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Injuries
Due to the physical stresses of racing, every greyhound will at some point sustain a fairly serious injury. Data collected by Greyt Exploitations showed that in 2013 there were 4,656 greyhounds injured on GBGB licensed tracks, 1576 have not raced since. The number of injuries is probably higher as some injuries may not be detected until the following day.

Several factors contribute to injury development; the speed at which the dogs race, track design including the angle and banking of the bends, and the track surface. Racing greyhounds have injuries rarely seen in other dogs due to repetitively running in a counter‐clockwise direction around a circular or ovoid track at high speed. Asymmetric changes to bone density and tendon strength have been found.

In 2014 the Dog’s Trust carried out an investigation into the conditions of Greyhound training kennels in the UK. The report state ‘the Greyhound Board of Great Britain and the independent tracks are failing to deliver the improvements that we believe need to happen if all Greyhounds are to be protected’.