Number of dogs killed at UK racecourses in 2020 only slightly lower than in 2019
Almost as many racing greyhounds were killed trackside in 2020 as the year before despite there being a third fewer races in Britain due to lockdowns.
More than 400 greyhounds died or were killed last year, 200 of them at racecourses, a slight fall from 207 in 2019. Industry publication the Greyhound Star has reported there were almost 40,000 races last year amid the pandemic, approximately one-third less than the year before.
