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updated
22/04/10
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GA is not a rich charity like LACS or RSPCA, it is simply a collection of individuals who care about greyhounds and have come together in order to work to end their suffering and exploitation. In the relatively short time GA has existed as a grassroots organisation based on people power, we have been extraordinarily successful, winning several campaigns against new tracks, forming local groups, persuading firms not to take outings to dogtracks, researching the industry and producing free leaflets, posters and stickers. All the time spreading information and challenging the false image that greyhound racing is a caring industry that is just a bit of fun.
Everyday the number of our supporters grows at an amazing rate, but we need to convert passive support into positive action that will help greyhounds. This is where you come in, whether you support the events listed below, join (or start) a local group, act on our various email alerts or take your own independent action such as distributing leaflets in your local area ... please do something ... together we are a force to be reckoned with and we wont stop until greyhound racing is condemned to the dustbin of history.
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Newcastle
Animal Rights (NAR)
(updated 22/01/10) CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO CLOSE NEWCASTLE DOG TRACK If you live in the North-East, please try to help Local
animal protection campaigners in Newcastle-upon-Tyne have launched
a campaign to close the There
have been occasional demos outside the William Hill owned stadium
in the past (see The
existence of Newcastle dog track is responsible for the slaughter
of about 500 greyhounds every If
you are able to help, by attending demos etc., even if only occasionally,
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OXFORD: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CAMPAIGN TO CLOSE DOG TRACK We
are trying to get together a group of supporters to hold demonstrations
and distribute leaflets As
many as 15,000 greyhounds are put to death every year because
of the existence of the British dog In
addition, thousands of injuries are caused to dogs running on
the tracks, many of them serious. The
greyhound racing industry relies on 60% of people attending races
for the first time going back At
other tracks where frequent leafletting/demos have taken place,
there has been a significant Like
many other tracks, Oxford was forced to put a stop to its Tuesday
night meetings earlier this So,
with the track already in difficulties, now is the time to increase
the pressure for its If
you live in or near the Oxford area and would like take part in
the cvampaign, please contact us We
are not asking you to commit to leafletting/demos there every
week. The idea is to set up a If
you don't live anywhere near Oxford, but would like to help organise/take
part in regular demos If
you are not able to take part in these activities, you can still
help a great deal by making a Please feel free to forward/crosspost/circulate this message. _______________________________________________ |
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Dorset
Greyhound Action Local
Greyhound Action supporters will be staging their first demo outside
Poole Stadium on Tuesday, The
demo forms part of a recently launched campaign by our newly-formed
Dorset branch to end Please try to attend, especially if you live in or near the Dorset area. Address
of the stadium is Wimborne Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BP and a
map can be found at Please
contact Dorset Greyhound Action for more information or if you
would like to help with future For
contact details and more info on the campaign, see In
the light of the appalling revelations, regarding Eve Blanchard,
a trainer who races greyhounds There
are, very sadly, many trainers like Blanchard, and the only way
to permanently put them out of Dorset
Greyhound Action, which intends to hold regular demos/leafletting
outside the track, as well If
you live in or near the Dorset area, please contact them and get
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| CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO END GREYHOUND RACING IN NOTTINGHAM Track claims another victim as dog collapses and dies after race Local
animal protection workers in Nottingham have launched a campaign
to close the city's The
group are appealing for more support, so they can increase the
frequency of these, as well as If
you live in or near the East Midlands area and would like to help,
please e-mail Photos from recent demos at the track can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/NottmDemosSpring09 According
to the pro-racing greyhoundscene internet forum, a young greyhound
(21 months old), called Sadly,
deaths and serious injuries to dogs running on the tracks are
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| GREYHOUND ACTION IN SCOTLAND Up and coming events during May: Saturday
23rd May from 10.30 a.m. - Rescue Dog Show Saturday
30th May from 12 noon - Fun Day If
you can help or want to come along to any of these stalls or
events, please contact 07795 514073 See
also the GAS website at www.greyhoundactionscotland.org.uk A
pic of a recent GAS stall at a dog rescue event in Edinburgh
can be seen at GREYHOUND ACTION GLASGOW Recently-formed
Greyhound Action Glasgow have held successful fundraising/public
education events in They
also had a display for two weeks at Clydebank Central Library
(using posters downloaded from If
you live in or near the Glasgow area and would like to help
with future events, please contact Address
of the stadium is 137 Rutherglen Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow,
G73 1SZ and directions can be The
following press release has been issued by 1World Scotland about
the demonstration: Press Release Animal organisations call for end to greyhound racing Greyhound
Action Scotland have organised an event at Shawfield Stadium,
Rutherglen on 20th September Greyhound
