Say No to Irish Greyhound Exports to China - London demo

Demonstration outside Embassy of Ireland, London
Saturday April 9th 1pm until 2pm
Please try to be there!

There will be a demonstration outside the Irish Embassy in London from 1pm to 2pm on Saturday, April 9th against the Irish Greyhound Board's plans to export greyhounds to China, as part of a scheme to set up a greyhound racing industry there.

Please try to attend, if you possibly can, and rescued greyhounds are also more than welcome.

Address: Embassy of Ireland, 17 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HR

Map at http://tinyurl.com/IrishEmbassyLondon

Get directions at http://tinyurl.com/IrishEmbassyLondon2

Nearest Underground stations - Hyde Park Corner and Victoria

Nearest bus stop Wilton Street

Buses from main railway stations - Euston 73, Kings Cross 73, Marylebone 82,
Paddington 36 & 436, St Pancras 73
We recommend you allow at least 45 minutes for you bus journey

Info on buses/undergound from elsewhere in London, call Transport for London on 0843 222 1234 and then press 3 to speak to an advisor.

Say No to Greyhound Exports to China - Petition

Please read and act on the message below from Greyt Exploitations.






Please forward and cross post ~ thank you

Care2 Petition

Say NO to Greyhound Exports to China


A petition targeting the Irish Greyhound Board and the Irish Government has been published on the Care2 website calling for the withdrawal of the IGB’s proposals to export greyhounds to China.

 
Please sign the petition and help place pressure on the Irish authorities to show some care and compassion for this gentle breed.

The petition will be delivered to the Irish Embassy in London – the Irish Greyhound Board and Government offices.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/say-no-to-greyhound-exports-to-china/


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Forum: www.greytexploitations.com/forum/index.php

Ireland: Conservation group opposes dog track scheme

A representative of An Taisce (The Irish National Trust) has told a planning appeals hearing that the proposed €460m 'Tipperary Venue' (which would include a greyhound track) is ill-conceived and warrants comprehensive refusal.

More at http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0308/tipperaryvenue.html

Irish Times letter - Future of greyhounds in China

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2011/0304/1224291280746.html

Greyhounds to China - example letters

See http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/2741192 for examples of protest letters that can be sent.

Greyhound exports to China - London protest group set up

A special group has been set up to organise/co-ordinate protests outside the Irish Embassy in London against the proposed export of greyhounds to China.

If you are interested in taking part in such protests, please contact Stop Greyhound Exports London at stopgreyhoundexportslondon@gmail.com or call Greyhound Action on 01562 700 043.

More info about the proposed exports and the campaign against them can be found elsewhere on this blog.

Dublin: Protest against export of Irish greyhounds to China - Saturday, March 19th

Greyhound Action Ireland are organising a demo against the proposed export of Irish greyhounds to China. See their message/press release below.

If anyone is interested in organising/taking part in a protest at the Irish Embassy in London, the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh (or Irish Embassies in your own country, if you live outside the UK) please contact Greyhound Action at saynotochinaexports@greyhoundaction.org.uk or call us on 01562 700 043.

NO TO IRISH GREYHOUND EXPORTS TO CHINA DEMO!

Sat 19th March 1 - 2pm at the Spire, O'Connell Street, Dublin.

GREYHOUND ACTION IRELAND  is sickened and appalled that the Irish Greyhound Board (Bord na gCon) has planned to send Irish greyhounds to China to expand greyhound racing in Asia.

Already much criticized for their overbreeding of greyhound dogs and for their total disregard for the welfare of ex-racing dogs here in Ireland, this latest move is shameful.

This move confirms what we have been saying all along .the IGB couldn't care less about the tens of thousands of Irish dogs they breed to die. Greyhounds in Ireland have been found mutilated, with ears cut off, drugged, hanged, drowned and killed by bolt gun in backstreet slaughterhouses. A minute percentage get homes here as will not be the case in China.

In the aftermath of Chinese officials visiting Dublin earlier this month to see how the Irish greyhound-racing industry is run and regulated. An IGB spokesman said the board informed the Department of Agriculture, which regulates the transport of greyhounds, about its expansion plans.

