Action Needed: Irish Government May Use International Rescue Funds to Pay for Racing- including expansion into China Haven’t we heard this refrain before? From Grey2KUSA: and Greyhound Compassion In 2009, the Bord na gCon, a semi-state body responsible for the control and development of the greyhound industry in Ireland, received €13.6 million in government subsidies….
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Ireland: Greyhound Welfare in Ireland- A Status Report and Call to Action
The Ireland-China Deal still a threat. We need to keep up the pressure. Legislation The Irish Government has finally passed the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill and it is due to be introduced before the end of 2011. This piece of Legislation has been long awaited by all greyhound Welfare Activists as we thought it would…
Macau: Greyhound euthanasia sparks debate: Born to race
See also here for action recommendation. Greyhound number 2 won’t stay quiet. His ‘sifu’ – master or trainer in Chinese, the man who takes the dog by the leash – is constantly trying to control him. … After the race, one of the dog owners is waiting by the fence with a woman. ‘Sifu’ he…
Macau: Sign Petition- End Greyhound Racing
The peninsula of Macau is home to a single dog track called the Canidrome. At the Canidrome, nearly 400 greyhounds are put to death every year. According to the Macau Daily Times, dogs race four times a week. If they finish outside the top three in five races in a row, they are destroyed. The…
China: Chinese dog eaters and dog lovers spar over animal rights
Washington Post- BEIJING — The mutts were destined for the dinner table — all 520 of them crammed onto a truck hurtling down a Beijing highway toward awaiting restaurants in northeastern China. Then, fate intervened in the form of a passing driver, an animal lover who spotted the truck and angrily forced it off the…
Ireland: Dublin Walk for Greyhounds
A walk is being held by the Greyhound Rescue Association Ireland (GRAI) to raise awareness of greyhounds as pets and the Irish Greyhounds Boards plans to assist with the set up of greyhound racing in China. Sunday, June 19th, 2011- St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, Ireland GRAI is an Association of 13 animal rescue organisations in…
Ireland/China: Irish Times-It can be a dog’s life in underground racing world
Dog racing is an underground activity in China, where gambling is illegal. Yet the IGB has already started talks in Anhui province, and plans to explore racing in other cities. CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing THERE ARE three small venues for racing dogs in China; racetracks would be an exaggeration. One in Shanghai and another in…
Ireland/China: Greyhound Board Emphasizes Value of Greyhound Racing to Irish Economy
Irish Greyhound Board releases a timely report highlighting the contribution of the Greyhound racing industry to the economy and to make the case for greater exchequer support to aid its continued development. WITH A new Minister for Agriculture – Simon Coveney – in place, the Irish Greyhound Board has produced a timely report to highlight…
Ireland/China: Irish Greyhound Board Pulls New Rabbit Out of the Hat
Greyhound board on track to manage dog racing in China to preserve lucrative deal Irish Times: CIARÁN HANCOCK, Business Affairs Correspondent THE IRISH Greyhound Board is to seek permission from the Government to set up a separate international arm that could manage dog tracks in China. This is part of an ambitious strategy to generate…
Ireland/China: Agreement by IGB Not to Export Greyhounds to China
Press Release from Greyhound Action Ireland: GREYHOUND ACTION IRELAND (GAI) is relieved to hear that the prospect of thousands of Greyhounds being bred in Ireland for Chinese greyhound Tracks has been shelved by the Irish Greyhound Board after fierce opposition by animal rights activists. As legislation stands these greyhounds could not be exported legally as…
