Greyhounds In Retirement (1960)

M/Ss of the greyhound track at West Ham Stadium, London, as the hare zips by, the dog gates are lifted and six greyhounds run out; some men in white coats and bowler hats run to meet their greyhounds at the end of the race, put leads on them and take them off the track. Commentator talks of the difficulty these dogs, bred for speed, can have in adapting when their careers are over. Two of the dog handlers put their greyhounds into the back of a van; a moustachioed man in tweed, Sidney Hicks, closes the doors and drives off; the sign on side of the van says ’Hendon and Aldenham Kennels Ltd’. These dogs have apparently just retired! M/S of a sign reading ’. Dog Rescue Kennels / (The Derek Roy Homefinding Scheme For Greyhounds!) / 47 Whitehall, SW1 [head office] / Patron... His Serene Highness Prince Rainier of Monaco’, as commentator says “...at this reception centre at Edgware in Middlesex, they undergo a period of detraining to rid them of hitherto instinctive habits of chasing and savaging s