Save the Galgo – Stop the suffering
Received yesterday, 3/4/2012
‘Late Friday night, we learned that the Canidrome, China’s only dog track, had agreed to end the killing of greyhounds and institute a an adoption program for ex-racers.
This news, coming less than five months after the start of our Rescue Brooklyn campaign, was wonderful to hear. The first dogs ever to leave the track alive were to be sent to local animal protection organization ANIMA on Monday morning. Read the announcement here.
Need I say more than you can read here.
China crisis for greyhounds-NEW PETITION to sign against the Irish Greyhound Board’s new proposals to set up five new greyhound stadiums in China- worldwide signatures needed now please! Thousands upon thousands of signatures are needed now so please forward this petition to all your family and friends and everyone in your address book.
Please would all our national and international supporters now contact the ‘ISPCA’ (the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and ask them to mobilise all their supporters to join this vital campaign to protect our greyhounds. Other leading animal welfare organisations are also backing the worldwide campaign to stop Irish Greyhounds being exported to China. We need every voice!
Letters and Emails needed urgently.
To reply to this message, either click Reply or send your e-mail to info@greyhoundaction.org.uk
Please read and act on the important message below from Greyhound Action
Ireland
Many people involved in welfare and who are greyhound “owners” have been
sending emails and letters to the Irish government to oppose the idea of
sending greyhounds to China, and there have also been demonstrations at
Irish embassies in several countries. This has had some affect on the
Department of Agriculture, which very recently received a formal proposal
from the Irish Greyhound Board to consider the China project.
This interesting information was in a comment today on Galgo News, which explains the horrors awaiting Irish and UK greyhounds exported to China. Darrell Leathen explains.
‘I am an Australian greyhound trainer and am appalled at irish g/racing for even contemplating exporting dogs to china, they kill and consume over 2 million cats/dogs per annum… they equate eating dog to an american eating a hotdog, someone ought to inform them they are made from lips and cheeks.. this cannot be allowed to happen and i will proposition greyhound racing victoria to speak with greyhound racing ireland to stop this abhorent exercise…we do not eat our mates/ BAN THIS PRACTICE’
Please include this information in any of your protest letters.