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Activists stage greyhound protest
Peterborough's greyhound stadium was the scene of a lively animal rights protest, with protesters waving placards calling for an end to racing.
Peterborough's greyhound stadium was the scene of a lively animal rights protest, with protesters waving placards calling for an end to racing.A group of around 16 demonstrators gathered outside the venue, in Fengate, Peterborough, on Saturday evening (May 24).
They claim tens of thousands of dogs are disposed of by the industry every year if they don't make the grade.
The group, called Greyhound Action, which is based in Kidderminster, also urged people to lobby their MPs.
However, Peter Laurie, from the British Greyhound Racing Board, said: "Greyhound Action is a small group of activists that refuses to acknowledge the tremendous progress that greyhound racing has made in recent years to improve welfare standards. They distribute propaganda featuring wildly inaccurate and highly offensive claims and out of date statistics and images."
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