Injury and Retirement
We demand the highest standards of welfare from all our owners, trainers and racetracks and are proud to oversee a sport with world-class integrity.
This approach is encapsulated within our Greyhound Commitment. Launched in 2018, this eight-point manifesto has been welcomed by owners, trainers and wider stakeholders and has quickly become the blueprint for how our industry is run.
We have built upon the Commitment with our new long-term welfare strategy 'A Good Life for Every Greyhound', launched in 2022, to further promote and protect welfare across all stages of a racing greyhound's life.
Publishing Key Data
Each year, alongside updating on our Greyhound Commitment, we publish national injury and retirement data for our licensed stadia. This can be found below.
Our independently-verified injury rates are world class and, through our Greyhound Commitment and our long-term welfare strategy ‘A Good Life for Every Greyhound’, we are determined to reduce these still further.
Independent Veterinary Surgeons are present at all GBGB licensed tracks to check the health and wellbeing of every greyhound both before and after racing, and to provide emergency care in the event that any dog needs it.
For more information about injuries in greyhound racing, see our Veterinary Director’s blog.
Annual Injury and Retirement Data
2023 Data Summary
Download PDF2023 Injury and Retirement Data
Download PDF2022 Data Summary
Download PDF2022 Injury and Retirement Data
Download PDF2021 Data Summary
Download PDF2021 Injury and Retirement Data
Download PDFGreyhound Commitment Update
Download PDF2020 Injury and Retirement Data
Download PDFGreyhound Commitment Update
Download PDF2019 Injury and Retirement Data
Download PDFGreyhound Commitment Update
Download PDF2018 Injury and Retirement Data
Download PDF2017 Injury and Retirement Data
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