racing is widely seen as innocent entertainment, but investigations
into the sport have 1World
Scotland Convenor John Patrick, himself a Rutherglen resident
stated 'We fully support He
added 'Glasgow City Council have supported Shawfield in the
past claiming the venue and the sport Notes to Editor: 1World
Scotland are the country's newest animal rights charity. We
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We
are delighted to announce that Sheffield Animal Friends (SAF)
have launched a campaign to close The
group have already held several demos outside the stadium, as
well as street stalls in the city The
next demos outside the stadium will be held this coming If
you are intending to be there, or would like to help with future
demos/street stalls, Address of Owlerton Stadium is Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2DE. Directions:- Map at http://tinyurl.com/OwlertonStadium A pic of one of SAF's street stalls can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/SheffieldStall A
newspaper article about the dangerous nature of the Owlerton track
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Campaign against greyhound racing at Hall Green Stadium Demos
outside the stadium every week Address
of the stadium is York Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8LQ. Contact
info: West Midlands Greyhound Action - Photos
of a previous demo at Hall Green (on July 19th) can be seen at More
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PETERBOROUGH STADIUM DEMO - this Saturday as yet another greyhound fatally injured at track There will be a demo outside Peterborough Stadium this Saturday, April 10th, 6pm - 7.30pm, to coincide with a greyhound race meeting taking place there. Please try to attend, especially if you live in or near the Cambridgeshire area. Address of the stadium is First Drove, Fengate, Peterborough, PE1 5BJ. Directions:
A1M (Jct 17) and A47, turn off the ring road (A1139) at exit 5
(brown information Maps showing the location can be found at http://tinyurl.com/4rcsb and http://tinyurl.com/36gr5e Contact Rose on 07884 163205, if you need more information. A photo from a previous demo at the stadium can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/PeterboroughDemoSept09 The
sad saga of greyhounds seriously injured and put to death at Peterborough
Stadium continued on Yet
more problems for dog track there Dog
racing at the stadium is continuing to experience severe financial
problems, so there is no time A
recent local BBC TV report "Greyhound racing hit by recession"
can be seen at "Trading
difficulties" (i.e. poor attendances) have forced the stadium's
management to drastically The
decision is a good one for greyhounds, as it means less demand
for these dogs to be bred for the Low
attendances led to the stadium making its racing manager redundant
and dropping its Tuesday race
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If
you don't live anywhere near Manchester, but would like to help
organise/take part in regular demos or leafletting outside your
local greyhound stadium, please get in touch with us for advice
and information.
If you are not able to take part in these activities, you can still help a great deal by sending us a donation to support this national public education campaign, which can only be kept going through the generosity of those supporters who provide us with funds to cover the high cost of producing and distributing large amounts of leaflets and posters. Cheques/POs should be made payable to /Greyhound Action /and sent to Greyhound Action, PO Box 127, Kidderminster, DY10 3UZ, England.
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| Below are the fundraising events we have lined up for this year. We are extremely grateful for any time you are able to spare to rattle a tin for us, but where there is *** beside an event, it's not a rude word, it just refers to the fact that we have managed to secure a particularly large and fertile area where we can spread ourselves out, so we need as many collectors as possible. If you can only make it once or twice a year and are wondering which event to choose, those are the ones where we can and would like to flood every conceivable nook and cranny of a town centre. However, the principle consideration should still be what is convenient and feasible for you, and for that reason we have never had a 'rota' system, on the basis that people come at whatever time is suitable for them. Please also bring with you your most effective Weapon of Mass Seduction - your dog. Cute you may be, but whatever admiring glances follow your insouciant steps, and regardless of what your girlfriend thinks, you won't, believe me, cut it anything like as well as Fido with Mr and Mrs General Public. Your dog does not have to be a greyhound although it helps people see, should they be in any doubt, exactly what we are collecting for. Nonetheless, without making any effort whatsoever, dogs of all breeds invariably attract a besotted audience and have a markedly positive effect on takings. Having said that, dogs should ideally be reasonably confident and have stable temperaments. Most dogs either use it as an opportunity to catch up on some shut-eye, or revel in all the attention they attract. Street collections have helped some of our originally more nervous canine collectors develop confidence, but please be careful not to allow your dog to become overwhelmed, as this can have the opposite effect. Children in particular can be quite rough in their attentions, so don't be afraid to suggest politely but firmly that it isn't such a good idea for them to pull your dog's tail/tweak his ears etc, and always take your dog away as soon as you notice that he's/she's had enough. He/she will appreciate a duvet/bed he can lie down on and a supply of water, particularly in hot weather, and a coat in cold weather. And at the risk of sounding like your mother, please take sure you wrap up warm yourself when the temperature starts to drop. You can quickly start to feel the cold when you are simply standing for long periods. We
look forward to welcoming you to some of the following events.
