Rebanne

There just aren't the homes for them. That is the bottom line. There has been and still is plenty of promotion about their suitability as pets. How many more people are there in the USA, with approx the same amount of greyhounds bred? What is safe? Safe with all critters, small ones only, kids, elderly etc? I've got a bird killer here so not safe for some.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/447806795264957/ in the files section currently 7 and 8

There are not many around. I think of them as being between a beagle and a foxhound. I quite like them but they are not for me. They are a hunting dog, a scent hound.

I think you mean some of the owners.

Yep

100% agree and people would still bet on the outcome and dogs would still be disposed of if they didn't win and people would still breed trying to find "the one"

I don't deal with drunks so I wouldn't expect my dogs too.

There would have been no where near an extra 538 greyhounds on couches if not for GAP. Some rescue's a truly wicked and not in a good way.

can't be bothered

But there aren't 12,000 homes available every year for one breed no matter how well socialised they are. The way I understood what Kirty is saying is that there should be alot less greyhounds bred in the first place which I totally agree with. You would come up against restriction of trade if you made things too hard. Dogs are goods after all

But there aren't 12,000 homes available every year for one breed no matter how well socialised they are.

I agree with Gruf on both counts. Will also point out that, like other dogs, there have been plenty of laws made that have not been enforced. Enforce those laws they do have and new laws might not be needed. Exactly, except I would like to see the owners of the dogs be made accountable for their lives after racing and ways found to be able to do that. As far as I know it already happens in Vic. But I also agree with Wreckit, why just one breed?

I agree with Gruf on both counts. Will also point out that, like other dogs, there have been plenty of laws made that have not been enforced. Enforce those laws they do have and new laws might not be needed.

Ditto

ask your breeder! Read this I feed my greyhound pups on adult supercoat so they don't grow too quickly.

Educated guess, it's the big trainers, who have many dogs racing each week. The hobby trainer who may race one one or two dogs every couple of weeks aren't. A lot of dogs are trained for a percentage of the win. ETA Horse owners don't make much money either unless they have a pretty good one. They are in the same boat as the dogs, just not quite as easily disposed off.

I hope in the rush to ensure everything looks squeaky clean that dogs that never should be adopted out, aren't.

FFS

yep, not always a quick and easy death. I worked at an RSPCA shelter/pound for 10 years.

No I am not going to sign it. Yet another thing punishing the people doing the right thing. One of my dogs has a great home, found through Gumtree. It is not the advertising sites fault that some people don't do the right thing by their pet and vet the potential new owners properly.

Perhaps they knew he would not be a suitable pet? yes agree. But I badly worded it cause I was at work and couldn't correct it now. It was more save one and take the other out and shoot him when they could have at least taken him to the vet.

My ex racing dog was put into GAP by his owners, they visited us once and told me how my dogs brother had "gone to live on a farm". They had their young daughter with them. There was no farm. Why save one but not the other???

Racing on a track behind a mechanical lure is only 100 or so years old. Greyhounds were bred as hunters, that is their purpose, not racing. Racing is the outlet for their instincts.

All racebred greyhounds have to be DNA tested before breeding.

Ping is lovely and so is the breed. Been watching them at shows for a while now.