End Greyhound Racing - the ''Sport'' That Kills
Target:
George W. Bush, President
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SHOT, STARVED, SOLD FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH... NO WONDER THEY RUN SO FAST!
Why ban Greyhound racing?
Sadly, greyhound racing is not a "sport" about fast dogs, but a state-sanctioned form of gambling ruled by profit. It is inherently cruel to a gentle and ancient breed of dog once favored by nobility. When greyhounds do not run profitably, they are of little use to the racing business. Approximately 20,000 greyhounds are killed each year in the United States alone. Despite racing industry propaganda, the majority of unwanted greyhounds are not placed as pets - there are simply not enough homes for them all.
Since 1990, there have been more than 51 media-documented cases of mistreatment of greyhounds, collectively involving thousands of dogs. These cases include greyhounds shot, abandoned, left starving in their crates, sold for medical experimentation, and even electrocuted.
Many greyhound puppies and youngsters are judged to be of inferior racing quality at birth or during the farm training process. Many owners elect not to continue investing in dogs that demonstrate little potential of making money; the vast majority of those dogs are destroyed on the farm before they ever start a racing career. Young greyhounds that do show promise are individually registered and named before going to a track at about 18 months.
Those greyhounds lucky enough to make it to a racetrack typically live in crates for 18-20 hours per day with exercise limited to only every fourth day or so when they race. Some are left muzzled almost constantly. The dogs are often fed raw meat from diseased livestock rejected by the USDA. In most states, dog racing regulations are essentially concerned with gambling rules; breeding and training farm operations are virtually unregulated.
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''The killing will never stop until people realize that it is the 'business' of greyhound racing which fosters and perpetuates the cruelty, no matter how hard they try to separate themselves from it. And it's just that simple. The cruelty will never end until greyhound racing is out of business." - Gary E. Dungan, Executive Director of The Humane Society of Tucson.
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We need your help to eliminate the exploitation of racing greyhounds! Join us. Tell President George W. Bush that this cruel activity needs to be banned. And most importantly, don't patronize dog tracks!
Take Action: please sign this petition and visit www.greyhounds.org
Thank You!
Why ban Greyhound racing?
Sadly, greyhound racing is not a "sport" about fast dogs, but a state-sanctioned form of gambling ruled by profit. It is inherently cruel to a gentle and ancient breed of dog once favored by nobility. When greyhounds do not run profitably, they are of little use to the racing business. Approximately 20,000 greyhounds are killed each year in the United States alone. Despite racing industry propaganda, the majority of unwanted greyhounds are not placed as pets - there are simply not enough homes for them all.
Since 1990, there have been more than 51 media-documented cases of mistreatment of greyhounds, collectively involving thousands of dogs. These cases include greyhounds shot, abandoned, left starving in their crates, sold for medical experimentation, and even electrocuted.
Many greyhound puppies and youngsters are judged to be of inferior racing quality at birth or during the farm training process. Many owners elect not to continue investing in dogs that demonstrate little potential of making money; the vast majority of those dogs are destroyed on the farm before they ever start a racing career. Young greyhounds that do show promise are individually registered and named before going to a track at about 18 months.
Those greyhounds lucky enough to make it to a racetrack typically live in crates for 18-20 hours per day with exercise limited to only every fourth day or so when they race. Some are left muzzled almost constantly. The dogs are often fed raw meat from diseased livestock rejected by the USDA. In most states, dog racing regulations are essentially concerned with gambling rules; breeding and training farm operations are virtually unregulated.
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''The killing will never stop until people realize that it is the 'business' of greyhound racing which fosters and perpetuates the cruelty, no matter how hard they try to separate themselves from it. And it's just that simple. The cruelty will never end until greyhound racing is out of business." - Gary E. Dungan, Executive Director of The Humane Society of Tucson.
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We need your help to eliminate the exploitation of racing greyhounds! Join us. Tell President George W. Bush that this cruel activity needs to be banned. And most importantly, don't patronize dog tracks!
