I don't doubt any of the above and yes that is just a few dogs but at just one of many rescue centres - there are organisations, (I would cite PETA), who don't in my opinion do a lot to help the situation by some of what I would judge to be exaggeration in their publicity statements. However...
Of course not all retired greyhounds are treated badly, many are found loving homes and live out a happy retirement - to claim however, "all dogs get re-homed once they are finished racing", is just wishful thinking. I have close ties with a local animal sanctuary and to see the state of some...
The Retired Greyhound Trust, (a re-homing charity mostly funded by the Greyhound industry), quote a figure of 8,000 dogs a year retiring from active racing and that ignores the many thousands who are bred for racing but aren't 'suitable for racing'. - by all accounts 10,000 dogs a year is a...