Friday, 27 March 2009

Seal Hunts: Help To Protect Another Beautiful Creature That Faces Slaughter

Although it's very rare that I focus on anything but the Greyhound here I wanted to make this post about the seal trade. Seals are still facing slaughter every day but there is a vote coming up to ban the trade in Europe. Please read the following and then click on the link to sign the petition:

This is it. We only have weeks left until the European Parliament votes on whether or not to ban trade in cruel seal products. This is a historic opportunity for the Parliament to save millions of seals from indiscriminate slaughter.

Join with me and thousands of others to make our voices heard on behalf of seals.

Please sign Humane Society International's petition to the European Parliament demanding a complete ban on all products from the commercial slaughter of seals. Click here

We are so close to stopping the largest slaughter of marine mammals on Earth — we can't stop now! The seals are counting on us.

Thanks!

Thursday, 12 March 2009

Pregnant Greyhound Found Mutilated In Bristol

Another week goes by and another horrific story of Greyhound abuse and cruelty is presented to the world. This one is especially disgusting. Although every incidence of cruelty, of beatings, of needless destruction and of physical harm gets to me, this particular story really hit a nerve.

On Valentine's Day (Feb 14th) a PREGNANT Greyhound was found on wasteland in Iron Acton, Bristol (just 30 miles away from Swindon's licensed racing stadium). Not only had the poor girl been abandoned whilst heavily pregnant but she had also been MUTILATED. She had no ears because they had been cut off so she could not be identified.

Imagine being pregnant and then enduring the most horrific torture. This beautiful dog had no idea what was going on and why she must suffer such pain. She could have died, her pups along with her, but luckily she was rescued in time. Furthermore, she deliver 6 beautiful Greyhound pups just a few days later. Mum and pups are doing fine.

There are few owners and trainers in that area so this Greyhound had to belong to someone and the RSPCA are looking to track them down. She is quite distinctive in terms of her looks - black with white markings under her chin and a white blaze between her forelegs, as well as two white spots on her throat.

John Atkinson, an RSPCA inspector said:

This is a very distressing incident for all involved and we are investigating every possible avenue. If any member of the public saw people dumping the dog, or knows of a dog answering this description, I would urge them to contact the RSPCA at once.


For more information and the full story, please head to This Is Bristol.

If a "human being" can commit this cruelty on a heavily pregnant and trusting Greyhound, just imagine what he or she could do to other animals. if you know anything, please please please get in touch with the RSPCA.

Thursday, 5 March 2009

Facts About Greyhound Slaughter In Peterborough

I've read numerous articles concerning the reatment of greyhounds in recent weeks that have alarmed me, more than ever before in fact. Whilst that may sound like a bad thing it is actually quite the opposite. More is being written about greyhound slaughter, meaning that more people will actually read about it and feel compelled to help fight against it. Take the Stop Greyhound Slaughter cause for example. There are now nearly 8000 members, over 3000 of which have joined since December 2008. Bearing in mind the cause has been active since the end of 2007, this is absolutely fantastic so the more awareness the better!

I actually just wanted to post a leaflet I received a link to about greyhound slaughter in Peterborough. The information given in this leaflet is proven fact. There is no debating its fudamental truth. As such, please spread it far and wide:





If you want to post this to your blog or website, the links to do so can be found here.