Greyhound Dog Racing Tips.
What is the single worst thing about Greyhound racing? A short time spent on my web site will probably provide you with several answers to that question. From the squalid, inhumane conditions that some Greyhounds are forced to endure throughout their curtailed lifetime on the track, to the way that their life is ended when they are no longer of any use to their uncaring owners, usually when they are just four or five years old.
To me one of the worst things however is the massive over breeding that goes on to produce the "high quality stock" needed for the racetracks each year. What kind of a phrase is that? High quality stock? But that is just the way these poor unfortunate dogs are seen by those whose only interest in them is as a money making machine. In order to produce the relatively few top racers required, many thousands are bred on terrible puppy farms and other intensive breeding locations. Probably 90 out of 100 of the little souls born will not be good enough to be a top class racer, and when you have perused other pages of my site you will know what will happen to them. The purpose of this article is not to go over what is adequately covered elsewhere, but to point out the way in which beautiful, living beings are mass produced in great numbers to satisfy the selfish desires of a few greedy men.
How do they get away with it? Imagine the outcry if some other breed of dog was being exploited in this way. If thousands of Labradors or thousands of Poodles were produced every year just so that a few lucky ones could become a pampered pet for someone, and the rest were then disposed of in some vague way that no one really knew much about, they just somehow disappeared without too many questions being asked. Wouldn't there be a great fuss raised about such goings on? Yet this is what is happening all the time with Greyhounds. Thousands bred to produce the few wanted for the tracks, and even those few are not destined to be pets as with other breeds, but to earn their meager existence until they are no longer economical to keep alive and are subsequently discarded in favor of next years model.
If you care about Greyhounds, and I'm sure you do or you wouldn't be reading this, then please write to your MP and ask him to stop subsidies for farmers for dog breeding. If a farm is not running economically the government sometimes offers subsidies to the farmer to use the land to breed Greyhounds. Please point out to your MP the cruelty inherent in this practice and ask that it be discontinued. Also, please tell all your friends about the over breeding of Greyhounds and ask them how they would like it if it was their favorite breed that was being exploited in this way. Most importantly of all, never go to a Greyhound race or bet on one at a betting shop, and please ask all your friends not to do so either. Please do something. However small a thing it is, it will be better than doing nothing. Please visit my web site for further information.
Greyhound racing is a sport in which greyhound dogs run after a lure on a track until they arrive at a finish line. A lure or bait is a mechanical device that moves around a track at a considerable distance from the dogs and often looks like a hare or rabbit. A dog that arrives first at a finish line is the victor. In many countries, greyhound racing is simply amateur and conducted for pleasure. In the U.S., UK, and Australia, it is a well-liked form of gambling, like horse racing. Contemporary greyhound racing has its origins in coursing. In the early 1900s, Patrick Owen introduced the idea of greyhound racing. Later, the first circular track was built in California in 1919.
Greyhounds are kept in paddocks before the beginning of race. After pre-race processes and examinations, greyhounds are put in separate compartments in starting boxes, called traps. These traps have automatic gates. Greyhounds are provided with water and an open area for walking after completion of race. The victor is called to the winner's circle.
Registration and identification of greyhounds is a responsibility of the National Greyhound Association. It is a non-profit organization working in North America. Only registered owners can enter into an exclusive agreement with a registered kennel. These kennels then contract with various tracks. The World Greyhound Racing Federation (WGRF) was founded in 1969. It is a non-regulatory organization and is committed to providing information and supporting the sport nationally and internationally.
There are certain states, such as California and Maine, that ban greyhound racing. Other states forbid the use of live rabbits and other small animals as bait for dogs in chase. The way the greyhounds are handled and trained is also a subject of debate. The dogs unfit for racing are either slaughtered or given to laboratories for experimentation.
Greyhound Dog Racing.