May 22 – May 29, 2010 is Greyhound Awareness in the UK.

Do you remember the name David Smith?

He was the assassin who reportedly killed 10,000 greyhounds over a period of 15 years. According to him, it was a “favour to society.”

When Smith’s heinous canine crimes came to light, worldwide media attenion brought huge damage to the dog racing industry in the UK as well as a number of other newspaper articles about greyhounds being slaughtered in others parts of the UK.

This shocking news contributed to a huge fall in dog racing attendance which caused a half dozen major tracks to close in the UK. It also caused most of the other tracks to cut some of their race nights for financial reasons.

While David Smith is to blame for his unspeakable crime, the bigger crime lies with the dog racing industry for seeking out such a solution in lieu of adoption. And the biggest crime of all is about the greyhound racing industry’s lack of accountability and ongoing mistreatment of race dogs.

Learn more about how despicable greyhound racing is in the UK.

I always thought the British as more civilized than our low life kennel operators who take dogs across state lines and get them shot for $10/per dog. No matter which continent we’re on, dog racing sucks everywhere.

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The Phillipines would be another international greyhound racing holocaust.

Read this article where a politico is saying there’s nothing cruel about greyhound racing.

In another article, a politico is saying that when the racing career of dogs is over the dogs can be watch dogs or police dogs. Clueless about greyhounds.

Their minds are not made up yet but they think this will boost tourism. All it will do is boost bloodshed and animal cruelty.

Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK are EXTREMELY concerned about the Phillipines introducing greyhound racing to their country. We have already done several international appeals on this and we are asking for your help once again please.

They are asking all our national and international supporters to please write to the authorities below urging them not to introduce greyhound racing. We cannot imagine the fate of these poor dogs and it is imperative we do everything within our power to stop this.

Please give them this website address www.greyhoundaction.org.uk so they can see the plight of the racing greyhound in the UK. Educate them on the mass suffering and slaughter of greyhounds that are used simply as disposable commodities.

Please tell them that Jamaica has refused to have greyhound racing in their country and that they should follow suit as greyhound racing is frowned upon worldwide and will damage their public relations if they go ahead with it.

Greyhound racing is already in decline in many parts of the world as more and more people learn through educational campaign’s that this is a cruel sport. Please tell them we are in the 21st century and using animals for human entertainment must be confined to the history books.

Phillipine Tourism authority- info@philtourism.gov.ph
president of the Republic of the Philippines with the online form below, please keep all correspondence polite.

Please write a polite message and explain that greyhound racing is a cruel sport where animals still die and there are other more humane ways to promote tourism.

 Our hero Muhatma Ghandi once said: The future depends on what we do in the present and The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Wise words from dear ‘Ghandi’ who lost his precious life trying to change the world, therefore let’s do all we can to follow his dream. Thank you for your support, each and everyone of us makes the difference.

If you want more email addresses, please send a message to the email link in the top border and we’ll provide.

Thank you. This is urgent.

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Thank dog!

The greyhound community does not need any more Guam debacles.

Read the good news.

Please continue to speak out against the horrors of greyhound racing whether it be in the existing U.S. or internationally.

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Here’s another article about the efforts of the rescue group in Guam and the United States rescue groups.

According to the article, the Guam greyhound situation has raised concern globally, with greyhound rescue groups around the world networking to help save the greyhounds. A simple google search of “Guam greyhounds” brings up sites not only from the United States, but also Japan, Ireland, Spain, Korea, England, Netherlands, and Belgium — all talking specifically about the Guam greyhounds in their respective languages.

Last week there was a segment on ABC-TV and NPR.

Greyhound Network News also offers more info as well as Guam Greyhounds.

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Help!

Guam greyhounds are in dire straits and need to come to the United States NOW!

Look at these photos – they are inhumane

Read the sad stories.

Watch the ABC video footage.

Donate money! You can use Paypal or send a check directly to Greyhound Protection League who is orchestrating the bills. 

Send to:  Greyhound Protection League, PO Box 669, Penn Valley, CA 95946 (USA)

This message came to me from Pat G.:

View the photos of these beautiful, docile creatures that must be flown out of Guam soon or face a certain death. Many generous organizations and people  have paid to have these greyhounds spayed/neutered, treated for dental and costly medical procedures–(the photos reveal why this is necessary) –and have already flown more than 50 to Los Angeles. 

From there the greyhounds have been transported to greyhound rescue groups in California, Nevada and soon to be New Mexico for adoption. 
 
Unfortunately the money we have already spent to save them is coming to an end.   This leaves perhaps 100 greyhounds, all spayed, neutered, and vetted in Guam with limited time. 

We must raise additional funds quickly and get them out of Guam.  
 
