Absolutely horrified!!

angie001 · 08-31-2010, 04:49 AM

cows, horses etc slaughtered for food (even pet food) are not euthenised by lethal injection, they are biproducts of animals slaughtered for human consumption (if beef), and are stunned via electric shock then are hung and have their throats slit, this is the same for horses bred for food purposes, however, horses that are ex-hunters etc that are fed to dogs are destroyed by being shot in the head and still, not injected. the only horses allowed to enter the food chain are not treated with certain mediactions throughout their entire life as these medications are deadly to all other animals so only a select few of horses not bred for the food chain would actually be used now-a-days, and vets know this now as the new passport system states clearl on there 'bred for food chain' and 'not bred for food chain'.

feeding euthenised dogs to other dogs would cause a very high death rate with other dogs in the shelter for the same reason, they have been injected with a deadly substance which stops the heart and when consumed would absorb into the bloodstream of the dog eating it and their heart would stop, so unless these greyhounds have been slaughtered like a farm animal, i.e hung up and bled to death (which required certain equipment and a licence and training), it probably won't be happening, but if it is, it will at least be humaine. hope this puts your mind at ease. very sad if it is tho cuz ex racing greyhounds make lovely pets.

Dawnben · 08-31-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by angie001

cows, horses etc slaughtered for food (even pet food) are not euthenised by lethal injection,

This is from the FDA
Food and Drug Administration/Center for Veterinary Medicine Report on the Risk from Pentobarbital in Dog Food

PaulaMackie · 08-31-2010, 04:46 PM

I have no idea where this rescue is. A few good points there. I have no idea to whether it is true or not but i sincerely hope it is not.

angie001 · 09-01-2010, 02:27 AM

ok, in England, where i am, and where the shelter in question is, there are legeslations and procedures making it illegal for any animal to enter any food chain if they have been given certain medications. i dont mean to get into an arguement about this tho, was just stating it to hopefully try and discredit this nasty rumour, if it is made up. it sounds like the dogs wouldnt be just injesting a small amount tho either, if it is every grey hound, and that would soon build up in the body, even if it didnt kill them straight away, they would still be sickly dogs after a while.

2Greys · 09-01-2010, 07:39 PM

Sounds like a load of rubbish to me, I can't see anyone going to the hassle when dog food isn't that expensive especially when bought in bulk and butchers/meat processors would probably donate leftovers to a rescue. If the vet believed this to be the case then surely they are in the right profession to be able to do something about it?

Dogs can be legally killed using a bolt gun in the UK although if a GBGB racing greyhound they have to be euthanased by a vet to avoid owner/trainer being struck off but if they raced on unregulated track i don't suppose they'd be checked up on in the same way.

juliemule · 09-01-2010, 07:51 PM

They may have a law in place for not feeding livestock that has been euthanised. However, there is a rendering plant near us, that does pick up horses that have been euthanised, treated with all sorts of medications. They do not ask, just pick them up and off they go. I had a mule they were going to get, didn't because she would have laid there from Friday to Monday in August. They also used to pick up all the dead large animals from the vet clinic, no questions asked. This only stopped about a month ago, due to fuel costs.

Mikey · 09-01-2010, 08:34 PM

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cows, horses etc slaughtered for food (even pet food) are not euthenised by lethal injection, they are biproducts of animals slaughtered for human consumption (if beef), and are stunned via electric shock then are hung and have their throats slit, this is the same for horses bred for food purposes, however, horses that are ex-hunters etc that are fed to dogs are destroyed by being shot in the head and still, not injected. the only horses allowed to enter the food chain are not treated with certain mediactions throughout their entire life as these medications are deadly to all other animals so only a select few of horses not bred for the food chain would actually be used now-a-days, and vets know this now as the new passport system states clearl on there 'bred for food chain' and 'not bred for food chain'.

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ok, in England, where i am, and where the shelter in question is, there are legeslations and procedures making it illegal for any animal to enter any food chain if they have been given certain medications. i dont mean to get into an arguement about this tho, was just stating it to hopefully try and discredit this nasty rumour, if it is made up. it sounds like the dogs wouldnt be just injesting a small amount tho either, if it is every grey hound, and that would soon build up in the body, even if it didnt kill them straight away, they would still be sickly dogs after a while.

Sorry-seen it. Volunteered in a horse shelter, when we euthed, the meat renderer picked up for us (you have to dispose) and that went into dog food. YES euthanized animals go into dog food, look it up.
There are laws like that too-and it's the HUMAN food chain-euthanized animals are in dog food-in the UK and Canada and the US-you can bet the farm on it.

As for the OP I agree-that really sounds like rubbish...I don't think any animal shelter is so in need of food they'd feed one animal to another

Ava · 09-03-2010, 10:12 AM

I find this hard to believe. I looked on the internet, and couldn't find any report of a rescue group anywhere cutting up dogs and turning them into dog chow. With so many documented animal cruelty cases, especially regarding greyhounds, why would we want to respond to a rumor? If I need to be corrected, please do so. I'll read any article posted on this issue.