Sunday 8 May 2011

**Plan to export greyhounds to China shelved**

The Irish Greyhound Board has shelved plans to export greyhounds to China after the Department of Agriculture refused to approve the proposal.

See http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0504/breaking58.html and http://allianceforanimalrights.webs.com/greyhoundstochina.htm for more information.

April 28th - Demonstration by Greyhound Action Ireland outside the Dept of Agriculture in Dublin to urge refusal of  permission for the export of greyhounds to China. More photos at http://photobucket.com/Dublin-DoA-demo.

Heartfelt thanks to all those who took part in demos, wrote letters, gave out leaflets and did all you could to save these dogs from an appalling fate.

The battle isn't over yet though, as the IGB still wants to be involved in the promotion of dog racing in China, where greyhounds will suffer and die horrendously, no matter what country they come from.

Greyhound Action Ireland will be spearheading the campaign to stop this from happening and we'll be keeping you informed of developments and letting you know how you can help.