Greyhounds in Shanghai /Action Alert

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SHANGHAI action alert:

 

Greyhound racing is responsible for the suffering and the deaths of countless

numbers of greyhounds around the world. There is no hope or opportunity of

rehoming the greyhounds that are surplus to requirements in Asia. They are

ending their days being butchered in the barbaric dog meat industry. Racing is

already underway in Vietnam, Macau, Korea and more recently China. Shipments of

greyhounds from Australia have already arrived in Shanghai Wild Animal park.

 

Shanghai Wild Animal Park Development Ltd is a joint venture between Shanghai

City Government and the National Forest Department. The existing animals that

live in the park are already suffering cruelty and abuse, what hope have the

greyhounds got unless we take immediate action to help them.

 

 

 

TAKE ACTION

 

1) Please remember that the track is under construction and has not been

completed yet. They are hoping to start racing this year. This is an opportunity

for us to stop them, so please consistently write, fax, email or if you can

telephone the contacts below to voice your objections.

 

2) Put pressure on the Australian minister Warren Truss (minister for live

export) to call for an immediate ban on the export of greyhounds to Asia.

Contact details can be found below

 

3) Put pressure on the Australian racing authorities to stop the export of

greyhounds to Asia. Contact details below

 

4) Contact your local MP, MEP and RSPCA (International section) and ask them

to take action to stop the export of greyhounds to Asia. Please forward any

replies to greyhoundactioninternational

 

5) Contact the media and expose the situation, shame the countries that are

partaking in greyhound abuse.

 

6) Contact the tourist offices and let them know what you think of greyhound

racing in Asia. For further information on the suffering of animals in

Shanghai Wild Animal Park http://www.aapn.org/RSPCA.html (Report on Chinese Zoos

by

Paul Littlefair Campaigns Officer International Department, RSPCA (UK))

http://www.aapn.org/zoopage2.html

 

 

 

WHO TO CONTACT>>

Greyhounds Australasia Limited

 

Chairman, Mrs. Jan Wilson

Sandown Greyhound Complex P.O.Box 239 Springvale 3171

Telephone (03) 9548 3500 Facsimile (03) 9548 3488

 

Greyhounds Australasia Limited

 

Neil Brown, Chief Executive Officer

Sandown Greyhound Complex P.O.Box 239 Springvale 3171

Email:neil

Email admin

Telephone (03) 9548 3500 Facsimile (03) 9548 3488

 

The Honorable Warren Truss Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

 

Parliament House

Canberra, ACT 2600

Australia

email: W.Truss.MP

 

Steve Rosier, Chief Executive Greyhound Racing Authority of New South Wales

 

P.O. Box 138

Lidcombe, NSW 2141

Australia

ph: +61 02 9646 3933, fax: +61 02 9646 4904

email: srosier

 

Sample letter to send to Chinese contact below

Dear Sir

I am writing to you regarding greyhound racing in Shanghai. Abusing animals

in the name of entertainment and then killing them for human consumption is NOT

a tourist attraction and it will inevitably have a negative effect on your

tourist trade. The greyhound racing industry has been in decline for many years

especially in the USA where the industry has had massive financial losses.

This is for several reasons, the first being that it has been recognised as a

cruel sport and banned in many states in the USA and even more recently it has

been abolished in South Africa. The second reason is that by far more profitable

ventures such as lotteries and casinos have increased in popularity and

attracted the public and the tourist trade. The third reason is that greyhound

racing attracts and is associated with the criminal underworld and the use of

illegal drugs as exposed in a documentary by the BBC.

I urge you to reconsider and keep greyhound racing out of Shanghai. I look

forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Name...

Address....

Country...

