Greyhound Action International, PO Box 127 Kidderminster, England DY103UZ Fax/Voicemail: 0872 022 0442 email: international@greyhoundaction.org.uk


Every year countless greyhounds around the world are exploited for profit in the name of entertainment and consequently sentenced to a brutal death.

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Greyhound Action International (GAI) was founded to campaign against this global exploitation.

GAI now needs funds to launch a major global campaign against the callous greyhound industry.

 please send a cheque/postal order to:

Greyhound Action International, PO Box 127 Kidderminster, England DY103UZ

Donations for GAI are used only for international campaigns so please mark envelopes and cheques with "Greyhound Action International"

THE BACKGROUND STORY...

These atrocities are happening in countries that undertake greyhound racing. In the UK alone 40,000 greyhounds are disposed of every year by the racing industry.

Due to the over breeding and short racing 'careers' there is a surplus of greyhounds with the majority of the dogs being killed.

Extremely cruel methods such as drowning, shooting, beating are commonplace. Greyhounds have been found mutilated with their ears chopped off to prevent identification of the owner through the ear tattoo.

Thousands of puppies that fail the grade are routinely killed. The lucky dogs end up being abandoned but with little hope of finding a home even though greyhounds are naturally docile and affectionate dogs and given the chance they make wonderful pets.

Greyhound racing has been recognised as a cruel sport and banned in 6 states in the USA and in South Africa with growing opposition in other countries.

The World Greyhound Racing Federation the ruling body of world wide racing and private corporations have began to promote and introduce greyhound racing in Asia.

The dogs are being exported from Australia with racing and breeding already underway in Vietnam, Macau, China and more recently in Korea.

They further plan on creating a network of tracks throughout Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia. These are countries notorious for the barbaric torture and slaughter of dogs for human consumption. At present this is the fate greyhounds in Asia unless we stop them.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

1: Be a voice for the greyhounds, each country has it's own section on this website which provides all the info you need to help us in our campaign - just take a look and act.

2: Contact the companies, racing authorities, government officials and tourist offices listed in each countrys section and voice your protest to them.

3: Do not support or attend greyhound racing in any country and never bet on a greyhound race.

4: Contact us for petition forms and copies of our leaflets to distribute and also collect signatures for our petitions.

5: Write to local, national and international newspapers to express your disgust at the export and fate of greyhounds in Asia and around the world. Tell as many people as possible.

6: If you have any information concerning greyhound cruelty in any part of the world, please contact us.

7: If you can offer a greyhound a loving home please contact us.

8: Please send a donation to help our campaign so that we can continue to help the greyhounds.

Please send your cheques, international money orders or postal orders to:

Greyhound Action International, PO Box 127 Kidderminster, England DY103UZ

Donations for GAI are used only for international campaigns so please mark envelopes and cheques with "Greyhound Action International"

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."

Albert Einstein

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Last updated 22nd January 2010




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Action Network is organizing a massive week of action against the Irish greyhound
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URGENT ACTION >> Proposed Fund cuts in Eire could mean more good news for greyhounds ... click here for more info

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NEWS FLASH >> Ireland : ICABS report on mutilated greyhounds ... click here for more info

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Support our campaign to ban the export of greyhounds from Australia to Asia

We URGENTLY need many more signatures on our petitions to ban the export of greyhounds from Australia to Asia where they suffer appaling cruelty and death ... click here for a downloable petition for Australian citizens ... click here for an online petition

Click on a Map to find out more about the appalling conditions in each country

New Alert 6th October 2003 click here

Kamaksan - one of the victims of the Korean industry

We are asking people to support our campaign by giving out leaflets and collecting signatures on our petition. You can get copies of both either by contacting us or by downloading them from this site - see below.

To find out more check out the Australian section click here

or look at our "Ban the export of greyhounds to Asia Campaign 2004" page click here

To see a larger version of the leaflet picture click here

To download a printable version of the leaflet picture click here

To download the text side of this leaflet in printable PDF format click here

To download our petition against the export of greyhounds from Australia to Asia in printable PDF format click here

Note: You need the Adobe Acrobat reader to view PDF files, to download it for free - click on the Adobe logo below.

KOREAN APPEAL

Animal protection campaigner Anne Phair is trying to raise £1,000 for the Korean Animal Protection Society (KAPS) through the sale of calendars featuring rescued animals at the KAPS shelter in Korea.

The calendars cost £10 each and are available from Anne at 27 Amyas Way, Northam, Bideford, Devon, EX39 1UT.

Please make cheques/POs payable to KAPS. You can learn more about the work of KAPS by visiting their website at www.koreananimals.org

 

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