Clarissa Baldwin CBE
Clarissa Baldin, chairman of the influential group of charities, the Greyhound Forum, has issues a statement questioning the wisdom of tracks racing in the current spell of hot weather.
She writes: ” Welfare members of the Greyhound Forum are shocked that some tracks continue to allow greyhounds to race in extremes of temperature. The last week has seen some of the highest recorded figures in the UK and yet racing has continued.
“Although GBGB have circulated their hot weather warnings to members, current rules mean tracks do not have to halt racing in such conditions and so races have continued. We are extremely worried about this and are calling for a change of rules, backed by scientific evidence, which bans racing in extremes of temperature and imposes strong sanctions if those rules are not followed.”
