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[color:"orange"] Stop Greyhound races, the sport that kills! [/color]
No the sport does not kill. Bad treatment against the animals kills.

I had 2 dogs, an afghan dog (during 14 years) and a saluki dog (during 10 years).
They used to do races with other dogs and they loved the races.

In France, there is no bets for the dog races and no money for the owner of the dog who wins the race.
The dog only gets a trophee and presents.

These dogs are shaped for running and hunting.
In France, hunting with a dog is forbidden so the dog can only run after a fake rabbit just for fun in a race.
The dogs are very proud when they win a beauty contest or a race.
Maybe some people can't believe that, but i know what i am talking about and i know very well this kind of dogs.

I will not sign a petition against dog races because it is completely stupid.
But i will sign all the petitions against bad treatments for all kinds of animals.

[color:"orange"]Nowadays everything must be banned for being politically correct.
Let the people (and the dogs) live as they like.[/color]

First of all, this petition is not about the dogs in France, they may be treated well enough, but this is about the dogs in Spain and the USA. If you would read the article at least, you would see that they are in very bad shape, get very bad meals, mostly meat that is disqualified cause it comes from the mad cows diseases and stuff like that. To have one good racer, the breeder has 100 puppies, only one of them is usefull enough to race, the rest will be killed with no mercy.
If you want proof, come and have a look at these poor animals, who couldn't be saved anymore

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You had enough? Too bad, I have more to show!
Horror at Albacete This poor dog was tied up with barbed wire to a pole, cause he lost his last race, lucky he could get the pole out of the ground, but he dragged it with the barbed wire with him for several days.
Teresa, hanged by her former owner, cause she lost a race
Take a look at this if you dare Barta! I bet you think that the cocks in cockfights are also proud? Those poor dogs run for their life, not for the stupid cup.

To everyone else, this kind of comments by someone that doesn't look further then her own country makes me soo mad. Please, keep signing and if you don't sign, I respect that as well, but don't let your choice be influenced by those comments of the above.