Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to put an end to greyhound racing in Scotland.
Petitioner: Gill Docherty on behalf of Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 11 September 2019
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21 November 2019: The Public Petitions Committee agreed to refer the petition to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee under Rule 15.6.2 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 21 November 2019
10 December 2019: The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee agreed to take evidence on the petition at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 10 December 2019
23 February 2021: The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee agreed to keep the petition open and include it in its legacy report to its successor committee.
Official Report of Meeting 23 February 2021
A record of all the committee meetings
Views were gathered on Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland.
The call for views closed on 7 April 2023.
View responses to the Call for Views
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee published an interim report on 27 November 2024
Greyhound Board of Great Britain, 30 May 2024
Scottish Greyhound Sanctuary, 13 April 2024
Scottish Greyhound Sanctuary, 31 March 2024
Michael Connolly, GBGB Licensed Trainer, 27 March 2024
Greyhound Racing Ireland, from the Convener, 15 July 2023
GREY2K USA Worldwide, to the Convener, 28 June 2023
Scottish SPCA, Dogs Trust and RSPCA to the Convener, 25 May 2023
Greyhound Board of Great Britain to the Convener, 6 April 2023
OneKind response to SAWC report, 22 March 2023
GREY2K USA Worldwide, to the Convener, 16 January 2023
Convener to Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation, 1 December 2022
Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation to the Convener, 14 November 2022
Scottish Animal Welfare Commission to the Convener, 9 November 2022
Greyhound Board of Great Britain to the Convener, 3 November 2022
Greyhound Board of Great Britain to the Convener, 31 October 2022
Convener to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission, 4 October 2022
Dogs Trust, RSPCA and Blue Cross to the Convener, 27 September 2022
Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation to the Convener, 27 September 2022
Thornton Greyhound Stadium to the Convener, 19 June 2022
Scottish Animal Welfare Commission to the Convener, 23 May 2022
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands to the Convener, 16 May 2022
Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, 29 April 2022
Convener to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission, 29 April 2022
Convener to Thornton Greyhounds, 29 April 2022
GREY2K USA Worldwide submission, 28 June 2023
League Against Cruel Sports Scotland submission, May 2022
Scottish SPCA submission, 13 April 2022
GREY2K USA Worldwide submission, 11 April 2022
Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation submission, 4 April 2022
OneKind submission, 30 March 2022
Say No to Greyhound Racing submission, 19 March 2022
All-Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group (APDAWG) submission, 14 March 2022