Take Action: please sign this petition and visit www.greyhounds.org
Thank You!
SHOT, STARVED, SOLD FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH... NO WONDER THEY RUN SO FAST!
Why ban Greyhound racing?
Sadly, greyhound racing is not a "sport" about fast dogs, but a state-sanctioned form of gambling ruled by profit. It is inherently cruel to a gentle and ancient breed of dog once favored by nobility. When greyhounds do not run profitably, they are of little use to the racing business. Approximately 20,000 greyhounds are killed each year in the United States alone. Despite racing industry propaganda, the majority of unwanted greyhounds are not placed as pets - there are simply not enough homes for them all.
Since 1990, there have been more than 51 media-documented cases of mistreatment of greyhounds, collectively involving thousands of dogs. These cases include greyhounds shot, abandoned, left starving in their crates, sold for medical experimentation, and even electrocuted.
Many greyhound puppies and youngsters are judged to be of inferior racing quality at birth or during the farm training process. Many owners elect not to continue investing in dogs that demonstrate little potential of making money; the vast majority of those dogs are destroyed on the farm before they ever start a racing career. Young greyhounds that do show promise are individually registered and named before going to a track at about 18 months.
Those greyhounds lucky enough to make it to a racetrack typically live in crates for 18-20 hours per day with exercise limited to only every fourth day or so when they race. Some are left muzzled almost constantly. The dogs are often fed raw meat from diseased livestock rejected by the USDA. In most states, dog racing regulations are essentially concerned with gambling rules; breeding and training farm operations are virtually unregulated.
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''The killing will never stop until people realize that it is the 'business' of greyhound racing which fosters and perpetuates the cruelty, no matter how hard they try to separate themselves from it. And it's just that simple. The cruelty will never end until greyhound racing is out of business." - Gary E. Dungan, Executive Director of The Humane Society of Tucson.
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We need your help to eliminate the exploitation of racing greyhounds! Join us. Tell President George W. Bush that this cruel activity needs to be banned. And most importantly, don't patronize dog tracks!
Take Action: please sign this petition and visit www.greyhounds.org
Thank You!
Why ban Greyhound racing?
Sadly, greyhound racing is not a "sport" about fast dogs, but a state-sanctioned form of gambling ruled by profit. It is inherently cruel to a gentle and ancient breed of dog once favored by nobility. When greyhounds do not run profitably, they are of little use to the racing business. Approximately 20,000 greyhounds are killed each year in the United States alone. Despite racing industry propaganda, the majority of unwanted greyhounds are not placed as pets - there are simply not enough homes for them all.
Since 1990, there have been more than 51 media-documented cases of mistreatment of greyhounds, collectively involving thousands of dogs. These cases include greyhounds shot, abandoned, left starving in their crates, sold for medical experimentation, and even electrocuted.
Many greyhound puppies and youngsters are judged to be of inferior racing quality at birth or during the farm training process. Many owners elect not to continue investing in dogs that demonstrate little potential of making money; the vast majority of those dogs are destroyed on the farm before they ever start a racing career. Young greyhounds that do show promise are individually registered and named before going to a track at about 18 months.
Those greyhounds lucky enough to make it to a racetrack typically live in crates for 18-20 hours per day with exercise limited to only every fourth day or so when they race. Some are left muzzled almost constantly. The dogs are often fed raw meat from diseased livestock rejected by the USDA. In most states, dog racing regulations are essentially concerned with gambling rules; breeding and training farm operations are virtually unregulated.
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''The killing will never stop until people realize that it is the 'business' of greyhound racing which fosters and perpetuates the cruelty, no matter how hard they try to separate themselves from it. And it's just that simple. The cruelty will never end until greyhound racing is out of business." - Gary E. Dungan, Executive Director of The Humane Society of Tucson.
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We need your help to eliminate the exploitation of racing greyhounds! Join us. Tell President George W. Bush that this cruel activity needs to be banned. And most importantly, don't patronize dog tracks!
