Fwd: Fw: animal welfare and the exportation of greyhounds from Australia.

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In a message dated 05/08/2002 00:45:02 GMT Daylight Time, Pats1packer writes:

 

 

> Fw: animal welfare and the exportation of greyhounds from Australia.

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> Sunday, August 04, 2002 8:40 AM

> animal welfare and the exportation of greyhounds from Australia.

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> Bernie, just received it

> teresa

> PS

> People on CC list - can we stop it before it becomes booming business?

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> Steve Rosier <<A

HREF= " srosier " >srosier</A>> Greyhound

Racing Association

> NSW

>

> Animal Welfare in Korea

>

>

> 2nd August, 2002

>

> Animal Welfare in Asia

>

> I refer to your recent communication concerning animal welfare and the

> exportation of greyhounds from Australia.

>

> It is advised that this issue is one of concern to all greyhound

> authorities. Indeed, the matter has been discussed at length and ultimately

> resulted in our national body, the Australian and New Zealand Greyhound

> Association (ANZGA), making enquiries of the Federal Department of

> Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (in particular the

> Australian Quarantine Inspection Service) as to the Federal Government

> requirements on the exporting of greyhounds.

>

> The AQIS has advised that it " is responsible for ensuring export

> consignments of live animals and animal reproductive material are prepared

> and certification issued in accordance with the importing country

> requirements " .

>

> This activity falls within the legislative provisions of the Export Control

> Act 1982. The transport and subsequent export of live animals also needs to

> comply with domestic animal welfare legislation such as the Prevention of

> Cruelty to Animals Act and other international standards, primarily the

> International Air Transport Association (IATA) - Live Animal Regulations.

>

> The AQIS maintains a database of all export protocols that it receives and

> this is maintained and kept up to date as much as possible and may be

> utilized as a guide for determining export conditions to an overseas

> country. The location of that database (ANIMEX) is

> <A

HREF= " http://www.aqis.gov.au/animex/asp/search.asp " >http://www.aqis.gov.au/anime\

x/asp/search.asp</A>.

>

> In addition I have also been advised that there are only a small number of

> exporters that have been forwarding greyhounds into Asian countries for

> nearly 30 years. In most cases these have been to Macau and in more recent

> times to Vietnam and China.

>

> The past 18 months has also witnessed some greyhounds going to Korea where

> they commenced greyhound racing in April of this year.

>

> One reported misconception is that thousands of greyhounds are being

> exported to that country whereas the official AQIS statistics put the

> number

> for last year at 200 and information available to the ANZGA for this year

> puts the export rate at just 20 per month.

>

> The ANZGA continually raises the welfare question in the Asian region and

> it

> is satisfied with the provisions in place with both Macau and Vietnam.

> Further to this I can advise that my Chairman, Ross Magin, being the

> immediate past President of the World Greyhound Racing Federation (WGRF),

> has personally inspected racing operations in Macau. He has publicly

> reported his findings in this respect and such may be viewed by visiting

> the

> Authority's web site (<A

HREF= " http://www.gra.nsw.gov.au/columns/) " >http://www.gra.nsw.gov.au/columns/)</\

A> and clicking on

> the Chairman's June 2002 Report.

>

> Further, and in response to many requests, the ANZGA has sought information

> from the Korean Government on the welfare of the racing greyhound in that

> country. That ANZGA is currently awaiting a response and detailed

> information.

>

> I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for raising your concerns

> and please be assured that the situation is being monitored as best as can

> be done.

>

>

> Kind regards

> Steve Rosier

> Chief Executive

> GRA (NSW)

> ---------

>

The Australian Racing industry and the World Greyhound Racing Federation have

yet again failed to mention the true fate of racing greyhounds in Asia,

especially once they become surplus to requirements. They claim on the one

hand that they are monitering the situation yet on the other side of the coin

they are working hard to promote and expand greyhound racing all over Asia.

Their future targets include Cambodia, Philippines and Indo China.

Greyhound racing has been banned in six states in the USA with continued

campaigns. There are also on going campaigns to abolish it in the UK and

Ireland. Please stop the spread of greyhound racing to Asia by contacting the

Australian racing authorities and the World Greyhound Racing Federation and

voice your protest and ask them to take genuine action to stop greyhound

racing in Asia.

 

 

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. 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.

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

Macau 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 <A

HREF= " info " >

info</A>

 

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 <A

HREF= " graq " >graq</A>

 

 

Greyhound Racing SA Chief Executive PO Box 2352 Regency Park S.A. Australia

5942 <A

HREF= " enquiries " >enquiries\

..au</A>

 

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 <A

HREF= " admin " >admin</A>

 

Ken Norquay Greyhounds WA PO Box 6 Cannington, Western Australia Australia

6107 <A

HREF= " knorquay " >knorquay</A>

 

The federal minister responsible for the export of live animals is Warren

Truss Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry <A

HREF= " w.truss.mp " >w.truss.mp</A>

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) <A

HREF= " rob.hulls " >

rob.hulls</A> The Hon. Richard Face Minister for Gaming

and Racing Level 13, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney, Australia 2000

 

Address for the World Greyhound Racing Federation

President WGRF

Jerry Desmond

Davis Rd

Clonmel

County Tipperary

reland

jerrydesmond