Betting on Dog Racing. The Next Legalised Gambling Opportunity in South Africa? A Cautionary Note from the Regulation of Greyhound Racing in Great Britain

This article commences with a brief overview of the history of dog racing in South Africa. It provides a synopsis of South Africa’s current legal position on dog racing and the betting thereon. The main question this article addresses is whether there is any policy reason why dog racing and wagering should not be legalised and regulated. Furthermore, some comments are included discussing how such regulation should fit into the broader existing gambling regulatory framework should the legislature make the decision to legalise dog racing and wagering. The article concludes with a discussion of the greyhound racing industry in Britain and the recent developments in that jurisdiction. The rationale for the choice of this jurisdiction as a comparison is that a successful greyhound racing industry has existed in Britain for decades. Yet, notwithstanding the successes of dog racing in Britain, an independent review was commissioned to investigate the sport after two high-profile animal welfare incidents in 2006. In December 2007, Lord Donoughue of Ashton, on behalf of the British Greyhound Racing Board and the National Greyhound Racing Club, published a report with recommendations for change titled, Independent Review of the Greyhound Industry in Great Britain. Although the Donoughue Report focuses exclusively on greyhound racing in Britain, this article submits that the principles used in Britain could be useful for any and all types of dog racing and could provide some useful guidelines for the decision concerning the possible legalisation and regulation of the South African dog racing industry

Dixie Digest, Memphis, 3:12, 1948

Vol. 3, No. 12 of the Dixie Greyhound Lines company newsletter Dixie Digest published in Memphis, Tennessee, in May 1948. The Dixie Greyhound Lines began in 1925 as the Smith Motor Coach Company in Memphis which ran buses in Tennessee with routes into Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi. In 1931, The Greyhound Corporation bought a majority share in the company and renamed it Dixie Greyhound Lines (DGL), completing the buyout in 1949. DGL continued to operate under this name until 1954 when it was merged with two other Greyhound subsidiaries to become the Southeastern Greyhound Lines.https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-verticalfiles7/1026/thumbnail.jp

Dixie Digest, Memphis, 6:08, 1951

Vol. 6, No. 8 of the Dixie Greyhound Lines company newsletter Dixie Digest published in Memphis, Tennessee, in January 1951. The Dixie Greyhound Lines began in 1925 as the Smith Motor Coach Company in Memphis which ran buses in Tennessee with routes into Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi. In 1931, The Greyhound Corporation bought a majority share in the company and renamed it Dixie Greyhound Lines (DGL), completing the buyout in 1949. DGL continued to operate under this name until 1954 when it was merged with two other Greyhound subsidiaries to become the Southeastern Greyhound Lines.https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-verticalfiles7/1020/thumbnail.jp

Dixie Digest, Memphis, 6:11, 1951

Vol. 6, No. 11 of the Dixie Greyhound Lines company newsletter Dixie Digest published in Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1951. The Dixie Greyhound Lines began in 1925 as the Smith Motor Coach Company in Memphis which ran buses in Tennessee with routes into Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi. In 1931, The Greyhound Corporation bought a majority share in the company and renamed it Dixie Greyhound Lines (DGL), completing the buyout in 1949. DGL continued to operate under this name until 1954 when it was merged with two other Greyhound subsidiaries to become the Southeastern Greyhound Lines.https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-verticalfiles7/1019/thumbnail.jp

SERO Fall 2002

Vote Yes to halt FL pig factory farming Dealing blows to greyhound racing Greyhound racing Q&A Georgia voters to decide on license plate FL expands cruelty law The more things change ... (Laura Bevan

SERO Fall 2001

Greyhound racing: gambling with dogs\u27 lives Combating animal fighting in the region Greyhound racing facts SERO training helps protect horses Volunteers needed in historic campaign against factory farming Man\u27s--and woman\u27s--best friend (Laura Bevan

Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy as a cause of acute kidney injury in dogs in the UK

To describe the signalment, clinicopathological findings and outcome in dogs presenting with acute kidney injury (AKI) and skin lesions between November 2012 and March 2014, in whom cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) was suspected and renal thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) was histopathologically confirmed. The medical records of dogs with skin lesions and AKI, with histopathologically confirmed renal TMA, were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty dogs from across the UK were identified with clinicopathological findings compatible with CRGV. These findings included the following: skin lesions, predominantly affecting the distal extremities; AKI; and variably, anaemia, thrombocytopaenia and hyperbilirubinaemia. Known causes of AKI were excluded. The major renal histopathogical finding was TMA. All thirty dogs died or were euthanised. Shiga toxin was not identified in the kidneys of affected dogs. Escherichia coli genes encoding shiga toxin were not identified in faeces from affected dogs. CRGV has previously been reported in greyhounds in the USA, a greyhound in the UK, without renal involvement, and a Great Dane in Germany. This is the first report of a series of non-greyhound dogs with CRGV and AKI in the UK. CRGV is a disease of unknown aetiology carrying a poor prognosis when azotaemia develops

The Scream of a Rabbit

a behind-the-scenes look at greyhound trainin