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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Minister, my colleague Sarah Murphy and I recently visited Hope Rescue near Llanharan. We saw the brilliant work they were doing, but they told us about the massive increase in enquiries they're having from owners who simply … help out there, rather than them ending up stray or abandoned, or, frankly, dumped on rescue centres like Hope Rescue …
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales
… soon as possible. Very quickly, I just wanted to thank the Minister as well for coming to Hope Rescue's Paws in the Bay event last Wednesday. I think we were very close to getting you to adopt … little Pomeranian called Bunny. [Interruption.] Thank you again for coming. Hope Rescue were very grateful, not just for your engagement, but Members across the Chamber's engagement as well …
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New Petitions
… support a ban on greyhound racing, but as well to declare that I also know the staff at Hope Rescue very well. I've worked on a number of campaigns with them since being elected. They're just … inquiry to delve into 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 …
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New Petitions
… racing in Wales': 'In Wales we have one independent greyhound track racing once a week. Since April 2018, Hope Rescue & their rescue partners have taken in almost 200 surplus greyhounds from this track, 40 of which sustained injuries … greyhounds have little legal protection. It is already banned in 41 US states.' This has been submitted by Hope Rescue, with 35,101 signatures worldwide, with 18,707 of those signatures coming from Wales. It was great …
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Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
… data, not publicly available, on mortality rates or injuries or anything like that for the Valley track. Hope Rescue, as I said earlier, did do an assessment based on the number of dogs coming out of Valley that …
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
… granted GBGB licence, and due to the perceived concerns over standards at their independent track, there has been—. Hope Rescue launched the Amazing Greys project in 2018, just to improve the conditions of the racing greyhounds. That …
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Topical Questions
… ownership and the behaviour of your animal as well.' And also there's the influential work conducted by Hope Rescue in the community and the support that they give to dog owners and also to mental health charities …
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Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Stakeholder evidence session with Greyhound racers
… 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 the Senedd …
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Stakeholder evidence session with animal welfare groups
… terms of why, as Members, you might not have heard much about it from the public, or from Hope Rescue, certainly, was because we didn't start our project till later. But, previously, concerns had been raised …
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Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Stakeholder evidence session with animal welfare groups
… Hope Rescue, whilst we're concerned about cradle-to-grave welfare issues, including breeding, wastage of the pups that don't make the grade, kennelling, racing and rehoming, our main concern is the high number of injuries and …
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill
… course, those campaigns that have been led by people like Blue Cross, Dogs Trust, Greyhound Rescue Wales, Hope Rescue, RSPCA. So, all of those factors, James, have brought us to the position that we're in today, where …
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill
… across Wales, but also those individuals—Jane Dodds included—and, actually, many people who work with charities like Hope Rescue in my constituency, who step forward to actually rehome greyhounds themselves and be that loving family around them …
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill
… outside? It is worth saying that those organisations include people like Blue Cross, Dogs Trust, Greyhound Rescue Wales, Hope Rescue in my own patch, the Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals and many, many others …
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Updates to previous petitions
… The first one, item 3.10, is P-06-1253, 'Ban greyhound racing in Wales', which was submitted by Hope Rescue, with 35,101 signatures, which has been debated. And then also, item 3.11, which is petition …
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Animal health and welfare
Following the debate in the Chamber last week and the petition submitted by Vanessa from Hope Rescue, I'd like to say that there are well over 35,000 people who are pleased and relieved to hear this …