Please support Australian greyhound walkathon

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To all groups,

Please show your support for the greyhounds and help Russell Clarke raise

awareness for the greyhounds in Spain, Australia and Asia.

 

Many thanks

Raven

Greyhound Action International

 

Press Release/Greyhound walkathon

 

On July 15th, Kev a five year old greyhound, Storm a seven year old

greyhound, and their owner Russell Clarke, will set out from Newcastle with

Sydney as the destination in New South Wales, Australia for what will be a

four day walkathon.

 

FAMILY PETS, NOT FAST FOOD! is the purpose of the walkathon. It is intended

to promote awareness for the abolition of export greyhounds to Asia and

Spain. The walkathon will also promote and support greyhound adoption in

Australia through awareness and donations received from sponsoring the

walkathon.The time has come for Australians to accept that greyhounds they

are responsible for shipping to Asia and Spain are being subjected to

notorious and barbaric torture and slaughter. In most of these countries

greyhounds are subjected to inhuman acts of cruelty and suffering before

ending up on the plates of murderous barbarians. In Spain, greyhounds are

hung openly for public display immediately on being retired from racing.

Depending on achievements throughout their racing career greyhounds are

systematically hung at various heights. A poorly accomplished greyhound will

be hung at ground level and thus vulnerable to the elements and further acts

of savagery. A more accomplished greyhound is hung higher from the ground and

will suffer lesser indignities. The hanging of greyhounds in Spain is

immensely popular, because it’s free. That alone should incense any educated

country to act, purely for the bastardization to intelligence that logic

portrays. All of this is graphically on show for the entire world to see; yet

no nation is prepared to stand up to these dictatorial savages and see the

cruel practices ceased.

An eyewitness from Seoul now fears for his life after seeing first hand an

unconscionably cruel act by a Korean dog meat buyer. This man will be haunted

for the rest of his life by what he saw. The owner of a dog had it on a

lengthof rope and it was standing there wagging its tail watching the

exchange between his master and a dog meat buyer. The owner handed over the

rope and the dog meat buyer pulled the rope taut and dragged the dog away

screaming and tied it to a post. He then proceeded to grab the tail and yank

it, stretching the dog’s neck and crushing the backbone. While the dog was

still alive the dog meat buyer started tearing the dog apart. The eyewitness

fled only to return hours laterand find the dog on a spit and being served up

on plates. This isn’t isolated, and goes on every single day.

 

We as Australians need to act more responsibly as a nation and abolish the

exporting of greyhounds overseas. Greyhounds make excellent pets, and there

are tens of thousands of plaudits attributed to these majestic

canines.Televisions Dr. Harry Cooper, Australia’s most well-known and loved

Veterinarian is a greyhound adoption ambassador, and is often quoted

recommending the qualities of greyhounds as great family pets. On average

10,000 greyhounds are put down in Australia every year at the end of their

racing careers unnecessarily, with another 6,00 to 7,000 ‘disappearing before

even being named. The reason for this is the misconception and perceived

ignorance that greyhounds are savage. This couldn’t be further from the

truth! Dog attack statistics from a few years ago have over fifty breeds of

dogs on it, yet greyhound isn’t listed. Admittedly greyhound-racing bodies in

Australia, and ultimately the ministerial government controlling those

authorities is responsible for the antiquated myopia surrounding greyhounds

and their compatibility as companion animals. Public education of greyhound

adoption has been negligently inadequate, but that still doesn’t justify

sending our greyhounds overseas, no matter the reason.Be a voice for the

greyhounds, contact the Australian federal minister who has the power to stop

the exporting, and plead with him to stop the export of greyhounds to Asia

and Spain. The Honorable Warren Truss, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries

and Forestry Parliament House, Canberra. ACT 2600 Australia E-mail: <A

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Or contact Russell Clarke on <A

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for a petition to

sign, and remember greyhounds are FAMILY PETS, NOT FAST FOOD. So save a life

and adopt a greyhound today.Russell Clarke