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The greyhounds que aún se crían para las carreras pasan la mayor parte de su tiempo en cajas, pens or fenced enclosures without the love of a family. We can eliminate greyhound racing through education, compassion and action.
Greyhounds are disadvantaged even before birth. Thousands are raised annually, many more than those needed for racing, in an attempt to create the fastest dogs. Often cruel methods are used to get rid of unwanted dogs and dogs that survive in the industry are forced to live in overcrowded conditions. These social creatures are forced to spend most of their time alone, confined in cages for 20-23 horas al día y se les niega la oportunidad de caminar o jugar. Many dogs are injured while running races and are slaughtered.
¿Qué hay de malo en las carreras de galgos?
Greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane and no place for them in the modern era.
When they first emerged at end of the XIX century, los partidarios no sabían que cientos de miles de perros sufrirían y morirían.
Since then, our society has evolved and dog racing are not synchronized with the values ​​of society towards animals.
Today, this type of unnecessary and wasteful suffering is rejected as a form of gambling or entertainment. According to government records now available, common injuries in racing include broken necks and backs, dislocations, músculos desgarrados y parálisis. There have also been electrocutions when dogs come into contact with the lure of high-voltage track. Some dogs die on the track while others are euthanized because of the severity of their injuries or simply because of their value decreased as brokers.
¿No se usan galgos para las carreras bien cuidados?
Racing greyhounds endure lives of confinement, They are subject to standard practices that are cruel and suffer injuries and even death. Greyhounds used for racing are kept in cages, just large enough so they can stop or turn around, until 23 horas por día. Shredded paper or carpet remnants are used as bed.
¿Las carreras de galgos contribuyen a la superpoblación de perros?
Yes. From the Platform Not the Chase (NAC) estiman que en España ‘sobran’ anualmente unos 50.000 greyhounds. The racing industry exacerbates an overproduction of dogs, que simplemente desplaza a otros animales sin hogar y desvía los recursos necesarios para abordar otros desafíos del bienestar animal.
In the State of Florida (USA), the court will decide whether to vote an amendment to ban racing, declining in the US.
In Argentina, greyhound racing are prohibited. La ley prohíbe en todo su territorio la realización de carreras de perros, any race. Seeks to end a practice that in many cases, según los proteccionistas, It is accompanied by a cruel treatment to animals. The goal is to sustain economic activity. No se tiene en cuenta que la vida útil del animal, raised in extreme conditions, is of 5 years. Luego de eso, some try to sell galgueros, often for hunting, where they suffer injuries; otherwise they abandon or kill.
Meanwhile in Portugal, el Proyecto de Ley N° 1095/XIII/4ª determina la prohibición de las Corridas de Perros más conocidas por carreras de galgos. The prohibition extends to the entire national territory, regardless of the race of the dog.
In uruguay, The 20 in December of 2018, la Presidencia de la República envió a la Asamblea Nacional un Proyecto de Ley que establece la prohibición en todo el territorio nacional de las carreras de perros.
In Spain, originally, FEG regulated three modes, Canódromo, Liebre open field and Mechanics, de las cuales actualmente solo existen las dos últimas.
¿Es inhumana la carrera de galgos?
Yes. In the United States, thousands of dogs in this industry are kept in enclosures kennels. These enclosures consist of long, narrow buildings with pens for dogs: Dirt tracks where dogs are fenced “removed” and they allowed them to your needs. In these areas, dogs are kept in kennels style warehouse in rows of cages stacked metal.
In the dog tracks of the different states, Greyhounds often suffer serious injuries. Since January 2008 until April 2018, They have documented a total of 15.273 injuries greyhound. La lesión más comúnmente reportada fue una pierna rota. Other injuries included head trauma, Electrocution fractures and back.
