Trying to raise awareness of the plight of the greyhound is like banging your head against a brick wall for the most part. There are so many people that do not want to listen because they would rather not know about it or cannot handle the images that are put into their heads as a direct result of reading what happens to these poor creatues. Or worse... they just do not care.
It is this last category of people that are the most worrying for people like me who wil continue to fight for the greyhound. Why do people not care what goes on? Why are they not bothered that greyhounds are routinely abandoned to fend for themselves having had their ears chopped off. All racing greyhounds have their owner/trainer's identity tattoos in their ears so that they can be identified. As with any tattoos, they are permanent so the only way to get rid of them is to literally chop off the ears. This is a common practice, so the animal is abandoned in pain and left to fend for his or herself. Bearing in mind, greyhounds are not bred to look after thamselves in the wild. Imagine how many of those poor creatures die alone and in pain.
That is just one example of the cruel and unjust treatment that they face every single day of their lives. I don't mind telling you that I am crying just writing about this. The thought of what they g through physically hurts me. So how can these people not care?
If you are one of those that feel the same pain I do and recognise the need for action now then please read on...
Whilst some greyhounds are rehomed, thousands every year are not so lucky, and are abused, abandoned, left to starve or killed. If you have 5 minutes to spare you can add your name to a petition on the Care2 website in order to show your support. The aim is to collect signatures and present the petition to various governments around the world to press for changes to the way the greyhound industry is regulated, and to highlight the need for change to end the suffering of these beautiful and gentle dogs.
There is a donation button on the right hand side of this screen as well. If you want to give something to help the greyhound rescues that need it most then please click and donate via Paypal. Every dollar helps.
There is also a cause on Facebook that is affiliated with this blog. I set it up towards the end of last year and we have over 600 members. If you are on Facebook then click on the link to go to the cause and join to show your support.
Also, if you do want to help this blog out then please contact me. I would welcome and contributions that express your views and opinions and you'd get credit of course! The more people involved the better! I welcome articles, photos, link exchanges and anything else tat may help spread the word.
A big thank you from the greyhounds!
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