Frisby Barney was born in Ireland during June 2010. He went onto have 71 races in the UK, racing at Peterborough, Nottingham, Romford, Kinsley, Yarmouth, and Wimbledon and he became a champion on winning the Peterborough Derby in 2013. He last raced at Peterborough on 4^th October 2014 before his owner, who was GBGB licensed, sold him on.

Frisby Barney next appeared on an online Chinese advertising database, showing him at Huanghua Kaiyuan Kennel in mainland China. The champion greyhound’s details were picked up along with dozens of other Irish and British raced greyhounds by a UK campaign group, Caged Nationwide. This Data was shared to Candy Cane rescue who raised £22,000 to bring Frisby back to safety in the UK. People were truly devastated to hear what was happening to the greyhounds in China and wanted to see Frisby Barney back home safe and the racing industry held accountable for his suffering.

Greyhound Data, an online database for greyhounds raced worldwide, showed that Brian Loughnane from Thurles in Ireland, was the last owner of Frisby Barney prior to him being exported to China. Mr Loughnane who also uses the name Mr Locke refused to make any comment.

Candy Cane rescue brought Frisby Barney back to the UK in 2019, he was found to be in an emaciated state in China and he desperately needed surgery to remove most of his teeth. It didn’t take long for Frisby to find a loving home, where he would settle before having his surgery. Amazingly, he did very well for his age, and recovered with the love and care of his new family.

If Frisby could speak, he would no doubt tell us about his horrific trip to China and how he suffered at the hands of greedy pedlars and breeders for racing. We are 100% sure he would urge everyone to boycott cruel greyhound racing. Sadly, Frisby will have sired thousands of greyhound puppies throughout his time in China, and the sadness still shows in his wise old face.

Nobody has been held accountable for what has happened to Frisby Barney or any other exported greyhound.

Defra claims that Dogs are not a protected species. It remains legal to export Greyhounds to any country whether there are animal protection laws or not. The GBGB say they do not approve of greyhounds being sent to China. However, we are unaware of any sanctions being placed on any owner or trainer whose greyhounds have been found in countries that have no animal welfare laws.

You can read more about Frisby Barney's story in these articles by The Mirror and Cambridge News.