today i hear people from the racing side of this complaining they are being singled out whilst the horse racing fraternity is getting left alone as they are a much bigger player.
that may well be, and id ban horse racing too, but you cant run around pointing at others doing wrong as a reason you should be left alone. the figures that have emerged on healthy dogs being killed by various means are horrific.
not once have i heard from the racing people a way to stop to the excess breeding of dogs that get quickly tested as 'goers' or 'non goers'
the nons 99% of the time have an end to life as soon as its decided theres no racing furure in them
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then of the good to race ones how many actually reach a race track? love to know that.
the greyhound trainers must be able to switch off their emotions to be involved in an industry where so many of the animals they rely on for an income are so disposable.
just how many dogs, all dogs, are we killing in australia each year? i mean not just greyhounds but all the pets we dont want anymore, the lost dogs no one looks for, the ones born to strays that wind up at animal welfare sites. must be over 100,000 each year.
at last here in south australia they are introducing into law all cats and dogs not used for registered breeding must be desexed and microchipped. no more back yard breeders, no more just 1 litter to make pooch a 'whole' dog or cat.
if we really do this right eventually we should see a decrease in the numbers of unwanted cats and dogs.
