Greyhounds used in racing face significant welfare harms during their careers and uncertain fates when those careers end.
Racing greyhounds live constricted lives: tiny kennels, brief exercise periods, and racing with its injury risk. End-of-racing-life outcomes have historically included euthanasia and sale to research laboratories. The dramatic expansion of greyhound adoption has improved post-racing welfare significantly. The remaining racing jurisdictions continue to create welfare harms that adoption cannot fully offset.