"As with any country we do not have any influence on the welfare standards adopted in other countries, and these matters are more appropriately dealt with by the country's own legislative system," the spokesman said. The export of greyhounds was a matter for individuals and Bord na gCon, said the Department of Agriculture. "The board has informed us that they are exploring the possibility of assisting with the establishment of greyhound racing in China," it said.

We in GAI say, 'Imagine sending animals to a country where they will be treated even worse than they are here, dogs in China are considered meat, many beaten brutally to tenderise their meat before they are often skinned alive.  Cats and dogs there have absolutely no protection from those who will breed and kill them at will be it for food or fur. Irish dogs are already being sold on to Pakistanis for racing and coursing there. Pakistan, being a Moslem country where dogs are considered unclean, is the last place on earth where anyone would send an animal.'

DOGS IN CHINA:
CAUTION: The photos from this site are distressing and the eye account witness of slaughter is horrifying http://www.aapn.org/xichang.html

GREYHOUND ACTION appeals to the IGB to review its ill-considered plans to make money from dog exports to China. We will be urging the public to shun the tracks here in Ireland and we will expose the hypocrisy of Irish greyhound breeders and trainers.

'This will be the nail in B nag Cons coffin!!!! We are constantly being told when leafleting at dog tracks that  there are many 'good' greyhound men, If this rare breed exists ,they should stand up in opposition to this' last straw' of animal abuse. Any feeling human would. It is blatantly clear, the Irish Greyhound Board do not give a damn about animals!'

Bernie Wright, press officer GAI.
Phone 0872651720

PHOTOSHOOT: We anticipate a large turnout and some ex-raced, now cherished greyhounds.

Henlow demos hit the news

Bedfordshire Greyhound Action's regular demos outside Henlow greyhound stadium have prompted a very positive article in the county's Sunday newspaper (see http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/Stadium-protest-highlights-greyhound-deaths.htm).

Demonstrators outside Henlow Stadium

You can find more info about this excellent campaign and how you can support it at http://greyhound-action.blogspot.com/2010/12/campaign-launched-to-close-henlow.html

Proposed Wallyford greyhound track - emails/comments needed please!

Please read and act on the message below from Greyhound Action Scotland.

An article about the track developer's plans being thwarted by the local authority can be found at
http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/aroundthecounty/articles/2011/02/24/410606-developer-devastated

Comments can be made in response to this one too.

2002 demo against planning permission being given for the track

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A columnist in the Edinburgh Evening News has today written her column in support of the track at Wallyford. This bint, Helen Martin who writes her column as "Bitching from Bruntsfield", has previously used her column to support greyhound racing and is very friendly with a local trainer. You can read the offending article here: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/opinion/Helen-Martin-Why-did-they.6725845.jp  
So far there has been pretty good responses from local people who, as far as I'm aware, are completely unrelated to our campaign.

Please can you take some time to add a comment at the bottom of the link and/or email the Evening News at letters_en@edinburghnews.com commenting on the column, mentioning the effect that Wallyford track would have on the local community as well as the reality of the plight of the racing greyhound.

I'd also like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who emailed the local councillors regarding this matter.  We may still have a fight ahead of us!

Thanks again - much appreciated!

greyhoundactionscotland@btopenworld.com
www.greyhoundactionscotland.org.uk

Export of Irish greyhounds to China - please protest!

See http://www.sighthoundwelfaretrust.org.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=19757

The photo mentioned in the appeal (of slaughtered greyhounds in a Chinese meat market) can be found at http://tinyurl.com/China-meat-market but please do not look at it if you are easily distressed.

Help needed for Surrey street collections

Please lend a hand to raise funds for Greyhound Action!

One of our supporters has organised three street collections in Surrey and needs volunteers to shake tins and help her raise funds for our greyhound protection campaign.

Dates and places are:-

Saturday 19th March in Dorking
Saturday 28th May in Reigate
Saturday 18th June in Redhill

Please try to lend a hand, especially if you live in or near the Surrey area.

Rescued greyhounds would also be very welcome, in order to attract public attention.

If you can help at one or more of the collections, with or without a greyhound, please contact Greyhound Action as soon as possible at fundraising@greyhoundaction.org.uk or on 01562 700 043 to let us know.