Beautiful Greyhounds

malene79 · 08-11-2010, 03:17 PM

What is wrong with some people! Just finished reading an disturbing article about the greyhound racing industry. This is something you all should read up on and passing the info around to all your friends. If you are betting on greyhound, please stop doing so right now. This is something I didn't think twice about before, but now its all I think about. Those poor creatures!

Have a good one everybody

natenqen · 08-12-2010, 04:35 AM

This is nothing new to me. I have heard many of the Greyhounds (at least a long while back.) if they didn't win, they were killed or locked up in cages for the rest of their lives. I think I saw a documentary a long time ago where someone or a company had found out what happened to Greyhounds who lost the race and had reached out and saved some of these animals.

It's sad that this has gotten so out of control, but it is the same for the comformation shows as well. Greyhounds aren't the only ones suffering. I think we need to focus on all the breeds, not just the greyhounds.

animalcraker · 08-13-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by natenqen

It's sad that this has gotten so out of control, but it is the same for the comformation shows as well. Greyhounds aren't the only ones suffering. I think we need to focus on all the breeds, not just the greyhounds.

Could you elaborate on this a bit more on this? All of the conformation dogs I know of, including my own, are part of the family a treated as such. Even the dogs traveling the country with their handlers are treated as part of their family.

To the OP do you have a link to the article that you are reffering to?

natenqen · 08-14-2010, 04:05 AM

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Could you elaborate on this a bit more on this? All of the conformation dogs I know of, including my own, are part of the family a treated as such. Even the dogs traveling the country with their handlers are treated as part of their family.

To the OP do you have a link to the article that you are reffering to?

I'd be glad too.

You and the people you know are one of the breeders who care for their dogs and puppies right? Than you shouldn't have to worry about this. But look at breeders who still do the interbreeding with their puppies. And some breeders do find homes for their puppies, but don't really care much for them because they have their puppy who are close to the breed standard. (Not all breeders are like this obvious). It's the same as the greyhounds. Breeders try to breed the fastest dogs. When they don't win, some get dumped, some get killed, and some (the lucky ones) get found nice homes with a loving family or are rescued. The same with confirmation dogs. (mostly new owners) dump their dogs for all kinds of reasons. (puppy plays too rough, dog won't stop barking, ect.) yet others think it is far more easier to kill or abondon their dogs on the street. I guess I shouldn't say breeders I should say people who get dogs and find they are too much to handle or thought they could handle them.

I know that some breeders (the right ones) are trying to breed healthy dogs, while trying to retain the beauty(breed standard), but owners are mostly responsable for this. (The ones who don't know what they are getting into.)

GreatDaneMom · 08-14-2010, 08:35 AM

look.... there is good and bad in everything. i know a woman who races greyhounds as well as rescues them. there is no abuse in what she does. just as i race horses. everyone likes to tell the "dark side" of the racing industry (horses or dogs, doesnt matter) but the fact is not everyone is the same. our horses are treated like gods, they are given everything possible and are treated probably way better than people who are keeping horses as pets. sure they have to work, they go for a light jog once a day to keep in shape, and they race about once a week... thats their work right there, once a week. they are brushed every day, given treats, fed, water, stalls cleaned, etc. we spend a lot of time loving on our horses too. now i know people who are very hard on their horses and people who are abusive. youre going to find that anywhere. but just look on youtube, i do standardbred horse racing. i bet you that youre going to find videos and videos of accidents and people saying how horrible it is. these horses, just like those dogs, are bred to run. this is fun for them. you can see even as babies with the horses that they race each other in paddocks, its fun.

youre never going to shut down the industry, its just not going to happen. PETA are the main culprits for spreading the bad words, but never shining light on the good people of the sport. of which there are many. and its a little far fetched to say they kill the dog because it didnt win.. do you know how expensive they are? they arent going to just kill a dog that they spent over $1,000 because it didnt win. that would be like me killing a horse i just spent $4,000 because it didnt win....

natenqen · 08-15-2010, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by GreatDaneMom

look.... there is good and bad in everything. i know a woman who races greyhounds as well as rescues them. there is no abuse in what she does. just as i race horses. everyone likes to tell the "dark side" of the racing industry (horses or dogs, doesnt matter) but the fact is not everyone is the same. our horses are treated like gods, they are given everything possible and are treated probably way better than people who are keeping horses as pets. sure they have to work, they go for a light jog once a day to keep in shape, and they race about once a week... thats their work right there, once a week. they are brushed every day, given treats, fed, water, stalls cleaned, etc. we spend a lot of time loving on our horses too. now i know people who are very hard on their horses and people who are abusive. youre going to find that anywhere. but just look on youtube, i do standardbred horse racing. i bet you that youre going to find videos and videos of accidents and people saying how horrible it is. these horses, just like those dogs, are bred to run. this is fun for them. you can see even as babies with the horses that they race each other in paddocks, its fun.

youre never going to shut down the industry, its just not going to happen. PETA are the main culprits for spreading the bad words, but never shining light on the good people of the sport. of which there are many. and its a little far fetched to say they kill the dog because it didnt win.. do you know how expensive they are? they arent going to just kill a dog that they spent over $1,000 because it didnt win. that would be like me killing a horse i just spent $4,000 because it didnt win....

When I said they were killing the dogs, I also said it was a long while back. (I don't even remember where I've heard or seen it. It's been that long.) I do remember feeling bad for the greyhounds, plus I was very young. That was what I meant. I'm sure things have changed now then back than.

GreatDaneMom · 08-15-2010, 10:01 AM

im just stating my side of this all. as someone in a certain industry looking out, being labeled an animal abuser all the time... its aggravating and depressing.

natenqen · 08-15-2010, 05:10 PM

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im just stating my side of this all. as someone in a certain industry looking out, being labeled an animal abuser all the time... its aggravating and depressing.

So true also.

malene79 · 08-16-2010, 02:58 AM

Hey Animalcracker. Here is the link you asked for: Greyhounds Suffering | Pet Literature

GreatDaneMom · 08-16-2010, 09:38 AM

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Hey Animalcracker. Here is the link you asked for: Greyhounds Suffering | Pet Literature

sorry, pretty much have to take that link with a grain of salt. with the first line of it being false (greyhounds run approx. 45mph max speed, not 40, all that takes is a little research to figure out if you didnt already know) the typos... there are no references to where this information came from....

malene- please read my other posts... understand its hurtful to the good people in these industries to all be labeled abusers, animal haters, etc. there are good in bad in all industries, but people tend to pick out the bad and blow it up for everyone to see.... no one sees the good guy over there in the corner.....