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Have to admit that I was ignorant to this particular cause, so I looked it up before I signed and found this:


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 shamefull.

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


DO NOT click link if you are at all squeamish!

Needless to say, petition now signed.
 
Not sure I would even know which way up to hold one - or is that the point? :confused:

Thank you letting us know about the petition. Horrible.
 
Are the dogs being exported to race or for meat/for fur?

The Chinese interest in dog shows/events is huge and their GSD shows are getting almost as big as Germany's...a Chinese businessman offered a five-figure sum for B's dad, and I am sure as hell it wasn't because he wanted him to end up on a plate or on someone's back.
There are plenty of people in Europe, including the UK, who are starting to send their dogs to compete in China and a girl I grew up with goes over to handle their dogs.

I don't want flaming, just asking a question :)
 
From what I've read tonight they are being sent to race. China are relatively new to greyhound racing I believe. Point is that the dogs are given a relatively short time to "prove" themselves in racing before being used for a different market entirely.

No expert obviously, just read a bit about it tonight.
 
Not disagreeing, just playing Devil's Advocate, they're not all puppy munching dog skinners, I am sure, as the Irish are not all hanging their greyhounds and cutting their ears off.
 
Indeed, in fact last time I was in Ireland I didn't see one hanging ear less greyhound!

But the dog meat trade in China is a reality and it looks to be orchestrated in a less than humane fashion.

As I say I'm no expert.
 
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