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Greyhound Racing - Cruel Human Entertainment
By Michelle Simonhttp://www.earthtimes.org/authors/Michelle_Simon/
<mailto:michellesimon73@gmail.com> Description:
http://www.earthtimes.org/eimage/email-author.png- 01 Apr 2012 16:15:00 GMT
Description: Greyhound Racing - Cruel Human Entertainment
Greyhounds racing
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-238308/ ... ing-races-
in-rotterdam-the-netherlands.html via Shutterstock
We often boast about how superior and intelligent we are in the animal
kingdom, assigning ourselves god-player domain status over all things
living. So, we destroy, abuse and torture nature and all other life-forms.
Intelligent? 'Man's best friend' has suffered at our hands for centuries,
being domesticated forcibly, broken from the wild, tamed, engaged as
work-dogs, guard-dogs, transport-dogs, hunting-dogs, shepherd-dogs,
police-dogs, competition-dogs, race-dogs and they even become a meal.
Greyhound racing dogs in Asia, when in surplus end up in the slaughter
houses, processed as dog-meat for human consumption. So, that's what humans
do to their best friends, torture, use them and then eat them.
USA
The first dog-racing track opened up in America in 1919 in California. To
date seven states still are active. In Tuscan, Arizona in March of this
year, a unanimous vote was tabled on a bill (SB 1273) to reduce greyhound
racing at Tuscan Greyhound Park (TGP). According to Grey2K USA, dogs at TGP
are raced up to 748 times per month with a total of two rest days. In
Florida, thirteen race-tracks conduct greyhound races. In a detailed report
on Greyhound Racing in Florida by Grey2k USA (2011), several issues were
highlighted, namely, long-term confinement, serious injuries, poor living
conditions, minute cage sizes, positive test results for serious drugs
(cocaine metabolite and steroids), killing of dogs regarded as
non-profitable, poor diets, severe emaciation and expired vaccinations.
Britain
>From America dog-racing spread to Britain in 1926, following a similar
betting system as that used in horse-racing. Britain operates 25 licensed
stadia conducting dog-races. While the British greyhound industry reveal
such soft well cared for dogs that are treated with care and even adopted or
kept as pets past their race-days, contrary animal rights facts dispute
this. The Greyhound Action (GA) organisation (2011) reveals that "tens of
thousands of dogs are disposed of every year by the British greyhound racing
industry - because they fail to make the grade as racers or when their
racing days are over. It has been estimated that greyhounds running on
British tracks sustain more than 12,000 injuries every year and that 10% of
dogs that race are already suffering from injuries." GA figures show that
between 500-1000 retired greyhounds are put to death every year as reported
by the British Greyhound Racing Industry. However, GA and Greyhound
Exploitations disputes the industry's disclosed data accuracy, highlighting
that true figures of retired deaths may be as high as between 3000 - 6000.
Vietnam
Dog-racing is highlighted as a package with tourism. Vietnam Travel Guide
promotes dog-racing as follows: "One of the newest attractions in Vung Tau
is the Greyhound Racing Track at 15 Le Loi Street. The TRACK was opened last
year with a brand new 5000 seat stadium." The proponent entrepreneur
exploiting dogs for money-making is Nguyen Ngoc My, reported widely for his
intentions to open racetracks throughout the country. He was awarded a
25-year license in Vietnam and a 30-year license to start the venture in
Cambodia. Greyhounds to Vietnam were imported from Australia but operators
in Vietnam are now breeding their own dogs.
Description: Greyhound image
Greyhound image
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-5438447 ... level.html via Shutterstock
Cambodia
Campaigns have been initiated throughout the world asking for a ban on
greyhound racing, appealing to governments on an animal rights level. With
Cambodia's potential to get into this animal exploitation gambling, Care2
petition http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3130247 site appeals
to the public to sign up asking the government to ban greyhound racing.
South Africa
Dog-racing was banned more than four decades ago together with other forms
of gambling, and the ban remained with the new government. A dog-racing
contender attempted to convince the new government that dog-racing was
equivalent to horse-racing. In principle it is, and horses who are not
profitable are indeed shot even when they can survive past the injury, so if
we are to approach the forced unnatural breeding and racing of animals for
gambling and entertainment, we must do so equitably. The government in 2011
rejected the proposal to introduce greyhound racing but in 2012, there are
moves again in the country to request the legal racing of dogs, which has
been happening illegally in the country. Animal welfare lobbyists need to
move fast as it seems the politicians and officials may yay without
opposition.
Australia
The Australians not only operate their own race tracks but supply southeast
Asia with greyhounds. Australia and all greyhound supply countries are
enabling a continued system of animal abuse.
Ireland
The Irish government actually subsidises the greyhound racing industry.
Animal protection organisations in Ireland such as Greyhound Compassion,
Dungarvan Rescue and Limerick Animal Welfare (LAW) are working hard to ban
the practice. LAW "attends the greyhound auctions and [tries] to save the
greyhounds for whom there is "no bid" and they rescue the greyhounds surplus
to the requirements of the greyhound racing industry (GC, 2012)."
India
India may be a fresh contender in the dog-racing gambling and entertainment
business if a strong global citizenry don't band together to ban greyhound
racing altogether.
Other countries engaged in greyhound racing are Canada, New Zealand and in
South American and European countries. Are humans really blind to their own
hypocrisy? 'Man's best friend' indeed! More like 'Humans, animals worst
enemy!'.
