Help
counteract Lord Lipsey's spin offensive
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Greyhound Star this month announced that David Lipsey, chairman
of the BGRB, is on a charm offensive, and is making calculating
use of his media contacts to obtain yet more free advertising for
greyhound racing. He and Free Range PR are attempting to lure unsuspecting
new customers in through the turn stiles. They must be stopped.
Theirs is a cynical attempt to assure the public that greyhound racing has cleaned up its act and it’s safe to go back into the water. We therefore need to react very decisively, bombarding those listed below with the real facts about greyhound racing and pointing out where appropriate that, as this is a very contentious issue, they should strive to ensure that all viewpoints are represented, not just the pro-racing lobby.
It’s important to keep up the momentum and say loudly and clearly at every opportunity that no-one who likes dogs should ever spend a single penny on greyhound racing! They wouldn’t advertise dog fights, why are they providing a platform for these people to promote animal abuse?!! (nb. as usual you can find facts, case studies etc http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk and to http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/facts7.html and http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/facts.html and http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3466712.ece )
Please contact the following (they all have websites):
·Woman’s Hour – are to host a programme highlighting the success of female trainers Woman’s Hour contact page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/contact/email.shtml ·ITV This Morning – A trainer called Lorraine Sams will be appearing to talk about her Essex kennels. She then gets a makeover. The irony of this is that ITV This Morning has even got a Dog Rescue section on their website!!! Contact them: By
phone By
email Note: Please state the nature of your email and, where possible, who it is for in the subject field. Please make sure that you include your phone number in the email so that someone can call you back if necessary. By
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Morning ·BBC Breakfast News – are doing a feature slot on greyhound racing http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_3950000/newsid_3959000/3959043.stm ·Virgin Trains - accepting a feature in its on-board magazine. Please complain (bitterly but politely) to: Vic Reis, Ad Manager, at vreis@driverltd.co.uk or Kate Murdoch, Senior Sales Executive at kmurdoch@driverltd.co.uk
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