Irelands cruel greyhound Industry

charlemont

steddyeddy wrote: »

Their dogs like any other I think people who see them as things to be put down once they outlive their usefulness are not dog lovers.

Very true..

Rocket19

DoneDL wrote: »

Wouldn`t the dogs be chipped so the ar**holes who did this would be easy to find and they make great pets.

The racing dogs have identification tattoos on/in their ears. I read somewhere though that when they're 'disposed of', the ears are often cut off to prevent identification. Sickening really.
Also, someone who would mercilessly kill their dog because it wasn't making them money anymore, probably isn't the type who would invest in a microchip.

steddyeddy

The owners have been identified thankfully.

Run_to_da_hills

steddyeddy wrote: »

According to metro ireland they will probraly get prison sentences.

They should also get a court order barring them from any future race meets or betting on such.

roy rodgers

I cant beleive they even wasted the bullets on the dog's. just bring them to the dog pound

eyescreamcone

Ireland's cruel greyhound INDUSTRY!!!

Most people do it to make money. They will dispose of the animals if they have NO MONETARY VALUE

Most of us eat animals and like it.
We can hardly be described as animal lovers can we?

Keeping dogs in hi rise apartments
Keeping exotic animals for show
Circus animals
Zoos even
Farms?

Not a lot of animal friendlies around if you ask me :-/

Palytoxin

artvanderlay wrote: »

I think that anyone who gets enjoyment out of watching animals outrun each other is a bit touched in the head. If they are so into 'sport' why not run themselves the fat gits? Also, greyhound racing does seem to attract a fair amount of scumbags with no respect for animals. It's like horse racing for poor people.

Don't tar everyone with the same brush anyway!:eek:
In my opinion, I don't see why all these dog lovers don't volunteer to take the dogs which are being put down, my local pound is full and they have to put down dogs the whole time because nobody will take them. Don't get me wrong, I'm completely against animal cruelty, but I have no problem with an animal, that is nowhere near being endangered and is not wanted or will be wanted, due to the sheer amount of them, by anybody, being put down humanely. Just my opinion and you're fully entitled to yours.

Paparazzo

KeithAFC wrote: »

I think it is an absolute disgrace that this has happened. Dumping the dogs in a quarry is not going to help anyone who works near the place. Having to clean the mess up should not be responsibility of the local council near this disused quarry.

These people should be brought to justice for wasting the time of the council and police time.

2 years and almost 10,000 post, there should be some sort of award for the most persistent troll in internet history.

eth0

Paparazzo wrote: »

2 years and almost 10,000 post, there should be some sort of award for the most persistent troll in internet history.

Maybe there are a couple of people using that account. They could be doing shifts with the trolling.

I'm tempted to start a thread of Norn Iron now, so one of them would have to stay up till the birds start to whistle

Zebra3

Given the amount of people who eat meat, there are very few animal lovers around.

Plenty of hypocrites though.

fryup

they were informers

Wossack

Zebra3 wrote: »

Given the amount of people who eat meat, there are very few animal lovers around.

Plenty of hypocrites though.

greyhounds arent tasty, so that arguement is immediately flawed

Zebra3

Wossack wrote: »

greyhounds arent tasty, so that arguement is immediately flawed

How do you know?

fryup

KeithAFC wrote: »

I think it is an absolute disgrace that this has happened. Dumping the dogs in a quarry is not going to help anyone who works near the place. Having to clean the mess up should not be responsibility of the local council near this disused quarry.

These people should be brought to justice for wasting the time of the council and police time.

Paparazzo wrote: »

2 years and almost 10,000 post, there should be some sort of award for the most persistent troll in internet history.

how could that be classed as a troll i agree with him it is a waste of time for the co council

Son0vagun

I think they do be dead when they're dumped!

Ave Sodalis

RiseToTheTop wrote: »

I'd love to have a horse as a pet, if I have enough money and a stable, etc.

I'd nurse the horse back to health and let his leg mend like you would a human beings.

It doesn't work like that. A horse is an animal who loves to run, especially race horses. If it breaks its leg, it will have to be cooped up in a stable for months, barely able to walk, never mind run. It can cause a horse such as a racer to be psychologically damaged and even down right dangerous to not get exercise for that long. It also causes problems with fluid build up in the legs. It just wouldn't be fair on the horse and would be more cruel to keep in living outside its natural way of living like that. This is coming from a girl who loves horses almost more than humans so I wouldn't be one to encourage putting a horse down as a solution unless necessary.

As for the dogs, I hate the fact it's felt they have to be shot :mad: There is nothing wrong with them as pet afterwards

Cunning Stunt

In the case of rehoming, this sadly isnt always an option for some greyhounds. Many are given live rabbits etc. and taught to love 'the kill', so that they will chase better after the hare on the track. For this reason, they can be an absolute nightmare around smaller dogs / cats etc.

Having said that, I am not saying that shooting them is the answer either.

Solair

You'd really have to wonder why we have a state-subsidized greyhound racing industry.

It's a very odd state of affairs, to put it mildly.

Trigger13222

artvanderlay wrote: »

I think that anyone who gets enjoyment out of watching animals outrun each other is a bit touched in the head. If they are so into 'sport' why not run themselves the fat gits? Also, greyhound racing does seem to attract a fair amount of scumbags with no respect for animals. It's like horse racing for poor people.

Also, to whoever is saying that an animal life is not the same as a human, you're missing the point. It's about a respect for life - anyone who kills an animal for pleasure or because they are an inconvenience is a pretty sub-normal human being. As my old buddy Gandhi once said you can judge a nation on how it treats it's animals.

WOW way to tar everyone with the same brush.

paddyandy

There was never any prohibition on Cruelty of any kind in Ireland in Roman Catholicism .

2ndcoming

RiseToTheTop wrote: »

I'd love to have a horse as a pet, if I have enough money and a stable, etc.

I'd nurse the horse back to health and let his leg mend like you would a human beings.

A horse's leg is nothing like a human being's, it will not mend, it is humane termination in those cases, ask a vet.

2ndcoming

artvanderlay wrote: »

I think that anyone who gets enjoyment out of watching animals outrun each other is a bit touched in the head. If they are so into 'sport' why not run themselves the fat gits? Also, greyhound racing does seem to attract a fair amount of scumbags with no respect for animals. It's like horse racing for poor people.

Also, to whoever is saying that an animal life is not the same as a human, you're missing the point. It's about a respect for life - anyone who kills an animal for pleasure or because they are an inconvenience is a pretty sub-normal human being. As my old buddy Gandhi once said you can judge a nation on how it treats it's animals.

Everytime I reach the end of a long trip in the car, we call into the local Parish Priest's house so he can bless the front bumper and we pray for the souls of the dearly departed bugs. The windscreen gets a splash of the oul holy water too. It's a beautiful scene.

RichieC

It's not legitimate until they start using tiny jocky monkeys.

Run_to_da_hills

Solair wrote: »

You'd really have to wonder why we have a state-subsidized greyhound racing industry.

It's a very odd state of affairs, to put it mildly.

Its no different from bullfighting, If the authorities hadn't stepped in with recent legislation regarding dog identification we would probably see a lot more of these cases.

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