Why should greyhound racing be abolished?

First of all, in our opinion, no animal should ever be used for human entertainment. Unfortunately, not everyone feels this way. Greyhounds are big business for the racing industry and because of people’s greed we have a bad business of animal abuse and exploitation.

Wherever there is money and profit, there will always be evil. Animals have no voice and cannot speak for themselves and unfortunately because of this they are constantly abused and exploited.

If you believe that humans have rights, why shouldn’t animals have the same rights as us?

Greyhounds are not disposable products; however, some people involved in the racing industry clearly regard them as such, and in fact one individual within the racing industry has referred to them as ‘units’!

Dogs are supposed to be man and woman’s best friend, would you abuse and exploit your best friend in this way? We urge anyone thinking of betting on a greyhound or having a ‘night at the dogs’ to think again about what he is supporting. The racing industry has blood on its hands and anyone who supports it shares his guilt and shame.

Greyhound racing is known as a sport, we consider it a blood sport, in fact it is not a sport at all as there are no winners in it, only disposable losers.

A damning recent government report shows that there are large numbers of greyhounds (thousands) each year that are not found and disappear, thus presumed dead, plus thousands of puppies are bred and killed each year when they are found. considered unsuitable for racing.

Some greyhounds rot in the trainers’ kennels, forgotten and neglected. We have rescued many greyhounds over the years and one particular case was a greyhound a couple of years ago that was left in a dark shed, now she has a wonderful home, the owner after not being able to run with her anymore just left her in this dark and stinking hellhole.

David Smith of County Durham shot (with a captive bolt gun) approximately 10,000 greyhounds over a fifteen year period and buried them on his land, a service he provided to trainers who no longer wanted their greyhounds. We fear that some greyhounds may have been buried alive, as a bolter like the one used in slaughterhouses doesn’t always kill an animal outright, and sometimes just stuns it.

A recent article in the Sunday Times now exposes healthy young Greyhounds being slaughtered in the UK for their sacred body parts only to be sold to the Royal Veterinary College. There have been many more scandals that have been exposed by the media and we are sure that there are many more undiscovered cases waiting to be exposed.

Another thing that should be noted and is a very valid point is the estimated number of 10,000 dogs that are NOT greyhounds that are killed each year. These dogs have been abandoned or are simply unwanted and often have nowhere to go as sanctuaries are already full; Now add the racing industry’s huge surplus of unwanted greyhounds to this dire straits. Once greyhounds are considered to be past their sell-by date, most of them will no longer be desired (it is estimated that approximately 10,000 greyhounds are ‘retired’ each year). Some of these dogs will be lucky enough to be relocated, however, many thousands will die by euthanasia or by a bullet to the head, drowning, poisoning, etc. It could be argued that for every greyhound lucky enough to be rescued, another non-greyhound dog dies because the space that would have been available to the non-greyhound dog has now been taken up by the unwanted greyhound. So not only are thousands of greyhounds killed each year as a result of this evil industry, but the lives of thousands of other dogs are also affected.

So after reading all this, do you think greyhound racing should be abolished due to its inherent cruelty? The answer of course should be yes and in time this will happen as more people find out about the plight of greyhound racing and boycott greyhound racing as a consequence. You too can help by supporting the campaign to end this evil industry that kills and exploits man’s best friend.