Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dogs race at Romford in 2014 - Jamie McDonald/Getty Images In the end, almost a century of history was over in the blink of an eye ...

As regulators and humane organizations look to stamp out dog racing for good, greyhounds as we know them—those spindly speed demons—have become a dying breed. Retired racing greyhounds have made ...

New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates.

Greyhound racing has been suspended in Tasmania as a kennel cough outbreak afflicts dogs across the industry and the state’s ...

But the greyhound racing industry is well-regulated".Like most things that sound too good to be true, it leaves out the messy ...

The Government proposes shutting down greyhound racing, citing player safety. The decision follows extensive reviews and warnings about the industry’s social licence and ethical concerns. A select ...

CHARLESTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members are making another attempt at phasing out greyhound racing at West Virginia’s two tracks, but state and federal lawmakers ...

TAUNTON – Denise Schumitz calls greyhound dogs “the 45 mph couch potato.” They run fast in short sprints, but don’t require much exercise beyond routine walks and play, are quite passive, and tend to ...

WEST MEMPHIS -- It's the end of an era -- not just for West Memphis, where greyhound racing began more than 100 years ago on dirt tracks at local farms -- but also for the state and region. At the end ...