Editing Greyhound racing (section)

== Retirement ==
Generally, a greyhound's career will end between the ages of four and six – after the dog can no longer race, or possibly when it is no longer competitive. The best dogs are kept for breeding and there are industry-associated adoption groups and rescue groups that work to obtain retired racing greyhounds and place them as pets. In the United Kingdom, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has introduced measures to locate where racing greyhounds reside after they have retired from racing and as from 2017 records have been available to the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welfare & Retirement |url=http://www.gbgb.org.uk/welfare.aspx |publisher=Greyhound Board of Great Britain}}</ref>

Several organizations, such as British Greyhounds Retired Database, Greyhound Rescue West of England, Birmingham Greyhound Protection, GAGAH, Adopt-a-Greyhound and Greyhound Pets of America, and the [[Greyhound Trust]] try to ensure that as many of the dogs as possible are adopted. Some of these groups also advocate better treatment of the dogs while at the track and/or the end of racing for profit. In recent years the racing industry has made significant progress in establishing programs for the adoption of retired racers.<ref name="welfare" /> In addition to actively cooperating with private adoption groups throughout the country, many race tracks have established their own adoption programs at various tracks.<ref name="welfare" />