Please note that, if you cannot locate me, my mobile number is
0799 089 0779 and you can always ring me on this and ask me where
I am! I never slop off to the pub, I promise. Saturday, February 16 Sainsbury's supermarket in Redditch, outside main entrance. Parking in the supermarket car park is free. (Please let me know beforehand if you intend to come to this, as this is the one event per year when we may well need to create a rota, as there are effectively only two positions, the entrance and the exit). Saturday, February 23 Shirley, Solihull. I shall probably be outside Boots. Best place to park is in Shirley Shoppers, a free car park which is behind Iceland. You come out of the exit to Shirley Shoppers onto the High Street and will practically stumble upon me. *** Saturday, March 22 Leamington Spa. Usually outside Mark & Spencers or Boots on the other side of the road. Plenty of parking in the town. *** Saturday, April 5th Coventry - waiting for confirmation of the exact date. ***
Saturday, June 21 Knowle, Solihull. You'll find me outside Tesco's. There is short and long term parking close to Tesco's and you can often park on the road slightly further back from the official car parks. Saturday, July 19 Warwick. I tend to be outside Boots in Swan Street off the market square if not outside the building society on the market square itself. There is a council car park in Cape Road behind the Police Station and Cape Road Medical Centre which is free at weekends. Saturday, August 2 Mell Square, Solihull. Plenty of carparks around Mell Square which are well signposted. I will probably be hovering outside the front of Boots. *** Saturday,August 23 Kenilworth town centre, outside Woolworths. There is a large car park accessible from the High Street. Saturday, September 13 Alcester, Warks. There is a supermarket off School Lane which has free parking. I will be on the High Street, which is not particularly long.
November, Nuneaton. This is a new one for us. Date to be confirmed. I'll be by the fountain. Saturday, December 8 Knowle, Solihull. You'll find me outside Tesco's. There is short and long term parking close to Tesco's and you can often park on the road slightly further back from the official car parks. |
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A new Greyhound Action group has been set up in Kent to campaign for the closure of the dog track at Sittingbourne's Central Park Stadium. Sittingbourne Greyhound Action have already held an information stall in the town centre and several demos outside the stadium to coincide with race-meetings there. Demos are now taking place every Saturday from 5.30pm until 7.30pm. Please try to attend, especially if you live in or near the North Kent area. Address of the stadium is Church Road, Eurolink Industrial Estate, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3SB and directions/maps can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2dhf3f and http://tinyurl.com/29ktdo Contact Us: Sittingbourne Greyhound Action can be contacted at: rob_qg_1@yahoo.co.uk or on 07809 426112 and have their own MySpace page at www.myspace.com/sittingbournega If you don't live anywhere near Sittingbourne, but would like to help organise/take part in regular demos outside your local greyhound stadium, please get in touch with Greyhound Action - info@greyhoundaction.org.uk for advice and information. Demonstrations/leafletting already takes place at several of the 30 major British dog tracks on a regular basis and our ultimate aim is to have a presence outside all of them at least once a week. This has proved to be an extremely effective method of campaigning, which has led to a substantial reduction in attendances at greyhound stadiums where frequent demos take place, pushing those dog tracks ever nearer to their ultimate closure. If you are not able to take part in demonstrations, please consider sending us a donation to support this national public education campaign, which can only be kept going through the generosity of those supporters who provide us with funds to cover the high cost of producing and distributing large amounts of leaflets and posters. Cheques/POs should be made payable to Greyhound Action and sent to Greyhound Action, PO Box 127, Kidderminster, DY10 3UZ. |
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| Saturday May 2nd, The Varsity, Stafford Street, City Centre, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LZ. 5pm til midnight. £5 on the door. This
is a great way to do something useful whilst having a top night!