Take Action: please sign this petition and visit www.greyhounds.org
Thank You!
SHOT, STARVED, SOLD FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH... NO WONDER THEY RUN SO FAST!
Why ban Greyhound racing?
Sadly, greyhound racing is not a "sport" about fast dogs, but a state-sanctioned form of gambling ruled by profit. It is inherently cruel to a gentle and ancient breed of dog once favored by nobility. When greyhounds do not run profitably, they are of little use to the racing business. Approximately 20,000 greyhounds are killed each year in the United States alone. Despite racing industry propaganda, the majority of unwanted greyhounds are not placed as pets - there are simply not enough homes for them all.
Since 1990, there have been more than 51 media-documented cases of mistreatment of greyhounds, collectively involving thousands of dogs. These cases include greyhounds shot, abandoned, left starving in their crates, sold for medical experimentation, and even electrocuted.
Many greyhound puppies and youngsters are judged to be of inferior racing quality at birth or during the farm training process. Many owners elect not to continue investing in dogs that demonstrate little potential of making money; the vast majority of those dogs are destroyed on the farm before they ever start a racing career. Young greyhounds that do show promise are individually registered and named before going to a track at about 18 months.
Those greyhounds lucky enough to make it to a racetrack typically live in crates for 18-20 hours per day with exercise limited to only every fourth day or so when they race. Some are left muzzled almost constantly. The dogs are often fed raw meat from diseased livestock rejected by the USDA. In most states, dog racing regulations are essentially concerned with gambling rules; breeding and training farm operations are virtually unregulated.
Why ban Greyhound racing?
Sadly, greyhound racing is not a "sport" about fast dogs, but a state-sanctioned form of gambling ruled by profit. It is inherently cruel to a gentle and ancient breed of dog once favored by nobility. When greyhounds do not run profitably, they are of little use to the racing business. Approximately 20,000 greyhounds are killed each year in the United States alone. Despite racing industry propaganda, the majority of unwanted greyhounds are not placed as pets - there are simply not enough homes for them all.
Since 1990, there have been more than 51 media-documented cases of mistreatment of greyhounds, collectively involving thousands of dogs. These cases include greyhounds shot, abandoned, left starving in their crates, sold for medical experimentation, and even electrocuted.
Many greyhound puppies and youngsters are judged to be of inferior racing quality at birth or during the farm training process. Many owners elect not to continue investing in dogs that demonstrate little potential of making money; the vast majority of those dogs are destroyed on the farm before they ever start a racing career. Young greyhounds that do show promise are individually registered and named before going to a track at about 18 months.
Those greyhounds lucky enough to make it to a racetrack typically live in crates for 18-20 hours per day with exercise limited to only every fourth day or so when they race. Some are left muzzled almost constantly. The dogs are often fed raw meat from diseased livestock rejected by the USDA. In most states, dog racing regulations are essentially concerned with gambling rules; breeding and training farm operations are virtually unregulated.
''The killing will never stop until people realize that it is the 'business' of greyhound racing which fosters and perpetuates the cruelty, no matter how hard they try to separate themselves from it. And it's just that simple. The cruelty will never end until greyhound racing is out of business." - Gary E. Dungan, Executive Director of The Humane Society of Tucson.
We need your help to eliminate the exploitation of racing greyhounds! Join us. Tell President George W. Bush that this cruel activity needs to be banned. And most importantly, don't patronize dog tracks!
Take Action: please sign this petition and visit www.greyhounds.org
Thank You!
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7:17 am PDT, Sep 1,
Desablin Regis, France
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C'est dégueulasse faut en faire autant aux propriétaires et aux éleveurs qui ne font l'élevage que pour ça!
Report abuse C'est dégueulasse faut en faire autant aux propriétaires et aux éleveurs qui ne font l'élevage que pour ça!
