Darren Leeson wrote:
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Its time to lobby for greyhounds to be classified as just another breed of dog. Whether its a greyhound racing on a track or an English sheep dog slipping a lead or escaping a back yard [getting hit and killed by a car], if they want to ban greyhound racing lets ban pet ownership first! Afterall, with 12.5 million dogs and 12.2 million cats in the UK, against 7-8000 racing greyhounds registered each year. Its laughable at how greyhound racing in the UK and the world over, is the problem with animal welfare!! EXTERNAL LINK |
With 8,000 greyhounds born a year that are looked after 2000% better than the average pet dog, we are considered the problem ?? LOL Definitely a joke The 11 Most Shocking UK Animal Shelter Statistics and Facts An estimated 2.7 million animals enter UK animal shelters each year. Of these, 1.2 million are cats, 664,000 are dogs, and 184,000 are other animals (fish, small mammals, etc.). Over 50% of dogs entering UK animal shelters are not spayed or neutered. As a result, over 2 million puppies are born every year, and 600,000 of them will die before their first birthday. The number of stray cats and dogs arriving at shelters in the United Kingdom has increased by 6% over the last ten years. Most animal shelters do not have the funding available to save all animals that come into their care. Of all pets that enter UK animal shelters, only 11% are reunited with their owners. Over 50% of dogs entering UK animal shelters are crossbreeds that dont find homes as easily as pedigree breeds. 60% of animal lovers would consider rehoming a pet. Only 34% of people would consider euthanasia for their pet rather than rehoming it. On average, it takes an animal shelter four days to become full. The most common reasons for animals being abandoned are due to owners moving homes or moving overseas.
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