Greyhound Action Australasia >> alert 1: updated with new contact details 22/11/04
ACTION>> oppose the export of greyhounds to Asia.
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New Alert: 6/9/03 help save the greyhounds in Korea click here Original Alert: (note this is still valid) Please contact the people below and urge them to ban the export of greyhounds to Asia.You may like to mention how this trade is tarnishing the international image of Australia and how this will inevitably lead to a reduction in tourism and national prestige. We include a couple of sample letters that you may like to use as models. Sample letter for the Australian Minister of live Export Warren Truss Dear Mr. Truss, I am writing to you with reference to the Australian greyhounds that are exported to Asia for the purpose of racing and breeding. They are enduring terrible cruelty and once they are no longer making a profit they are butchered in the barbaric dog meat industry. You have the power to stop these atrocities, therefore, I urge you to show compassion and take action to ban the export of greyhounds to Asia. Yours sincerely Sample Letter for the Australian greyhound racing industry. Dear Sir, I am appalled to discover that you support the export of greyhounds to Asia. It is totally unacceptable for you to turn a blind eye to the greyhound atrocities. Surely you are aware that there is no opportunity of rehoming greyhounds in Asia and that they are ending their days being butchered in the barbaric dog meat industry. I call upon you to rethink your position and take the appropriate measures to stop the export of greyhounds to Asia. Yours sincerely |
WHO TO CONTACT>>
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Note: there are new contact details for companies involved in the export trade click here to go straight to the new section. The Honourable Warren Truss, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (responsible for live exports). Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600 Australia. Greyhounds Australasia Limited Chief
Executive Officer Craig Taberner Mail: P.O.
Box 239 Springvale 3171, Victoria, Australia Steve Rosier, Chief Executive Greyhound Racing Authority of New South Wales
P.O. Box 138 Lidcombe, NSW 2141 Australia 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 Racing Directorate Bob Mason, Executive Director Level 18, 111 George Street, Brisbane Qld 4000 Australia GPO Box 1141, Brisbane Qld 4001 Australia Phone: +61 7 3234 1400 Fax: +61 7 3234 1411 Greyhound Racing SA Chief Executive PO Box 2352 Regency Park S.A. Australia 5942 enquiries@greyhoundracingsa.com.au 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 Ken Norquay Greyhounds WA PO Box 6 Cannington, Western Australia Australia 6107 Ministers responsible for greyhound welfare: Warren Truss Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
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Hon John Pandazopoulos MP Minister for Racing & Tourism
(Victoria) The Hon. Richard Face Minister for Gaming and Racing Level 13, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney, Australia 2 Hon. Merri Rose Minister for Tourism and Racing
Tel: 0755981387 Fax: 0755981861 Currumbin@parliament.qld.gov.au THE HON NICK D GRIFFITHS Minister for Racing and Gaming 10th Floor 216 St George's Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Phone:(08) 9222 8950 Fax:(08) 9222 8951 Hon Syd Stirling Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing GPO Box 3146 Darwin NT 0801 Telephone: 08 8901 4052 Facsimile: 08 8901 4060 South Australia Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing Hon. Michael Wright MP Office for Recreation, Sport & Racing 27 Valetta Road Kidman Park SA 5025 Australia PO Box 219 Brooklyn Park SA 5032 Australia Phone: (61 8) 8416 6677 Fax: (61 8) 8416 6753 Minister for Racing and Gaming - Mr. Paul Lennon 10th Floor, 15 Murray Street Hobart 7000 Tasmania Tel:(03) 6233 2965 paul.lennon@parliament.tas.gov.au The following companies are also responsible for exporting greyhounds to Asia. Please contact them and ask them to stop sending greyhounds to their deaths in Asia. ROCKY RIDGE FARM
Sam Cauchi Background: Rocky Ridge Farm (RRF) is owned and operated by Sam Cauchi and his family at Calga in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. They have been involved in greyhound racing in Australia for nearly 40 years as trainers, trial track operators, and breeders. They have sent vast numbers of greyhounds to their deaths by exporting them for breeding /racing to SE Asia in particularly Macau and Korea. Sample letter: Dear Mr. Cauchi I am writing to you regarding the export of greyhounds to Asia. I believe that you are directly responsible for sending vast numbers of greyhounds to Asia for racing and breeding. As a breeder and trainer you must be aware of the high numbers of greyhounds that are disposed of by the racing industry in Australia when they become surplus to racing requirements. Only a very few dogs manage to find good homes. The majority of the greyhounds that are bred are unaccounted for. You must also be aware that the conditions for greyhounds exported to Asia are by far worse then in Australia. There is no opportunity or hope of rehoming greyhounds in Asia. It has been reported by the media that many greyhounds in Asia in places such as Macau, Korea, Vietnam and China have either been discovered slaughtered in landfills or have ended their days in the barbaric dogmeat industry, suffering horrific cruelty along with other breeds of dogs, until they are finally butchered. I urge you to reconsider your actions and stop exporting greyhounds to Asia. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Name....... Address...... Country....... Contact details: Sam Cauchi ROCKY RIDGE FARM RMB 1200 Jones Road, Calga, NSW 2250, Australia HomeTel:(02) 43 75 1145 Fax:(02) 43 75 1129 Mobile:0418 42 8786 Mobile:0412 42 8787 Other companies: TWM COMMUNICATIONS 77 Todman Avenue Kensington NSW 2033 TEL: (02) 9313 7834 TRANSPET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 406 Bringelly Road, Austral, NSW 2171 P.O. Box 21, Austral, NSW,2171, Australia ABN 28 003 750 10 TEL: (02) 9606 6655 FAX: (02) 9606 6047 DOGTAINERS HEAD OFFICE, MELBOURNE Ph 03 9335 1333 +61 3 9335 1333 Fax: 03 9335 1922 +61 9335 1922 SYDNEY Ph: 02 9516 2766 +61 2 9516 2766 Fax: 02 9516 3720 +61 2 9516 3720 Dogtainers have been denying their involvement with the trade, however if that is true, you may like to ask them about these transports? 19-Apr-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS. 20-Apr-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 27-Apr-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 31-May-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 06-Jun-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 18-Jun-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 19-Jun-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 13-Jul-01
DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 17-Jul-01
DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 17-Jul-01
DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 2 GREYHOUNDS 04-Sep-01
DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 20-Sep-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 05-Oct-01
DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 08-Oct-01 DOGTAINERS toREPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 08-Nov-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS 15-Nov-01 DOGTAINERS to REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOG, 9 GREYHOUNDS JET PETS ANIMAL TRANSPORT HEAD OFFICE 20 Garden Drive Tullamarine, Victoria. Australia. Tel : (613) 9330 1541 Fax: (613) 9335 1206 General Manager Sandy Matheson Custom Service Manager Joanna Larkin Veterinarian John Russell-Cook Export Enquiries Jacqueline Shelly General Enquiries JET PETS SYDNEY NSW 13/41-43 Green Street Banksmeadow, NSW 2019 Australia. Tel : (612) 9693 5760 Fax : (613) 9335 1206 Manager Scott Williams Export Enquiries Angus Matheson Please also contact the national/international media & your local tourist offices and let them know what you think about greyhound racing in Asia and Australia's part in it. Click here to return to the main Australian alerts page |
