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I am writing to you regarding greyhound racing in Vietnam. 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 recently exposed in a documentary by the BBC.

Even in the UK and Ireland (the birthplace of greyhound racing) attendances are falling and stadiums are closing. Greyhound racing has become widely condemned in the UK as a result of the constant exposure in the media of the cruelty and deaths suffered by greyhounds in the racing industry.

I urge you to reconsider and keep greyhound racing out of Vietnam. I will not be visiting Vietnam while greyhound racing continues and will actively encourage others to boycott the country too.

Yours sincerely

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

VNA 80 Quan Su Street Hanoi, Vietnam

Tel: 84-4-9421061/ 8224714

vnat@vietnam-tourism.com or vnat@vietnamtourism.gov

Vietnam National Travel Agency:

Mr. Do Dinh Cuong Managing Director

54 Nguyen Du Street Hanoi, Vietnam

Tel: 84/4-9422245 Fax 84/4-9422707

vinatour@hn.vnn.vn

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Add: 51 Ngo Quyen St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 943 8231
Fax: (84 - 4) 943 9009

Radio the Voice of Vietnam

Add: 58 Quan Su St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 934 4231
Fax: (84 - 4) 934 4230

Viet Nam News Agency

Add: 1 Ly Thuong Kiet St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 825 5443
Fax: (84 - 4) 825 2984

Vietnam Television

Add: 43 Nguyen Chi Thanh St., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 835 4992
Fax: (84 - 4) 835 0882

Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development

Add: 2 Ngoc Ha St., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 846 8160
Fax: (84 - 4) 843 4684

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Add: 1 Ton That Dam St., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 845 2980
Fax: (84 - 4) 823 1872

Ministry of Home Affairs

Add: 37A Nguyen Binh Khiem St., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 976 4283/ 976 4278
Fax: (84 - 4) 978 1005

Ministry of Information and Communications

Add: 18 Nguyen Du St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 943 1367
Fax: (84 - 4) 943 6736

Ministry of Planning & Investment

Add: 2 Hoang Van Thu St., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 845 5298/ 845 3027
Fax: (84 - 4) 823 4453

Office of the Government

Add: 1 Bach Thao St., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (84 - 4) 845 4657
Fax: (84 - 4) 845 5464