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13 June 2022, Petitions Committee

Evidence session - P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales

… 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 …

23 May 2022, Petitions Committee

Evidence session: P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales

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 …

15 October 2025, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Stakeholder evidence session with animal welfare groups

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 …

15 October 2025, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Stakeholder evidence session with animal welfare groups

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 …

7 March 2022, Petitions Committee

New Petitions

… 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 …