Greyhounds in Macau/Action Alert

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Greyhound Action International

Macau Alert

 

Like other south east asian countries, Macau is expanding it's greyhound

racing industry.

Please write to the people listed below and register your objections.

You may like to use the sample letter as a model.

Please remember greyhound racing in Asia is greatly dependant on the tourist

trade to keep going.

Please let the tourist offices in your areas know what you think about

greyhound racing in Macau.

Sample letter for Macau

Dear Sir

I am writing to you regarding greyhound racing in Macau. I am aware that

greyhounds that are surplus to requirements are being slaughtered. 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 Macau. I look forward

to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Name...

Address....

Country...

 

WHO TO CONTACT>>

Edmund Ho Hau-wah Chief Executive of Macau Central Office of the Government

of Macau SAR Avenida da Praia Grande, Macau. Tel: 989 5313 or 989 5316. Fax:

726 168.info

His Excellency Jiang Zemin President,People's Republic of China Zhongnanhai

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

Mr.Stanley Ho- owner of STDM & the Canidrome(Greyhound Stadium)Sociedade de

Turismo e Diversoes de Macau, S.A.R.L., Head Office, 9/F Hotel Lisboa, Old

Wing, Macau(tel: 574-266, 566-065).

Direcção dos Serviços de Turismo (Macau Government Tourist Office)Largo do

Senado 9, Edificio Ritz, Macau Tel: 315 566 or 513 355. Fax: 510 104.

mgto

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO)1 Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3L

Y, UK Tel: (020) 7771 7006. Fax: (020) 7771 7059.macau

Macau Government Tourist Office Integrated Travel Resources Inc,Suite 660,

5757 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045-6407, USA Tel: (310) 670 2234

or (877) 622 2800 (toll free in USA and Canada only). Fax: (310) 338 0708.

mgto Macau Government Tourist OfficeGPO Box 5457 Sydney NSW 2001

Telephone: +61 2 8272 7878 Fax: +61 2 9241 6510

Australian racing authorities

Greyhounds Australasia Limited

Chairmain, 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

 

Please also contact the national/international media & your local tourist

offices and let them know what you think about greyhound racing in Asia.

 

For further information on how you can help the greyhounds around the world

please visit our website www.greyhoundaction.co.uk, click on international