greyhound racing

British

noun

a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track

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According to the RSPCA, there are only nine countries in the world that still allow commercial greyhound racing, including all four UK nations.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Under the legislation the earliest greyhound racing would be banned is April 2027 and the latest April 2030.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The Welsh government intends to ban greyhound racing between 2027 and 2030, according to newly released plans.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

"That's what really annoys me about the people trying to ban greyhound racing."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

A woman at the table enthuses about greyhound racing, the speed, the charge she feels watching it.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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