We, the Undersigned,
endorse the following petition:
End Greyhound Racing
- the ''Sport'' That Kills
Target: George W.
Bush, President
Sponsor: Catherine Methot
SHOT,
STARVED, SOLD FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH... NO WONDER THEY RUN SO
FAST!
Why
ban Greyhound racing?
Sadly, greyhound racing is not a "sport" about fast dogs, but a
state-sanctioned form of gambling ruled by profit. It is inherently
cruel to a gentle and ancient breed of dog once favored by
nobility. When greyhounds do not run profitably, they are of little
use to the racing business. Approximately 20,000+ greyhounds are
killed each year in the United States alone. Despite racing
industry propaganda, the majority of unwanted greyhounds are not
placed as pets - there are simply not enough homes for them
all.
Since 1990, there have been more than 51 media-documented cases of mistreatment of
greyhounds, collectively involving thousands of dogs. These cases
include greyhounds shot, abandoned, left starving in their crates,
sold for medical experimentation, and even electrocuted.
Many greyhound puppies and youngsters are judged to be of inferior
racing quality at birth or during the farm training process. Many
owners elect not to continue investing in dogs that demonstrate
little potential of making money; the vast majority of those dogs
are destroyed on the farm before they ever start a racing career.
Young greyhounds that do show promise are individually registered
and named before going to a track at about 18 months.
Those greyhounds lucky enough to make it to a racetrack typically
live in crates for 18-20 hours per day with exercise limited to
only every fourth day or so when they race. Some are left muzzled
almost constantly. The dogs are often fed raw meat
from
diseased livestock rejected by the USDA. In most states, dog
racing regulations are essentially concerned with gambling rules;
breeding and training farm operations are virtually
unregulated.
''The
killing will never stop until people realize that it is the
'business' of greyhound racing which fosters and perpetuates the
cruelty, no matter how hard they try to separate themselves from
it. And it's just that simple. The cruelty will never end until
greyhound racing is out of business." - Gary E. Dungan, Executive
Director of The Humane Society of
Tucson.
We need your help to
eliminate the exploitation of racing greyhounds! Join us.
Tell President George W. Bush that this cruel activity
needs to be banned. And most
importantly, don't
patronize dog
tracks!
Take Action: please sign this petition and visit
www.greyhounds.org
Date: August 1,
2007
Please help the
Greyhounds // Petition against Greyhound
racing!!!
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Greyhounds!!!! Petition gegen die Rennen!!!!
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