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BAN GREYHOUND RACING
Posted 07/24/2006
PRYORS PLANET RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING RELATED ARTICLES AND PETITIONS :
www.greyhoundaction.co.uk
Tracks of Tears
SJC rules that initiative to ban dog racing illegal - By Ari Bloomekatz, The Boston Globe, 7/16,2006
The Commonwealth's highest court ruled Thursday that a proposal to ban greyhound racing in Massachusetts by 2008
will not appear on the November ballot - Gerry Tuoti, Taunton Gazette, 7/14/2006
Man guilty of mutilating dog - BBC NEWS
Greyhound Racing Signature Gathering - MSPCA-Angell
End Greyhound Racing - ThePetitionSite.com
Ban Greyhound Racing - Petitiononline.com
Abolish Greyhound RAcing - gopetition.com
Sample Letter Written to Spain:
Honorable Government Officials, Embassies, and Tourism Agencies of Spain,
With the conclusion of Spain's hunting season, the hanging of the galgos/greyhounds begins. And once again the world bears witness to dead dogs, dangling from wire nooses, inches above the ground. Every year tens of thousands of Spain's hunting and racing dogs meet a crude and senseless fate
after brief lives of loyal service.
The mutilation and slaughter of these dogs, most as young as two years of age, is an affront to humanity. I appeal to the Spanish government to outlaw the extermination of retired "working" dogs and other abandoned companion animals. All dogs and cats instinctively value life. Dogs hung from trees at
the end of hunting season suffer no less because their purpose has expired. Animals hurled from bridges, tied to train tracks, or asphyxiated in plastic bags endure no less pain--simply because they are no longer needed.
I call upon officials to enforce article 337 of the federal Penal Code, along with any other animal welfare laws, that protect the galgos and companion animals of Spain. In addition, please ban all hunting with greyhounds, like the rest of the European Union. Year after year the massacre continues, even as authorities claim it doesn't. I respectfully demand action, not lip service. Citizens of the world are appalled by reports and photos of dogs found shot, strangled, mutilated, and tossed into mass graves. These are sentient, docile creatures. They are not trash. Law enforcers must respond to incidents of animal cruelty. Lawmakers must uphold laws to safeguard the galgos and other animals of Spain. And the European Union must intervene if Spain fails to meet even minimum standards of animal welfare. Please inform me of any plans to raise the standard of animal protection in Spain. Under present circumstances, I cannot tour or otherwise support a country that sanctions the brutalization of animals. I will advise family, friends and colleagues to join me in a boycott of Spanish tourism and commerce until animals are treated with respect and compassion.
Sincerely,
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Letter written to SPAIN: (for a rough translation visit babelfish.altavista.com)
Estimado Señor/Estimada Señora,
Ultimamente he entendido con horror del trato barbaro y violento de los galgos en España. Es increíble que un país considerado civilizado tolera un
tal situación.
Lo siento mucho porque me gustan España y el pueblo español pero no voy a comprar ningún producto español ni viajar mas en su país hasta que los que maltratan y torturan los galgos y otros animales sean procesado por crueldad según la ley española. (articulo 337 del codigo penal).
No sirve nada, me parece, tener leyes para la protección de los animales si no hay nunca juicios para procesar los culpables. Espero que el gobierno
español vaya comenzar pronto a proteger los galgos de la tortura y la muerte horrible que sufren ahora. Que criaturas mas dulces y sensibles! Es
verdaderamente un escándalo tratarlos así!
Estimado Señor/Estimada Señora,
Ultimamente he entendido con horror del trato barbaro y violento de los galgos en España. Es increíble que un país considerado civilizado tolera un
tal situación.
Lo siento mucho porque me gustan España y el pueblo español pero no voy a comprar ningún producto español ni viajar mas en su país hasta que los que maltratan y torturan los galgos y otros animales sean procesado por crueldad según la ley española. (articulo 337 del codigo penal).
No sirve nada, me parece, tener leyes para la protección de los animales si no hay nunca juicios para procesar los culpables. Espero que el gobierno
español vaya comenzar pronto a proteger los galgos de la tortura y la muerte horrible que sufren ahora. Que criaturas mas dulces y sensibles! Es
verdaderamente un escándalo tratarlos así!
Atentamente,
Rosa Mertens
Animal suffering 1372 members
Belgium
Letter written to VIETNAM:
 Dear Sir
I am writing to you regarding greyhound racing in Vietnam. I am aware that greyhounds that are surplus to requirements are being slaughtered. Abusing animals in the name of entertainment and then killing them for human consumption is NOT a tourist attraction and it will inevitably have a negative effect on your tourist trade.
The greyhound racing industry has been in decline for many years especially in the USA where the industry has had massive financial losses. This is for several reasons, the first being that it has been recognised as a cruel sport and banned in many states in the USA and even more recently it has been abolished in South Africa.
The second reason is that by far more profitable ventures such as lotteries and casinos have increased in popularity and attracted the public and the tourist trade. The third reason is that greyhound racing attracts and is associated with illegal activities such as the criminal underworld and the use of illegal drugs as recently exposed in a documentary by the BBC.
I urge you to reconsider and keep greyhound racing out of Vietnam and Cambodia. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Rosa Mertens
Animal suffering 1372 members
Belgium
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