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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

Welsh ban on greyhound racing sparks warnings of rehoming crisis

Claire James, the chief executive of Greyhound Rescue Wales, pets a black greyhound
Claire James, the chief executive of Greyhound Rescue Wales, at a rescue centre near Ammanford last month. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/Athena/The Guardian

Wales’s greyhound racing ban – a UK first – has run into difficulties regarding how and when to wind down the practice, potentially risking the animals’ welfare, a charity has warned.

The law, which received royal assent in April, includes a three-year window for the ban to come into effect and is overseen by a Welsh government working group, which includes racing industry representatives and animal health and welfare organisations.

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