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12 February 2025, Plenary

Short Debate: Cut the chase: The case for banning greyhound racing in Wales

… been high on the agenda in the Senedd now since 2022. This journey was started by Vanessa from Hope Rescue when she submitted her petition calling for a ban on greyhound racing at the beginning of the Senedd … Wales, with dogs losing their lives and suffering life-altering injuries at that track on a regular basis. Hope Rescue started when Vanessa found Last Hope back in 2004, a greyhound from the Valley track that was found …

8 March 2023, Plenary

Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'

… people having signed it, with 18,777 of those signatures from Cymru. That petition, submitted by Hope Rescue, called for a simple action: it called for a ban on greyhound racing in Wales. I can see that the … lead petitioner, Vanessa, from Hope Rescue is here watching alongside supporters today, and I welcome them to their Parliament. The Petitions Committee agreed to hold a brief inquiry, focusing on the welfare of greyhounds involved in racing …

8 March 2023, Plenary

Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'

… work of Blue Cross, Dogs Trust—which I've visited in my constituency of Bridgend—Greyhound Rescue Wales, Hope Rescue in Ogmore and the RSPCA in raising awareness of the current conditions many greyhounds currently endure. I also … greyhounds are abandoned by the industry every year and are forced to find new homes, and whilst Hope Rescue's Amazing Greys project helped over 200 racing greyhounds over the UK, heartbreakingly, 40 of these dogs endured serious …

8 March 2023, Plenary

Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'

… the issues that affect animal welfare in Wales. In the course of this petition, I have visited Hope Rescue, I have spoken with GBGB and I have met with several other organisations, all of which represent both sides … with most things, is not as clear cut as we would like it to be. Charities, such as Hope Rescue and Greyhound Racing Wales, have worked exceptionally hard over the years to engage with Valley greyhound track …

29 June 2022, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Thank you, Minister. I recently visited Hope Rescue centre with Huw Irranca-Davies, as he mentioned, and I think we can all agree that the visit from Hope Rescue and south Wales greyhound rescue has left a massive …