 

 

 

Shanghai Wild Animal Park

 

Sanzhao Town,Pudong Shanghai. China

 

shwzoo

 

Shanghai Wild Animal Park Development LTD

 

Vice Executive President Mr Zhang Ci Zu

 

231 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai 20003

 

Tel: +86 21 327 0332 / 803 6161, Fax: 327 2809

 

shwzoo

 

Mr Zhang's home telephone is 242 0990

 

His Excellency Jiang Zemin President

 

People's Republic of China Zhongnanhai Xichengqu (West City District),

Beijing City, People's Republic of China

 

Shanghai Municipal People's Government

 

webmaster

 

Mayor of Shanghai

 

Government of Shanghai Ren Ming Da Dao Shanghai P.R. China

 

China National Tourism Administration

 

CNTA A9 Jian Guo Men NeiAvenue, Beijing, 100740,PRChina

 

Tel.+861065201114; fax.6512 2096

 

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EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN: AUSTRALIA

 

Ambassador: WU Tao 15, CORONATION DRIVE, YARRALUMLA, A.C.T. 2600, CANBERRA,

AUSTRALIA

 

Tel: +61-6-2734780 Fax: +61-6-2734878, 2735189

 

USA

 

Ambassador: YANG Jiechi Address: 2300 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON

D.C. 20008, U.S.A.

 

WEBMASTER

 

Tel: +1-202-3282500, 3282551 Fax: +1-202-3282582

 

UK

 

Ambassador: MA Zhengang Address: 49-51 PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON W1B 1JL

 

Tel: +44-20-72994049, 72994054(night) Fax: +44-20-76362981,76365578

 

Administrative Office:72994021

 

Political Office:72994037

 

Information section:72994070, 72994071

 

CANADA

 

Ambassador: MEI Ping Address: 515 ST.PATRICK STREET, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA,

KIN 5H3

 

P.O.BOX 8935 NEW TERMINAL, ALTA VISTA, OTTAWA, CANADA

 

Tel: +1-613-7893434/ 7910511 Fax: +1-613-7891911/ 7891414

 

BELGIUM

 

Ambassador: GUAN Chengyuan Address: AVENUE DE TERVUREN 443-445, 1150 BRUSSELS

 

Tel: +32-2-7713309 Fax: +32-2-7714131

 

SHI.BIYAN

 

BANGONGSHI

 

SPAIN

 

Embassador: TANG Yonggui Address: NO.113, ARTURO SORIA, 28043 MADRID, SPAIN

 

Tel: +34-1-5194242 Fax: +34-1-5192035

 

SWEDEN

 

Ambassador: ZOU Mingrong Address: LIDOVAGEN 8, 11525 STOCKHOLM

 

Tel: +46-8-57936437 (24 hours) Fax: +46-8-57936454 (24 hours)

 

Administrative Office: +46-8-57936404 (Tel), 57936403 (Fax)

 

Consular Office: +46-8-57936430 (Tel), 57936452 (Fax)

 

Defense Attaché Office: +46-8-57936418 (Tel), 57936435 (Fax)

 

Cultural Office: +46-8-57936428 (Tel), 57936442 (Fax)

 

GERMANY

 

Ambassador: MA Canrong Address: MARKISCHES UFER 54,10179 BERLIN

 

Operator: +49-3027588-0

 

Administrative Office: +49-3027588-116

 

Protocol Secretary: +49-3027588-215/217

 

Press Office: +49-3027588-231

 

Defense Attaché Office: +49-3027588-711

 

Science and Technology Office: +49-3027588-237

 

Cultural Office: +49-3027588-249

 

Economic Office: +49-3027588-235

 

Commercial Office: +49-304723118

 

Educational Office: Address: LYCKALLEE 36,14055 BERLIN.

 

Tel: +49-303057536 Fax: +49-3027588221

 

Commercial Office: +49-304710230 (Fax)

 

THE BONN OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

GERMANY

: LU Wenjie Address: KURFUERSTENALLEE 12, D-53177 BONN

: +49-228-95597-15

 

Administrative Office: +49-228-95597-26

 

Protocol Office: +49-228-9559716/363828

 

Consular Office: +49-228-95598-13

 

Defense Attaché: +49-228-95597-31

 

Science and Technology Office: +49-228-95597-23

 

Cultural Office: +49-228-95597-28

 

Economic and Commercial Office: +49-228-95594-0

 

Educational Office:

 

Address: RHEINALLEE 53,53173 BONN

 

Tel:+49-228-361091

 

For further information on chinese embassies around the world check out

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/embassy_list.htm

 

For further information, leaflets or petitions on stopping greyhound racing

in Asia contact us at Greyhound Action International PO Box 127, Kidderminster,

UK, DY10 3UZ

 

Fax: 0870 138 3993

 

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