Seventh anniversary of greyhound’s death
Over this coming weekend, April 30-May 1, events will be held across the UK as part of Remembering Rusty Weekend, to draw public attention to the plight of greyhounds.
May 2 is the seventh anniversary of the death of a greyhound called Rusty, who was shot by captive bolt, his ears cut off to prevent tattoo identification, then abandoned on a South Wales mountainside. A toe injury had put an end to his racing days. Poor Rusty, still alive, managed to wag his tail but had to be put down because his injuries were too horrific.
According to international greyhound protection organisation Greyhound Action, more than 10,000 greyhounds, bred for the British racing industry, are put down every year after failing to make the grade as racers or when their careers on the tracks end.
An RSPCA report on greyhound racing stated that at least 20 greyhounds a day - puppies which do not make the track, or ‘retired’ dogs aged three or four - simply disappear, presumed killed.
In addition, a large number sustain serious, sometimes fatal, injuries while racing, due to the dangerous nature of some tracks.
The public can help put an end to this by not attending dog tracks or betting on greyhounds, so this appalling death-industry fades away.
Learn more at www.greyhoundaction.org.uk
Jane Whitehead, Youlgrave
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Val Wolf
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 05:57 PMTragic, tragic example which exposes the brutalities faced by racing dogs. They are merely pawns in an industry which treats them as commodities. Greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane. Greyhounds endure lives of nearly constant confinement, kept in cages barely large enough for them to stand up or turn around. While racing, many dogs suffer and die from injuries including broken legs, paralysis, and cardiac arrest. And many greyhounds are euthanized every year, as the number retired from racing exceeds the number of adoptive homes. At racetracks across the country, greyhounds endure lives of confinement. According to industry statements, greyhounds are generally confined in their cages for approximately 20 hours per day. They live inside warehouse-style kennels in stacked cages that are barely large enough to stand up or turn around. Generally, shredded paper or carpet remnants are used as bedding. An undercover video recently released by GREY2K USA shows the conditions in which these gentle dogs are forced to live: http:www.grey2kusa.orgazVideo.html For more information on injuries these dogs suffer, please view: http:www.grey2kusa.orgazInjuries.html http:www.grey2kusa.orgeNEWSG2K-022811Email.html Dogs play an important role in our lives and deserve to be protected from industries and individuals that do them harm. Val Wolf Board Member, GREY2K USA
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