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Abused greyhounds go to loving family homes
4:00pm Friday 27th March 2009
GREYHOUNDS that were rescued after being subjected to “concentration camp” conditions by their former owners have been rehomed.
Eleven dogs found in appalling conditions at Woodside Kennels, Tiptree, were sent with about 20 other animals to Clarks Farm Greyhound Rescue, in Little Totham.
One year on, and with the father and son former owners recently receiving prison sentences for mistreatment, all 11 have become beloved family pets.
Steve Cobb, owner of the greyhound rescue charity, said: “That is what makes it worthwhile – to get them back to health and into a family environment. Some have gone to local people and some further afield.
“It was appalling and emotional when they came in. They were underweight and infested with sores. The worst I have ever seen.
“Most of them needed medical treatment and injections. Others had to have anti-bacterial baths twice a week and have their cuts treated. It is a milestone for us to get them back out in secure homes.”
The charity has been based in Little Totham since 1999 and looks after about 70 to 75 greyhounds at any one time.
Mr Cobb said: “People come down and have a look at the dogs and then we make sure they are suitable with a home visit.
“By the time people take them home, the dogs are spayed or castrated, have had health checks and are supplied with a bowl, light muzzle and a collar.”
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Tony Peters, Greyhound Action says...
9:05pm Sun 29 Mar 09
Despite their ordeal at the hands of the trainer who was jailed for illtreating them, these dogs are really very lucky to have survived at all.
That is because, according to our research, more than 15,000 greyhounds, bred for the British dog racing industry, are put to death every year, after failing to make the grade as racers or when their "careers" on the tracks come to an end.
In order to put an end to this appalling slaughter, we are calling on members of the public not to attend or bet on greyhound races, so this disgraceful death-industry fades away through lack of financial support.
See our website at greyhoundaction.org.
uk for more information.
Tony Peters
UK Co-ordinator
Greyhound Action
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Greyhound Watch, Hull says...
10:00am Sat 28 Mar 09
Greyhound racing is now marketed as a fun night for all the family to try and halt the industries demise but the image presented is far removed from the reality of this so called sport.
For every greyhound that enters racing another will not make the grade and is likely killed. It is the same fate for many dogs that have competed on the track and not all are humanely put-to-sleep by a vet.
And the notion perpetuated by the industry that racing dogs are lavished with care is, for all but national champions, ludicrous.
Kennel conditions for Freeman’s dogs (detailed in the EADT (20 March)) were truly appalling but the average race kennel is not a great deal better and well below what I am sure the majority of the public would consider an acceptable minimum standard.
Needless to say, the greyhound is only a commodity to the racing fraternity and until such time all tracks cease operation the cruelty and killing will continue.