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12:30 am PDT, Aug 29,
JOLIVET Nicole, France
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Bonjour, Les traditions, encore les traditions, toujours les traditions..... l'homme tue, massacre, torture toujours et encore au nom des sempiternelles traditions. Les européens ont condamné l'excision, la lapidation et autres traditions qu'ils jugent barbares chez les AUTRES... mais chez nous, en Europe, que dire alors de ces chasses au lièvre organisées pour quelques débiles moyennageux qui n'hésitent pas ensuite à massacrer dans les conditions que l'on sait de pauvres chiens martyrs. Il est urgent de mettre fin à toutes ces traditions, comme également la corrida ou la chasse à coure qui ne reposent que sur la torture et la souffrance de l'animal et tout cela sous le regard jubilatoire de leurs tortionnaires.
Report abuse Bonjour, Les traditions, encore les traditions, toujours les traditions..... l'homme tue, massacre, torture toujours et encore au nom des sempiternelles traditions. Les européens ont condamné l'excision, la lapidation et autres traditions qu'ils jugent barbares chez les AUTRES... mais chez nous, en Europe, que dire alors de ces chasses au lièvre organisées pour quelques débiles moyennageux qui n'hésitent pas ensuite à massacrer dans les conditions que l'on sait de pauvres chiens martyrs. Il est urgent de mettre fin à toutes ces traditions, comme également la corrida ou la chasse à coure qui ne reposent que sur la torture et la souffrance de l'animal et tout cela sous le regard jubilatoire de leurs tortionnaires.
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1:52 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Susan Kay McElhinney, Colorado
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I live in a state that has just recently seen the closure of the last greyhound park. Although they say they will be open next year, I sincerely hope it doesn't happen. I also have as a family member a retired greyhound and urge anyone thinking about getting a dog to please adopt a grey. They are wonderful pets and do not require hours of exercise. They are called 45 mile per hour couch potatoes for a reason!
Report abuse I live in a state that has just recently seen the closure of the last greyhound park. Although they say they will be open next year, I sincerely hope it doesn't happen. I also have as a family member a retired greyhound and urge anyone thinking about getting a dog to please adopt a grey. They are wonderful pets and do not require hours of exercise. They are called 45 mile per hour couch potatoes for a reason!
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7:23 pm PDT, Aug 19,
Isabela Rainho, Brazil
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I am against the greyhound racing, please stop it and help these gentle dogs to have a life with dignity.
Report abuse I am against the greyhound racing, please stop it and help these gentle dogs to have a life with dignity.
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1:26 pm PDT, Aug 18,
TANDURA ANGELA, France
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what's good and bad? good is to respect life: our life and the others' one. it's simply we have only to do it we have to learn this to everybody, friends, political parties and above all..... children!!
Report abuse what's good and bad? good is to respect life: our life and the others' one. it's simply we have only to do it we have to learn this to everybody, friends, political parties and above all..... children!!
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8:36 pm PDT, Aug 17,
Ann Sumpter, Tennessee
Report abuse Grey hounds need to be treated humanely! Stop this brutal racing all together and let these sweet animals know love not cruelity *The concept of 'animal rights' values the simple premise that ALL living creatures have a "right" to be allowed to live their lives without victimization--free from brutality. It is a right that EVERY being strives for. --Brennan Browne-- |
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6:52 pm PDT, Aug 16,
JANE HAZA, CVPM, Indiana
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Stop all greyhound and Galgo racing. Treat these domesticated pets as they deserve to be treated, with a warm bed and a kind heart.
Report abuse Stop all greyhound and Galgo racing. Treat these domesticated pets as they deserve to be treated, with a warm bed and a kind heart.
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5:58 am PDT, Aug 16,
Pley Nicole, France
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Encore et toujours le profit, au détriment des animaux, ces sports qui sont des formes de tortures devraient être interdits!
Report abuse Encore et toujours le profit, au détriment des animaux, ces sports qui sont des formes de tortures devraient être interdits!
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