UPDATE
27th JUNE 2005
!!! VICTORY FOR GREYHOUND ACTION !!!
Boots
end greyhound racing promotion!
Well done to all those who complained
Day of Action no longer going ahead
Very
many thanks to everyone who complained to Boots, either by phone, letter
or e-mail. You have all helped to win another important victory in the
battle to protect greyhounds from slaughter and suffering.
Please do contact Boots again, to thank them for their wise and humane
decision to cease promoting greyhound racing.
Postal address: Boots Customer Care, PO Box 5300, Nottingham, NG90 1AA
E-mail address: Customer
Sevice Department btc.cshelpdesk@boots.co.uk
Phone: Customer Services Team 0845 124 1158
The Day of Action against Boots,
called for Saturday, June 25th, has now been cancelled. If you are one
of the many people who expressed interest in demonstrating outside your
local Boots, please consider doing the same outside your local branch
of William Hill the following Saturday (July 2nd), as part of our Greyhound
Derby Day of Action. More info on this coming soon.
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BOOTS
said... UNTIL... GA launched our national campaign to persuade them that greyhound racing is cruel and barabaric and results in the death of 1000's of dogs every year ... BOOTS almost immediately caved in and have now ceased promoting greyhound racing. This is a particularly pleasing result because BOOTS have a history of involvement in exploiting animals ... they even had their own vivisection laboratories until they were forced to sell them due to pressure from campaigners and following drug scandals like Manoplax (a heart drug that was tested on 1000's of animals before being trialed on humans ... the trials resulted in human deaths and the drug was withdrawn ... just another example of the uselessness and of vivisection experiments. NOW BOOTS say... Thank
you again for contacting us. We're grateful to you for letting
us know your opinion. Our customers' views play an important part
in helping us to decide what products to sell on boots.com. Kind regards, David
Marmion |
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READ ON TO SEE THE ORIGINAL URGENT ACTION REQUEST:
BOOTS are selling tickets for greyhound racing
PLEASE
RING OR WRITE TO THEM TO EXPRESS YOUR DISGUST - WE CAN WIN THIS ONE!
THEY SAY:
"Enjoy the fun of greyhound racing. With an estimated £2.25
billion wagered on and off course and £11 million in prize money,
greyhound racing is an absolute 'must have' experience. At most tracks
there's a race taking place every 15 minutes, which means non-stop action.
Trying to pick the winner just adds fun to the evening. You can choose
which track you want to go to: London, Manchester, Oxford, Portsmouth,
Birmingham; Sunderland, Tyne & Wear; Byker, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne."
WE
SAY:
Greyhound racing is not fun but a cruel form of "entertainment"
- thousands of dogs are disposed of every year because they don't make
the racing grade, get injured at the track or are too old to race. What
Boots calls "non-stop action" really means more dogs are continually
bred for the nearly 70,000 races taking place every year in the UK.
Please contact them to express your objections and inform them that you would be joining the boycott and possible demonstrations outside the Boots stores.
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Postal address: Boots Customer Care PO Box 5300 Nottingham NG90 1AA |
Phone: Customer Services Team 0845 124 1158 |
25th
June National Day of Action against Boots.
Please organise a demo outside your local Boots store
Get in touch with us for leaflets and posters
GA UK
GA International