The clock is ticking and it is time to face some
realities.
Greyhound racing is a slowly dying industry.
Never a pun intended, since dying is what happens to
many of those they claim are “athletes”.
“Put down”, “euthanized” because of a broken leg.
In the US, many tracks seek to remove the requirement for
the greyhound racing in order to host slots and gambling.
Declining industry.
Yet the breeders keep breeding, seeking to find the “perfect”
racer. That one "athlete" to line the retirement or
next extravaganza.
The US dumps the unwanted on adoption groups. And the industry and breeders wish to boycott
those who are rescues.
Why? Those greyhounds are
rescues. If no one took them, what would
happen? Another hauler accident? Another misplaced greyhound? And yes, rescues take the ones with broken
legs and heal and home.
The rescues work their asses off to get the dogs into
good homes. Not rehomed. Homed.
But this is not a US centric problem.
So very prevalent in AU with exports to China. China?
Macau? Sending a dog to a certain
death.
Greed speaks volumes.
Ireland, suffering flagging industry, makes deals with
Spain to ship those dogs.
I won’t post the pictures of the hanging dogs, dumped dogs, etc. but I think most know what reality awaits them
there. And it’s not a dinner plate.
Greed speaks volumes.
I can only adopt so many.
I can send only so much in donations.
I know I can’t save the “wastage” the industry, here and abroad,
produces. But to me, these pups are NOT
wastage.
Get jobs. Real
jobs. Quit living off the backs of the
dogs.
And practice the following:
“Would like the combo meal or just the sandwich”
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