Remember greyhound racing in Vietnam relies greatly on the tourist trade to keep going. Contact the companies and people below and let them know that you think about the cruel so called sport of greyhound racing in Vietnam.

With only one racecourse in Vung Tau, greyhound racing has not thrived in the country. This is what Mr Ronald A. Sultemeier, Chairman of the World Greyhound Racing Federation, said about the industry in Vietnam at the federation’s annual meeting held in Vung Tau recently.

“Greyhound racing is a popular sport which is very competitive, but in Vietnam the sport fails to prove that it is a competitive one”

Mr Sultemeier recommended that in order to promote the development of the industry, Vietnam needed to make the most of its strength in exporting greyhounds to other countries.

“Currently in the world there is not a greyhound breeding and training centre which is as large as the one in Vung Tau of Vietnam. Therefore, promoting greyhound breeding and training for export is what Vietnam needs to focus on. The prices of Vietnamese greyhounds will be very competitive as the labour and other production costs in Vietnam are much cheaper than in other countries which are main greyhound exporters in the world market now such as Australia or Taiwan”

Contact details for local tourist companies: The National Oil Services Company of Vietnam Address: 2 Le Loi St., Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Tel: 510385/ 852603 Fax: 852834 E-mail: touristdept@oscvn.com.vn Website: www.vietnamtourism.com/oscvn Ba Ria - Vung Tau Tourist Corporation Address: 207 Vo Thi Sau St., Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Tel: 856445 Fax: 856444 OSC - First Holiday Vietnam Co., Ltd Address: 2 Le Lai St., Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Tel: 852834/8212891 Vung Tau Intourco Address: 19 Thu Khoa Huan St., Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Tel: 852385 Fax: 859860 Long Hai Tourist and Service Enterprise Address: Long Hai, Vung Tau City Tel: 868401/ 868364 Fax: 832208 Trading and Tourist Company of The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Address: 57- 59 Thu Van St., Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Tel: 853174 Fax: 853177 You might also like to contact Vietnamese government agencies click here for contact details HELP PUT A STOP TO THE TORTURE AND MURDER OF GREYHOUNDS IN ASIA

Sample letter

I am writing to you regarding greyhound racing in Vietnam. I am aware that greyhounds that are surplus to requirements are being slaughtered. Abusing animals in the name of entertainment and then killing them for human consumption is NOT a tourist attraction and it will inevitably have a negative effect on your tourist trade.

The greyhound racing industry has been in decline for many years especially in the USA where the industry has had massive financial losses. This is for several reasons, the first being that it has been recognised as a cruel sport and banned in many states in the USA and even more recently it has been abolished in South Africa.

The second reason is that by far more profitable ventures such as lotteries and casinos have increased in popularity and attracted the public and the tourist trade.

The third reason is that greyhound racing attracts and is associated with the criminal underworld and the use of illegal drugs as recently exposed in a documentary by the BBC.

Even in the UK and Ireland (the birthplace of greyhound racing) attendances are falling and stadiums are closing. Greyhound racing has become widely condemned in the UK as a result of the constant exposure in the media of the cruelty and deaths suffered by greyhounds in the racing industry.

I will be boycotting Vietnam until greyhound racing is abolished.

Yours sincerely

GA UK