Is housing more important than dog racing?

I’M PLeASeD to see the sale of greyhound race tracks for housing development (Letters) — though I hope stock car racing and speedway can find other venues. Houses are necessary; putting dogs at risk of injuring themselves in the name of entertainment, is not. Because the industry needs multiple dogs to operate, no limit is placed on the number of animals that any one person may own. There are concerns also about the accommodation and lifestyle inflicted on the dogs during their track careers. These remain unresolved even after years of grace allowed for improvements to be made. The Animal welfare Act 2006 isn’t being enforced. why is the greyhound industry being allowed to break the law and have no action taken against it, particularly in a nation believed to care about dogs?

ANN SHANNON, Maughold, IoM. IT WAS sad to hear of the closure of Wimbledon greyhound track — the last such track in London. When I lived in Wimbledon in the late Fifties, I often went there. I also visited White City, Hackney, New Cross and especially Park Royal. It was there that I was told that greyhound racing had no future in London because tracks were being closed for redevelopment. Park Royal was the first to go and all the others followed. Now there are none. Could anything have been done about it?

D. ARNOLD, Spain. THE closure of greyhound and speedway stadiums at wimbledon and Coventry are the latest in a long run of lost sports stadiums with owners cashing in on their sites for house-building. There is no concern for the entertainment once enjoyed by sports fans.

JOHN FRAY, Wheatley, Oxon.