Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Hi everyone, We need to put more pressure on the greyhound racing industry and the government in Australia. Please show your support for the dogs and take a few minutes to read the following and either forward the sample letters with your name/country to the below contacts or write your own. Many Thanks Raven According to an article published Feb. 24 in The (Sydney) Sunday Telegraph, the first shipment of greyhounds bound for South Korea was scheduled to leave Sydney Airport March 4. The TMW Communications Group, headed by Tim Michael, will be supplying greyhounds to Spa Corporation, which will conduct events on a track outside of Seoul, South Korea. The track opening is scheduled for April 13 and there will be dog racing representatives in attendance from America, Australia, Italy, Ireland, Russia and Vietnam. Within three years, TMW expects to be exporting 3,000 greyhounds a year to Korea to supply four additional racetracks. Sample letter to the Australian ministers and the Australian greyhound racing industry-To ban the export of greyhounds to Asia Dear Sir, I was horrified to discover that greyhounds are being exported for the purpose of racing to Asia. Due to the surplus of greyhounds, there is a rehoming problem in countries such as the United Kingdom, the USA and even in Australia. Imagine the scale of the problem in Asia where they have neither the infrastructure nor the incentive to rehome these dogs. No doubt they will end up adding to the hideous dog meat industry, whereby the dogs suffer unmentionable cruelty before and during slaughter. Recently Korea has made world-wide headlines and has been condemned for their barbaric treatment of dogs and there refusal to enforce the minimum animal protection laws. FIFA has demanded that the Korean government stop the slaughter of companion animals before the World Cup 2002, so far this has fallen on deaf ears. In case you are not familiar with the methods of slaughter of dogs, they include being hung by the throat until they have peed every last drop of urine and blood out of there dying bodies. Then whilst they are still half alive they are skinned and using a blowtorch they are roasted. The Koreans falsely believe that by beating and causing maximum suffering and fear to the dogs that it will make the meat taste better. This is a country that is in the process of introducing greyhound racing with the dogs being exported from Australia. The Australian Quarantine Services have confirmed that in 2001, 200 greyhounds were sent to Korea. What will become of the puppies that fail the grade? What will become of the injured and retired greyhounds that have ceased to be useful? They claim that it is only a particular breed of dog that is eaten in Korea, called a 'yellow dog.' But if you have the stomach to go to these markets you will see evidence of greyhounds suffering along with all breeds of dogs stuffed into cages waiting to be beaten to death for human consumption. Needless to say you are already aware that greyhound racing is underway in Macao and Vietnam and again the dogs are coming from Australia. They admit to the killing of greyhounds that are not fit for racing. So why are there plans to create a further network of tracks throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines and China? The treatment of these dogs are abhorrent. It is unacceptable to send them to places where they will endure unmentionable suffering and death. I urge you to immediately stop the exportation of greyhounds to Asia. I can assure you that the civilised world will not tolerate such abuse. I await your urgent response and immediate action. Yours respectfully Sample letter for the Korean Ambassador/Embassies-To ban the export of greyhounds to Korea. Korea Ambassador Mr. S.H. Choi Dong Jun Korea Embassy 60 Buckingham Gate LondonSW1E 6AJ Dear Mr. Choi Dong Jun, Re: Slaughter of Dogs & Cats for Human Consumption Korea Proposed Greyhound Racing Korea I write to make the strongest protest against the plans to breed and race greyhounds in Korea, and wish you to know that we will do everything in our power here in the UK, to prevent this from going ahead. The ideas put forward, on the Greyhound Racing Association in Korea's Website for when their racing days are over, are not only extremely vague, but also shows the total ignorance that they have to this specific breed of dog. Greyhounds will most certainly not be suitable for Mountain Rescue, as they are sight hounds, not sniffer or scent hounds. Who will pay for the training of these dogs? How many dogs will it be practical for groups to handle? How many dogs are expected to leave the racing industry annually? The racing industry cannot cope adequately now for ex-racing greyhounds, without Korea adding to the dire situation for these dogs. The ramifications of the expected fate of these dogs when their racing careers are finished, is obvious to the intelligence of decent minded people. The shameful lack of animal protection laws, and any enforcement of those laws being undertaken within Korea now, is of major concern to us. Especially when domestic animals are already being hideously butchered illegally in their thousands, for human consumption. The implications of the same barbarity for greyhounds will be exploited to its full, especially if the current pending change in the law allows domestic animals to be classified as livestock. This further holocaust of obscene suffering will continue unabated, because of easy financial gain, exasperated due to a change in legislation. This shameful and disgusting cruelty of butchery and slaughter must stop, and you can be assured, that Korea will continue to be exposed, and boycotted throughout the world, if greyhound racing is introduced, and if these dogs are abused, tortured or killed. Also, if the existing law is changed allowing domestic animals to be classified as livestock. We therefore urge your Government, to amend the Animal Protection Act of 1991 to include language explicitly prohibiting the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. Yours sincerely Signed------------ The Australian contact details are as follows: Greyhound Racing Authority (NSW) Steve Rosier, Chief Executive PO Box 138 Lidcombe NSW Australia 2141 info Northern Territory Dept of Industries and Business Malcolm Richardson, Manager Racing GPO Box 1154 Darwin NT Australia 0801 Greyhound Racing Authority of Queensland Darren Bevis, Chief Executive Amy Street, Breakfast Creek, Albion, Queensland Australia 4010 graq Greyhound Racing SA Chief Executive PO Box 2352 Regency Park S.A. Australia 5942 enquiries Greyhound Racing Council Tasmania Mrs June Phillips, Chairman Racing House, 22 Paterson Street, Launceston, Tasmania Australia 7250 Greyhound Racing Victoria John Stephens, Chief Executive 432-442 William Street, West Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3003 admin Ken Norquay Greyhounds WA PO Box 6 Cannington, Western Australia Australia 6107 knorquay The federal minister responsible for the export of live animals is Warren Truss Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry w.truss.mp However it may also be worth lobbying the state ministers for racing (at least Victoria and New South Wales where the industry seems to be predominant): The Hon Rob Hulls MP Minister for Raciing (Victoria) rob.hulls The Hon. Richard Face Minister for Gaming and Racing Level 13, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney, Australia 2000 List of Korean Embassies around the world Embassy of Korea in Washington D.C. Korean Embassy, Consular Office 2320 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20008 Tel (202) 939-5600 Fax (202) 342-1597 Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. Korean Consulate General in New York City. 460 Park Ave., 5th Fl. 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Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Canberra Address: 113 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla ACT 2600 Phone: (02) 6270-4100 Fax: (02) 6273-4839 Office hours: Mon-Fri : 09:00-12:30, 13:30-17:00 Off duty on Australian holidays and Korean holidays (3.1. Independence Movement Day, 7.17. Constitution Day, 8.15 National Day, 10.3. National Foundation Day) In the United Kingdom... Korean Embassy in the United Kingdom Address: 60 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ, United Kingdom Tel. : 44 - (0)20 - 7227-5500 Fax : 44 - (0)20 - 7227-5503 E-Mail: koreanembinuk Office Hours : 09:30 - 12:30, 14:00 - 17:30 (Mon. - Fri.) Time Difference (with Korea): -9 In New Zealand... 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