A record number of former and
unwanted racing dogs have been re-homed at a Greyhound adoption day in Sydney on Saturday, following a landmark decision to ban greyhound racing in NSW.
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Worse still is that some of these
unwanted dogs are sent to countries where they are forced to
race in even worse conditions.
Worse still is that some of these
unwanted dogs are sent to countries where they are forced to
race in even worse conditions.
Backers of the ballot measure believe greyhound
racing constitutes animal abuse because of the industry's excessive breeding practices, the cruel methods by which
unwanted dogs are destroyed, the conditions in which many are forced to live and the number of injuries
racing leads to.
All proceeds from the
race go directly towards the care and treatment of the
unwanted and homeless
dogs and cats of Georgetown County.
The Anti-Cruelty Society opposes
dog racing because of cruel training methods, the large scale breeding of
unwanted dogs required to produce a winner, and because this so - called sport is an inhumane and unjustified exploitation of animals for profit.