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Track closed: 170 greyhounds need homes

Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK | 22.08.2008 12:54 | Animal Liberation | London | South Coast

PLEASE HELP THE WALTHAMSTOW GREYHOUNDS
HOMES NEEDED ASAP - 160-170 greyhounds are now redundant

South West Animal Protection
South West Animal Protection

One of the greyhounds saved
One of the greyhounds saved


Following the closure of the Walthamstow greyhound stadium in the UK last Saturday, Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK have been in touch with the person who is in charge of re-homing all the unwanted greyhounds. We have been informed that there are 160-170 greyhounds needing forever homes. 100 of those greyhounds are being kept at a trainers kennels and the rest are being taken in by Retired Greyhound Trust kennels. £150,000 has apparently been given to help the re-adoption of these greyhounds.

Forever homes are now needed. We are not appealing for rescue places at rescue centres as we have been told that the greyhounds are already in rescue and need to go straight to forever homes.

If you would like to adopt a greyhound please email us at  greyhoundcrusaders@googlemail.com or  southwestanimalprotection@yahoo.co.uk and we will put you in touch with the re-homing co-ordinator. Homechecks will be carried out. If you have cats please advise the rescue as cat friendly greyhounds will be found.

Greryhounds make the most wonderful companions, they are couch potatoes and contrary to popular myth they do not need loads of exercise, two twenty minute walks a day are recommended. Many are wonderful with children and can be great fun to have around.

The mere fact that these greyhounds who are now redundant and are being put up for re-adoption by their owners/trainers prove that these racing dogs are viewed as disposable commodities!!!

Please, if you have room in your home for another dog please consider adopting a greyhound today.

Please send this very special appeal to all your contacts across the UK for maximum coverage. Please also see the appeal below from Greyt Exploitations.

Many thanks for your support.
We all make the difference

Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK

Comments

Display the following 3 comments

  1. new homes needed for dogs disgusting — peter ambler
  2. Appalling slaughter of "unwanted" greyhounds — Tony Peters
  3. these people should be banned for life from owning another animal — peter ambler

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