase, sy'n cynnwys sefydliadau uchel eu parch yr RSPCA, Dogs Trust, Blue Cross, Hope Rescue a Greyhound Rescue Wales, wedi rhoi llawer o sylw i'r diffyg lles gwirioneddol syfrdanol a ddangosir yn y diwydiant rasio milgwn …
, Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad a Chyhoeddiad Busnes
… arweiniad pum elusen lles anifeiliaid, yn galw am wahardd rasio milgwn. Mae'r Dogs Trust, Blue Cross, Greyhound Rescue Wales, Hope Rescue a'r RSPCA yn credu ar y cyd fod rasio milgwn yn achosi dioddefaint creulon …
, Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad a Chyhoeddiad Busnes
… trac gyda sefydliadau ag enw da sy'n gallu eu helpu i ailgartrefu milgwn yng Nghymru, fel Greyhound Rescue Wales, Hope Trust, Dogs Trust, Almost Home Dog Rescue? Mae yna gymaint o elusennau all roi'r gefnogaeth honno …
, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth - P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
Yes, certainly. We, as you know, were funding Hope Rescue and Greyhound Rescue Wales for some time under the greyhound retirement scheme. But the board have always been very clear about why would we actually be—. And you …
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, Petitions Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau.
… just like to declare an interest in relation to item 4. I'm a member of Greyhound Rescue Wales and have sponsored several events for Hope Rescue as well in the Senedd …
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, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth: P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
… the impact on dog welfare. I want to echo what Alex and Vanessa have both said there. Greyhound Rescue Wales is the only specialist greyhound rescue in Wales, and we home over 100 dogs a year. I could …
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, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth: P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
… then we found forward rescue spaces with rescues such as Dogs Trust, Forever Hounds Trust, Battersea, and Greyhound Rescue Wales. We were also really concerned about the proposal to move Valley from an independent and hobby track …
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, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth: P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
Greyhound Rescue Wales's membership recently voted, by a majority of four to one, to support a ban on greyhound racing.FootnoteLink Prior to that, our position had been neutral—that we would not have a policy on greyhound …
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, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth: P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
… Alain Thomas and I'm the founder of Greyhound Rescue Wales …
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, Petitions Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth: P-06-1253 Gwahardd rasio milgwn yng Nghymru
… first oral evidence session for this petition, and today we'll be taking evidence from Hope Rescue, Greyhound Rescue Wales and Almost Home Dog Rescue. So, I thank the witnesses for being here in the committee room and …
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, Petitions Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
… interest in relation to one of the items today in the session. I'm a member of Greyhound Rescue Wales and I've also worked on a number of campaigns and sponsored events for Hope Rescue in the …
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