ian bradshaw wrote:
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Well Belinda, if those figures are all rubbish as you claim. perhaps you can let us know what the true figures are.
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From the Greyhounds Australasia statistics of litters born per annum EXTERNAL LINK
From the SMH Article "The industry is responsible for the unnecessary deaths of anywhere between 13,000 and 17,000 young greyhounds every year," Greyhounds Australasia wrote in an internal memo this year." In the 2012 to 2014 calendar years 9035 litters were born in those 3 years At an average of 6 pups a litter that is about 54,200 pups over 3 years From those same statistics approx. 13,000 pups are named per year or 39,000 over a 3 year period This does not take into account pups that may die soon after birth or have accidents or injuries prior to racing Therefore , over 3 years about 15,000 pups are not named or about 5,000 young dogs per year may not make it to the track Then there are bitches that are kept for breeding which adds up to about 9,000 female greyhounds every 3 years that reduces the figures down again and then there are bitches in waiting that have not been bred with as well. Take out the fact that greyhound adoption is on the increase, it is laughable to even suggest that 17,000-18,000 YOUNG greyhounds are put down every year. These figures really need to be looked at with some unbiasedness. Also from the SMH article "In contrast, the RSPCA puts down 15 per cent of the dogs it receives each year, about 7000 in 2013-2014." From the RSPCA Annual Report: "Sadly, 15.9% (7,313) of dogs/puppies were still humanely euthanased (see figure 5). We remain focused on adopting all animals that are 'suitable for adoption.' Of dogs euthanased, the majority of cases are because of severe behavioural issues (70.8%). This includes 'aggression and severe anxiety' that the RSPCA is not able to or has not been able to treat through behavioural modification programs. Such issues can compromise the dogs welfare and quality of life and can be a safety risk to adults and children." Sadly, they also euthanized 15,000 cats and 15,000 other animals, therefore over 37,000 animals have been killed in one year by this body. Even this body admits that many dogs and I would say, a fair proportion from other breeds of dogs, have character flaws that make them unsuitable for re-homing or adoption. At the end of the day, not every greyhound will make a perfect pet but with the handling they get in their race career, the greyhound makes a better dog for re-homing. Its our powers that be that have let us down by not in increasing the options available for us to re-home our dogs with caring people and by ignoring the fate of these dogs As a group, our associations across the country need to pull their finger out and make some real changes in this area.
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