Übersetzung folgt
From http://www.earthtimes.org
Greyhound Racing - Cruel Human Entertainment
By Michelle Simonhttp://www.earthtimes.org/authors/Michelle_Simon/
<mailto:michellesimon73@gmail.com> Description:
http://www.earthtimes.org/eimage/email-author.png- 01 Apr 2012 16:15:00 GMT
Description: Greyhound Racing - Cruel Human Entertainment
Greyhounds racing
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-238308/ ... ing-races-
in-rotterdam-the-netherlands.html via Shutterstock
We often boast about how superior and intelligent we are in the animal
kingdom, assigning ourselves god-player domain status over all things
living. So, we destroy, abuse and torture nature and all other life-forms.
Intelligent? 'Man's best friend' has suffered at our hands for centuries,
being domesticated forcibly, broken from the wild, tamed, engaged as
work-dogs, guard-dogs, transport-dogs, hunting-dogs, shepherd-dogs,
police-dogs, competition-dogs, race-dogs and they even become a meal.
Greyhound racing dogs in Asia, when in surplus end up in the slaughter
houses, processed as dog-meat for human consumption. So, that's what humans
do to their best friends, torture, use them and then eat them.
USA
The first dog-racing track opened up in America in 1919 in California. To
date seven states still are active. In Tuscan, Arizona in March of this
year, a unanimous vote was tabled on a bill (SB 1273) to reduce greyhound
racing at Tuscan Greyhound Park (TGP). According to Grey2K USA, dogs at TGP
are raced up to 748 times per month with a total of two rest days. In
Florida, thirteen race-tracks conduct greyhound races. In a detailed report
on Greyhound Racing in Florida by Grey2k USA (2011), several issues were
highlighted, namely, long-term confinement, serious injuries, poor living
conditions, minute cage sizes, positive test results for serious drugs
(cocaine metabolite and steroids), killing of dogs regarded as
non-profitable, poor diets, severe emaciation and expired vaccinations.
Britain
>From America dog-racing spread to Britain in 1926, following a similar
betting system as that used in horse-racing. Britain operates 25 licensed
stadia conducting dog-races. While the British greyhound industry reveal
such soft well cared for dogs that are treated with care and even adopted or
kept as pets past their race-days, contrary animal rights facts dispute
this. The Greyhound Action (GA) organisation (2011) reveals that "tens of
thousands of dogs are disposed of every year by the British greyhound racing
industry - because they fail to make the grade as racers or when their
racing days are over. It has been estimated that greyhounds running on
British tracks sustain more than 12,000 injuries every year and that 10% of
dogs that race are already suffering from injuries." GA figures show that
between 500-1000 retired greyhounds are put to death every year as reported
by the British Greyhound Racing Industry. However, GA and Greyhound
Exploitations disputes the industry's disclosed data accuracy, highlighting
that true figures of retired deaths may be as high as between 3000 - 6000.
Vietnam
Dog-racing is highlighted as a package with tourism. Vietnam Travel Guide
promotes dog-racing as follows: "One of the newest attractions in Vung Tau
is the Greyhound Racing Track at 15 Le Loi Street. The TRACK was opened last
year with a brand new 5000 seat stadium." The proponent entrepreneur
exploiting dogs for money-making is Nguyen Ngoc My, reported widely for his
intentions to open racetracks throughout the country. He was awarded a
25-year license in Vietnam and a 30-year license to start the venture in
Cambodia. Greyhounds to Vietnam were imported from Australia but operators
in Vietnam are now breeding their own dogs.
Description: Greyhound image
Greyhound image
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-5438447 ... level.html via Shutterstock
Cambodia
Campaigns have been initiated throughout the world asking for a ban on
greyhound racing, appealing to governments on an animal rights level. With
Cambodia's potential to get into this animal exploitation gambling, Care2
petition http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3130247 site appeals
to the public to sign up asking the government to ban greyhound racing.
South Africa
Dog-racing was banned more than four decades ago together with other forms
of gambling, and the ban remained with the new government. A dog-racing
contender attempted to convince the new government that dog-racing was
equivalent to horse-racing. In principle it is, and horses who are not
profitable are indeed shot even when they can survive past the injury, so if
we are to approach the forced unnatural breeding and racing of animals for
gambling and entertainment, we must do so equitably. The government in 2011
rejected the proposal to introduce greyhound racing but in 2012, there are
moves again in the country to request the legal racing of dogs, which has
been happening illegally in the country. Animal welfare lobbyists need to
move fast as it seems the politicians and officials may yay without
opposition.
Australia
The Australians not only operate their own race tracks but supply southeast
Asia with greyhounds. Australia and all greyhound supply countries are
enabling a continued system of animal abuse.
Ireland
The Irish government actually subsidises the greyhound racing industry.
Animal protection organisations in Ireland such as Greyhound Compassion,
Dungarvan Rescue and Limerick Animal Welfare (LAW) are working hard to ban
the practice. LAW "attends the greyhound auctions and [tries] to save the
greyhounds for whom there is "no bid" and they rescue the greyhounds surplus
to the requirements of the greyhound racing industry (GC, 2012)."
India
India may be a fresh contender in the dog-racing gambling and entertainment
business if a strong global citizenry don't band together to ban greyhound
racing altogether.
Other countries engaged in greyhound racing are Canada, New Zealand and in
South American and European countries. Are humans really blind to their own
hypocrisy? 'Man's best friend' indeed! More like 'Humans, animals worst
enemy!'.