These are very difficult times for all, but, if you are able – please write a check to the Greyhound Protection League (a 501 c 3 tax-exempt organization) and write Guam Greyhounds on the subject line (for $10, $20, $50, $100… whatever you can) and send it to: 
 
       Greyhound Protection League
       P.O. Box 669
       Penn  Valley, CA 95946
 
All monies will be used to bring these loving creatures here before it is too late. 
 
Thank you for reading this, and for anything you are able to do. Please link to this message and crosspost and forward it to everyone you know. Don’t wait for someone else to do something.
 
Pat Getz

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It’s not enough that racing greyhounds in what is considered a civilized nation (the United States) continue to die and suffer senseless injuries.

In Guam, when the racing industry came to an end, dogs were set free in the jungle to fend for themselves and face other atrocities. Fortunately, a combined effort of U.S. greyhound advocacy groups and Guam Animals in Need have helped to save some of these greyhounds and find them adoptable homes both locally in Guam and by flying them to the United States.

Now in Jamaica, they want to launch greyhound racing. Every article mentions how it will  help the local economy. That didn’t work in Guam and other parts of the U.S., and it’s not going to work on a subtropical island like Jamaica. Nowhere do the articles mention greyhound welfare. Jamaica is another greyhound holocaust waiting to happen.

South Africa is also considering greyhound racing. Another bad idea.

What can you do?

Start writing: Speak out.

JAMAICA
Prime Minister, The Honorable Bruce Golding
One Devon Road
Kingston 10
Jamaica

Jamaica Observer
40-421/2 Beechwood Avenue
Kingston 5
Jamaica W.I.
editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

SOUTH AFRICA
Professor Elizabeth Snyman-Van Deventer
University of the Free State
Faculty of Law
P..O. Box 339
Bloemfontein
9300 South Africa
snymane.rd@ufs.ac.za - this is a corrected email address

The Citizen Newspaper
P.O. Box 43069
Industria 2042
letters@citizen.co.za

GREY2K USA has submitted official testimony, but your letters are needed at this time as well. Please write to the authorities and media outlets to let them know that greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane, and that economically, it has become a losing proposition in the United States.

You can rely on points from  state-by-state racing pages or you can click here to review or download a racing fact sheet (PDF).

How much blood needs to be shed in the name of greyhound racing?

Speak out! Add this blog post to your facebook and myspace pages. Encourage your friends to speak out. Silence is never an option.

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Yesterday was a historic day for America. I watched TV for hours and screamed and cried and applauded with the greatness of each passing hour. Just seeing the throngs of people in Washington and other cities all gathered today for a peaceful common cause did my soul good.  This past year has also been historic for greyhound racing as voters in Mass. banned greyhound racing by the year 2010 and hopefully they throw in the towel sooner and live greyhound racing closed its doors in Kansas as well.  No matter how much spin the dog racing industry spews forth to say dogs are well cared for and adopted out, the voting public is hip to the truth. In reality, dogs still die – from injuries, from oops litters, from a myriad of gruesome ways.  

I do feel there is a change coming and am hopeful that people will

–continue to speak out against greyhound racing;

–continue to write letters to all sorts of media and post about the horrors on blogs and social media sites;

–continue to protest in public;

and

–continue their fight to end greyhound racing in the United States.  Let’s make 2009 — freedom from greyhound racing oppression.  Never stop fighting for what is right.

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EXTREMELY URGENT INTERNATIONAL APPEAL
25 LOVELY Spanish Greyhounds (Galgos) about to be killed!!!

It is the end of the hunting season in Spain and these dogs need your help now, please read the special appeal below from one of our supporters who is the UK co-ordinator for Pro-Galgo who are a marvellous rescue group.
Vital funds are needed now to save greyhounds before they are killed.

Please make a donation today.

PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM!

For donations by paypal please use:

pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com

or contact the English PRO-GALGO team on pro-galgo@hotmail.com

Many thanks Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK

Please forward widely to all groups national and international, dog friendly forums and websites, your myspace and facebook for maximum publicity

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Actually greyhound racing everywhere sucks — the United States, Guam, Ireland, Spain, Vietnam, Australia, and of course, the United Kingdom.

Here’s an article about the many deaths of greyhounds in the UK.

And here are several videos that back up the greyhound cruelty in the UK.

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Guam Greyhound Park has committed to matching donations up to $50 per dog. There are 104 dogs remaining at the track.  GAIN – the local humane society, also has greyhounds at their shelter.  Around 80 to 100 greyhounds were dispersed  before a responsible program was instituted. Hopefully, at least some of those dogs will be reeled in.

Please send donations to:

The Greyhound Project
Greyhounds of Guam Fund
PO Box 5239
Framingham, MA 01701

Thank you

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