The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has issued an update on its welfare commitment, detailing progress across a number of areas. Notably, the sporting body has focused on the British betting industry’s contribution to greyhound welfare standards, noting that its strategy can ‘only be released’ with the sector’s long-term funding. Building on this, the GBGB states that it will …
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GBGB recruits Philip Law as greyhound racing’s new regulatory lead
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) – the governing and welfare body of UK greyhound racing has restructured the duties of its executive leadership team. The announcement follows the appointment of Philip Law as GBGB’s new Director of Regulation, taking leadership of British greyhound racing’s regulatory and compliance disciplines. The appointment will see Mark Bird who has formally served …
Read More »GBGB strengthens animal welfare oversight with Angela Smith appointment
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has enhanced oversight of its animal welfare initiatives by appointing former Labour MP Angela Smith as an Independent Director. As a former Shadow Environment Minister, Smith was heavily involved in issues relating to animal welfare throughout her parliamentary career from 2005 to 2019. In addition to her Shadow Cabinet position, the former MP for …
Read More »GBGB offsets lockdown impacts to deliver ‘high standards’ of welfare
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has reported on the ‘continued success’ of its commitment to delivering ‘the highest standards of welfare’ despite the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. Meeting the eight pledges of the Greyhound Commitment, the GBGB has launched a range of initiatives including the Greyhound Retirement Scheme, the publication of a Code of Practice for residential …
Read More »Mark Moisley joins GBGB as Executive Commercial Director
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has named Mark Moisley as its new Executive Commercial Director, who will be tasked with overseeing ‘the development and implementation of greyhound racing’s new commercial strategy’. As part of his new role, Moisley will work alongside stadia and stakeholders across the sport to raise the profile of greyhound racing, widen its appeal to …
Read More »Greyhound Board appoints former RSPCA Chief Exec as Chairman
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has announced the appointment of Jeremy Cooper as its new Chairman. Cooper’s last position was as Chief Executive of the RSPCA, where he devised and implemented a five-year strategic plan. Prior to that, he was responsible for overhauling the RSPCA Freedom Food brand and relaunching it as RSPCA Assured, while turning it into …
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