Brindlebabe Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 PLEASE FORWARD AND CROSS POST > > GREYHOUNDS KILLED AT PETERBOROUGH STADIUM One dog put to death for > playing Another breaks his neck in race Volunteers needed for campaign > against track > > Greyhound Action has received inside information about two recent > appalling incidents involving the deaths of greyhounds at Peterborough > Stadium. > > On Thursday, July 3rd, during a trial race, a young greyhound, called > Milo Blackbird, tried to play with the other dogs instead of chasing > after the mechanical hare. The greyhound's owner/trainer, John Reid, > took him straight to the track vet and had him "put down". > > On Saturday, July 12th, in the second race of the evening, a 4½ year > old greyhound, called He's A Cheetah, hit the rails on the first bend > and broke his neck. He was carried lifeless from the track with blood > pouring from his mouth. > > After confiming that the information received was true, we issued a > press release to the local media, which was taken up by BBC Radio > Cambridgeshire and featured in their early morning news programme last > Friday (July 18th). > > During the programme, one of the news reporters interviewed a man who > said he had witnessed the horrific death of He's A Cheetah. The > gentleman in question said he had been a fairly regular visitor to dog > tracks, but had begun to have serious misgivings, after becoming aware > of the large number of greyhounds that get put to death, and had now > come to the conclusion that the dog racing industry should be done > away with. One greyhound trainer he had spoken to described the > Peterborough track as a "death trap". > > These two recent incidents follow the conviction in April of former > greyhound trainer Rebecca Hagger for causing unnecessary suffering to > three greyhounds and failing to meet the welfare needs of another > four. Peterborough Magistrates banned Hagger from keeping animals for > 10 years and ordered her to do community service. See > www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Dogs-left-to-suffer-in.4028724.jp and > www.actionforgreyhounds.co.uk/news75.htm > > Demonstrations outside Peterborough Stadium are currently taking place > every few weeks (see photos at http://tinyurl.com/6aqkb9). Especially > in view of these latest incidents, we would like to increase the > frequency of the demos, but need more local volunteers in order to do > so. So, if you live anywhere near Peterborough and would be interested > in taking part in protests/leafletting against dog racing there, > please contact Greyhound Action at [email protected] or on > 01562 700 043. > > Please feel free to forward/crosspost/circulate this message. > > Tony Peters, UK Co-ordinator, Greyhound Action > > _______________________________________________ > Website: www.greyhoundaction.org.uk > MySpace: www.myspace.com/greyhoundaction > Donations: www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/donations.html > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I hope you are finally being loved and cherished at the Bridge Milo and Cheetah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazyhound Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 :mad2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Poor babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACKYSIAN Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 How on earth can any so called professional person like a vet pts a dog on the word of it's owner because it 'played' instead of ran??? I hope these evil bas*ards rot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Disgusting Kazz xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I have a very low opinion of racing trainers/owners in general, but to have a dog pts for playing hits a new level, what a complete w***er RIP Milo and Cheetah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 How on earth can any so called professional person like a vet pts a dog on the word of it's owner because it 'played' instead of ran??? I hope these evil bas*ards rot. I have a very low opinion of racing trainers/owners in general, but to have a dog pts for playing hits a new level, what a complete w***er RIP Milo and Cheetah Unfortunately it's quite normal in this so called sport. I'm at Milo Blackbird's owner- I hope he gets a similar treatment from his family when he's not perceived as useful. :cry: Sleep tight He's A Cheetah may you run at the bridge for your enjoyment and pleasure. Here's to the day that racing dies rather than the dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracyb Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 words fail me. I 've never supported greyhound racing & never been to it. We have a track within 10 mins of where we live & it's only over the last 12mths my eyes have been opened to the dreadful treatment of what the breeders/owners do to what they consider to be 'not good' dogs. I hope the two poor young dogs enjoy there life at the bridge- it will be a damn sight better than what they were offered here. Shame on the owners I hope they rot in hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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