Century of Suffering - March to End Dog Racing Now

Name: Century of Suffering - March to End Dog Racing Now
Start: 2026-07-25T11:30:00+01:00
Location: 1 Knightrider Court, London, EC4V 5BJ, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 11:30 am

UTC+01:00

Location

1 Knightrider Court, London, EC4V 5BJ, United Kingdom | London, EN

On 24th July, 1926, the first official greyhound race in the UK took place at Belle Vue dog track in Manchester.
After a century of suffering, and an immeasurable number of deaths, greyhounds deserve real freedom now.
They deserve safe homes, comfy sofas, and loving families.
March with us this July as we challenge an industry that confines these dogs to concrete kennels, puts them in mechanical starting traps, forces them to run around dangerous tracks, and abandons them when they no longer make the grade.
Register here: link.shutdown.org.uk/march
Gather at 11:30 for a prompt 12:00 start.
Full marching route and guidance can be found in the pinned post.
The UK industry's own statistics confirm that in 2024*:
- 123 greyhounds were killed on UK tracks directly as a result of racing incidents,
- A further 223 were killed away from the track for reasons other than terminal illness or natural causes,
- Greyhounds suffered 3,809 injuries,
- 3,333 greyhounds forced to race were given up to already overflowing charity rehoming centres, and
- 1,319 greyhounds who will never race again were returned to the same kennels they spent most of their lives, without a new home.
Now, with fewer than 20 dog tracks left in the UK we have the chance to end this cruelty once and for all.
Join us on 25th July in London as we march to end this century of suffering. Together, we can guarantee real freedom for our greyhound friends.
The march is a collaboration between Animal Aid, Caged Nationwide, Greyhound Protection UK, The League Against Cruel Sports, Shut Down Campaigns (and many others!).
*Source: https://www.gbgb.org.uk/welfare-care/injury-and-retirement-data/ - although these figures can't be fully verified owing to a lack of transparency from the industry, and may well be vastly underestimated.