McGrath Foundation "Go the Pink Dog" is to return soon

Thanks for the heads up on that too. I've heard about awful associations with KFC , and in researching them, I found at least two instances of them funding vivisection in mice and zebrafish. Because humans are so like mice and zebrafish ...
//rolls eyes.

greyhound racing is so horrible - i went to the races about 2 weeks ago to witness what happens there, in the 4 races i watched - 1 dog broke his leg, 3 fell and couldnt get up and 7 dogs were limping when they finished, and some were limping beofr they even started.

I will do what ever to try and stop this

Sorry i'm not sure, is this ' McGrath Founddation go the pink dog ' good? Or bad?

Also KFC have like this burger when you buy it money goes to the mcgrath foundations.

Bad, becouse Tens of thousands of greyhounds are disposed of by the racing industry in Australia some 25,000 are born each year, Of these dogs only about half reach naming and training age. Thousands of puppies and young dogs are routinely killed. Many thousands more will fail to chase, will not be fast enough or will be injured while racing and will also be destroyed. Those that go on to race will have short careers. They will finish racing between the ages of 2 and 4. The average life span for a greyhound is 12 years although only a handful see out their natural lives. Less than 500 a year go through the adoption programme.


Up to 1000 a year are exported to Asia for racing, countries such as Korea and China. These are countries known for their huge illegal trade in dog meat for human consumption.
Many greyhounds are seeing out their days in the confinement of Laboratories and Universities and are being subjected to cruel experiments.  Many greyhounds are trained using live animals (baiting) such as rabbits and possums even though this practice is illegal.
There is no accountability for these dogs .All greyhound pups are recorded and ear tattooed at birth and yet after this there is no record of them or where they go.

The Killing of Greyhounds--- Up to 20,000 greyhounds are killed in Australia annually.
Many greyhounds are disposed of by extremely cruel methods as the cheapest way is the best way for many people involved in the industry.

Beating, drowning and shooting are common methods of disposal. The cutting of throats has also been reported. In some countries hanging is a preferred method.
Many Greyhounds are used as an ingredient of blood and bone fertilizer. Greyhounds have been found shot and still alive in dumps and even buried alive with their ears removed to avoid identification as was the case in Tasmania is September 2004 where the unfortunate dog was still alive; her ears hacked off to avoid identification from the tattoos. She was destroyed to end her terrible suffering.

There have been many cases of greyhounds found starving and in less than adequate housing.

This is only scratching the skin of what happens to these dogs. Greyhound racing is nothing but a cruel form of entertainment where the dogs are only seen as money making machines

Thankyou for telling me.

I HATE GREYHOUND RACING! that was a sad thing to read.

Yup, thanks OinkMoo, it really is that bad..

Its so horrible becouse they are such amazing dogs - is that greyhound in your pic yours?

Yep sure is. I'm Kiwi and its just as bad over here, but on a smaller scale.. We have around 1000 greyhounds vanishing off the face of the earth every year, just so gamblers can be entertained..