Comments on: Is Greyhound Racing in Breach of the Animal Welfare Act? http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1295/is-greyhound-racing-in-breach-of-the-animal-welfare-act/ the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TrudyB http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1295/is-greyhound-racing-in-breach-of-the-animal-welfare-act/#comment-28045 TrudyB Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:12:36 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1295#comment-28045 Emm The industry is totally corrupt at every level - it promotes corruption and depends on it for its very existence. The industry is in breech of EU and UK laws but because they are self regulated, they remain a law unto themselves. The government are quite happy to let greyhound racing regulate itself because it would cost them millions of pounds to regulate it and sadly our government chooses to ignore the suffering and abuse for fear of loosing the revenue generated from greyhound racing. Greyhound lover Racing injuries will never be 'rare' because of the track layout. Most injuries occur on the first bend when all greyhounds are at full speed and unable to negotiate a bend AND avoid the other dogs. It has been estimated that well over 1,500 greyhounds are euthanased at UK tracks annually - this is unacceptable and is one of the many reasons why commercial greyhound racing should be abolished. Emm
The industry is totally corrupt at every level – it promotes corruption and depends on it for its very existence. The industry is in breech of EU and UK laws but because they are self regulated, they remain a law unto themselves. The government are quite happy to let greyhound racing regulate itself because it would cost them millions of pounds to regulate it and sadly our government chooses to ignore the suffering and abuse for fear of loosing the revenue generated from greyhound racing.

Greyhound lover
Racing injuries will never be 'rare' because of the track layout. Most injuries occur on the first bend when all greyhounds are at full speed and unable to negotiate a bend AND avoid the other dogs.
It has been estimated that well over 1,500 greyhounds are euthanased at UK tracks annually – this is unacceptable and is one of the many reasons why commercial greyhound racing should be abolished.

]]> By: greyhound lover http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1295/is-greyhound-racing-in-breach-of-the-animal-welfare-act/#comment-25731 greyhound lover Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:56:57 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1295#comment-25731 if greyhound racing is done properly fatal injuries to the greyhounds are rare. my grandfather has raced greyhounds for 30+ years and has only rarely had to have one of his dogs put down, one a few years ago due to a badly broken leg sustined in a slip on a bend. unfortunately accidents do happen even on the best maintained tracks - although they usually are sustained by poorly maintained dogs. privately owned and trained dogs are generally fitter happier and less prone to injury than those housed in a commercial 'money making' kennel as these poor dogs are little more than a commodity. If you look at human track atheletes they sustain injuries at a similar rate to racing dogs however unlike humans some dogs just cannot be fixed - in the case of my grandfathers dog he only ever wanted to run so even if it were possible to fix his leg he would have been miserable as a pet, there have been many of his dogs successfully rehomed as pets. if greyhound racing is done properly fatal injuries to the greyhounds are rare. my grandfather has raced greyhounds for 30+ years and has only rarely had to have one of his dogs put down, one a few years ago due to a badly broken leg sustined in a slip on a bend. unfortunately accidents do happen even on the best maintained tracks – although they usually are sustained by poorly maintained dogs. privately owned and trained dogs are generally fitter happier and less prone to injury than those housed in a commercial ‘money making’ kennel as these poor dogs are little more than a commodity.
If you look at human track atheletes they sustain injuries at a similar rate to racing dogs however unlike humans some dogs just cannot be fixed – in the case of my grandfathers dog he only ever wanted to run so even if it were possible to fix his leg he would have been miserable as a pet, there have been many of his dogs successfully rehomed as pets.

]]> By: emm http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1295/is-greyhound-racing-in-breach-of-the-animal-welfare-act/#comment-25694 emm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:16:02 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1295#comment-25694 NO i dont see anything wrong with the racing itself, its when people become corrupted by it, prehaps we should have some sort of licence type thing, were the tracks and kennels have tobe inspected regulary or something NO i dont see anything wrong with the racing itself, its when people become corrupted by it, prehaps we should have some sort of licence type thing, were the tracks and kennels have tobe inspected regulary or something

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