One of two greyhounds who suffered a horrific death and were found washed up on a shore with concrete bricks tied to their necks.The once-prized animals were found off a pier in West Cork with ropes and bricks tied to their necks to make them drown.
Tom Mellif from Skibbereen was out walking one morning along the banks of the River Ilen when he saw the dogs."I was horrified -- I know the stretch ...of the river well and the dogs had been dumped overnight," said Mr Mellif, a consultant construction engineer.
Both dogs -- aged one and two years old respectively -- had been well cared for in life. Yet their owners had decided to cruelly end their lives as the animals became a liability.
The dogs were among an estimated 4,000 greyhounds who are slaughtered or abandoned each year in Ireland.
Tom Mellif from Skibbereen was out walking one morning along the banks of the River Ilen when he saw the dogs."I was horrified -- I know the stretch ...of the river well and the dogs had been dumped overnight," said Mr Mellif, a consultant construction engineer.
Both dogs -- aged one and two years old respectively -- had been well cared for in life. Yet their owners had decided to cruelly end their lives as the animals became a liability.
The dogs were among an estimated 4,000 greyhounds who are slaughtered or abandoned each year in Ireland.
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Documentary about the shutdown of the Dog racing stadium "the Stow" - There used to be loads of dog tracks in London's East End. The Stow, Walthamstow Dogs, was the last. But the 75-year-old stadium was the best in the world, with a huge fan base. There are several groups on Facebook devoted to it and one has more than 10,000 members...
Dog racing seemed as traditional as jellied eels, warm beer, flat caps or fish and chips. The Stow was a lot more than that and even had its own night club, Charlie Chans.
So it was a huge shock when the Chandler family, who owned and ran it for the entire 75 years it operated, announced that The Stow was to close. The last meeting was held on August 16, 2008.
This video features some of the beautiful sights and unforgettable sounds of the old place. It was made in the months leading up to the closure when huge crowds packed out the place.
Dog racing seemed as traditional as jellied eels, warm beer, flat caps or fish and chips. The Stow was a lot more than that and even had its own night club, Charlie Chans.
So it was a huge shock when the Chandler family, who owned and ran it for the entire 75 years it operated, announced that The Stow was to close. The last meeting was held on August 16, 2008.
This video features some of the beautiful sights and unforgettable sounds of the old place. It was made in the months leading up to the closure when huge crowds packed out the place.
In May 2008, the Sunday Times exposed the largest greyhound breeder in Great Britain Charles Pickering selling puppies which would not chase or proved too slow to Liverpool University for research and dissection.
Greyt Exploitations submitted a Freedom Of Information request to the university to ascertain the number of pups involved and the source of funding.
In their response, the university divulged some very sensitive information - clearly unaware of how damaging it would be for the greyhound racing industry.
In total 62 greyhounds were used at the university, 16 donated by their owners but also a further 46 that had been destroyed by the track vet at Manchesters Belle Vue stadium.
Tragically, of the 46 dogs destroyed at Belle Vue, 39 had sustained racing injuries, the vast majority minor but all were deemed uneconomical to treat. Similarly, 7 dogs were deemed 'uneconomical' to re-home and as a consequence were also destroyed.
In just one month alone - September 2008 Belle Vue supplied 9 cadavers to Liverpool University.
The research is part funded by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, who also gave a student vacation bursary of £1,200.
A further 4 greyhounds have recently been raced to deaths at Belle Vue. Happy Hawk, Liam Maldini, Blue Fern and Balreask Touch, all within the space of two weeks. And let us not forget Frisby Foreman who's fateful end was broadcast on live television from Belle Vue.
It is estimated at least 1,500 greyhounds sustain injuries annually on British tracks, resulting in destruction. However, this estimation does not include those young dogs forced to trial on unfamiliar tracks, where the injury rate is potentially far greater.
"This sorry state of affairs cannot continue. Dogs are being chewed up and spat out of an industry which ultimately treats greyhounds as disposable commodities, rather than sentient animals for which it is responsible." Becky Blackmore - RSPCA
Please have the courage to watch this disturbing video, which graphically depicts how these beautiful dogs are raced to their deaths for the price of a bet -12 hours a day 7 days a week.
Greyt Exploitations submitted a Freedom Of Information request to the university to ascertain the number of pups involved and the source of funding.
In their response, the university divulged some very sensitive information - clearly unaware of how damaging it would be for the greyhound racing industry.
In total 62 greyhounds were used at the university, 16 donated by their owners but also a further 46 that had been destroyed by the track vet at Manchesters Belle Vue stadium.
Tragically, of the 46 dogs destroyed at Belle Vue, 39 had sustained racing injuries, the vast majority minor but all were deemed uneconomical to treat. Similarly, 7 dogs were deemed 'uneconomical' to re-home and as a consequence were also destroyed.
In just one month alone - September 2008 Belle Vue supplied 9 cadavers to Liverpool University.
The research is part funded by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, who also gave a student vacation bursary of £1,200.
A further 4 greyhounds have recently been raced to deaths at Belle Vue. Happy Hawk, Liam Maldini, Blue Fern and Balreask Touch, all within the space of two weeks. And let us not forget Frisby Foreman who's fateful end was broadcast on live television from Belle Vue.
It is estimated at least 1,500 greyhounds sustain injuries annually on British tracks, resulting in destruction. However, this estimation does not include those young dogs forced to trial on unfamiliar tracks, where the injury rate is potentially far greater.
"This sorry state of affairs cannot continue. Dogs are being chewed up and spat out of an industry which ultimately treats greyhounds as disposable commodities, rather than sentient animals for which it is responsible." Becky Blackmore - RSPCA
Please have the courage to watch this disturbing video, which graphically depicts how these beautiful dogs are raced to their deaths for the price of a bet -12 hours a day 7 days a week.