The founders of Greyhound For
band info, see Thanks : ) READ ON TO SEE MORE ABOUT REGULAR EVENTS IN WOLVERHAMPTON
At
present, demos at Monmore Green are taking place about every two
weeks, but WGA intend to increase this to weekly, once sufficient
support is forthcoming. Advance
notice - Greyhound Action will be holding a stall at the West
Midlands Vegan Festival Info stalls in Wolverhampton city centre Contact
Wolverhampton Greyhound Action for more details Location
of the Stadium is Sutherland Avenue, Monmore Green, Wolverhampton.
WV2 2JJ Tram
stop is at A on this link: Bus
Info: More Campaign Info: click herewww.wolverhamptonvegansandveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/1821.html www.wolverhamptonvegansandveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/2280.html If you don't live anywhere near Wolverhampton, but would like to help organise/take part in regular demos outside your local greyhound stadium, please get in touch with Greyhound Action - info@greyhoundaction.org.uk - for advice and information.
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In
memory of all the dogs that have suffered and died because of
the racing industry Greyhound racing in the UK began on July 24th 1926 at Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester. Every
year, on the nearest Saturday and Sunday to this date, we stage
Greyhound Remembrance Weekend, The
Weekend is marked by street stalls and demos/pickets on the Saturday
and by remembrance Please
let us know, as soon as possible, if you'd like to organise, or
take part in, a Greyhound We
can supply leaflets, petition forms, posters etc., including two
A3 size posters that we are It
would also help greatly if all our supporters/sympathisers could
write letters to their local SAMPLE LETTER RE GREYHOUND REMEMBRANCE WEEKEND July
25th - 26th is Greyhound Remembrance Weekend, when events are
held across the UK in memory of According
to international greyhound protection organisation Greyhound Action,
as many as 15,000 An
RSPCA report has stated that "at least 20 greyhounds a day
- either puppies which do not make the In addition, hundreds of greyhounds sustain serious, sometimes fatal, injuries whilst racing. Members
of the public can help put an end to this horrific situation by
not attending dog tracks or For more information, please visit Greyhound Action's website at www.greyhoundaction.org.uk Yours sincerely, Name
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"One
of the most effective ways of promoting awareness about the inherent
cruelty of greyhound racing NAARS has found, is to leave anti-dog
racing literature in public places (eg. libraries, dentist surgeries,
notice boards etc). Many people who have come up to our stall
in Nottingham have commented how they read a leaflet they found
in a public place. This is a legal and highly effective way to
raise awareness, especially for those people who do not want to
picket greyhound stadiums or betting shops or any other similiar
events. We had been told by several gamblers that this method
stopped them from every wanting to bet on the dogs again, which
is good news all round - both for the gambling public (because
let's be honest, we all know many greyhound races are fixed) and
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Greyhound Planet takes place each year to honour greyhounds and their relatives (galgos, lurchers etc.) throughout the world and to educate the public about the status of these dogs. Greyhound Planet events are being held this year in many American states, as well as in Canada and several European countries. More information can be found at http://www.ameurogreyhoundalliance.org/ghplanet.htm Throughout the UK, Greyhound Action supporters will be staging various activities as part of Greyhound Planet. These will consist of demos/leafletting outside greyhound tracks, street stalls and betting shop pickets. Please contact Greyhound Action as soon as possible if you would like to organise, or take part in, a Greyhound Planet event in your area.
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On
Sunday, May 2nd 2004, a black male greyhound (later found to have
been called Rusty) was Rusty
had been injured in several ways, including being shot in the
head with a captive-bolt pistol, Despite
this appalling torture, Rusty was still alive - and wagging his
tail - but his injuries were Later
that year, at Caerphilly Magistrates Court, greyhound "executioner"
Andrew Gough was sentenced It
is almost six years since poor Rusty was mutilated and left to
die, because he was no longer fit It
emerged during Gough's trial that Rusty's "owner" and
trainer had handed him over to Gough to On
May 1st & 2nd, to mark the sixth anniversary of his suffering
and death, we will be holding Greyhound
Action supporters throughout the country will be organising/taking
part in street stalls, If
you're interested in organising/taking part in an event in your
local area for Remembering Rusty See
www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/justiceForRusty.htm
for more info about the Rusty case and previous It
would also help greatly if all of our supporters/sympathisers
could write letters, as soon as SAMPLE LETTER RE REMEMBERING RUSTY WEEKEND May
1st and 2nd is Remembering Rusty Weekend, when events are held
across the UK to draw public May
2nd is the 6th anniversary of the death of a greyhound called
Rusty, who was shot, tortured According
to international greyhound protection organisation Greyhound Action,
more than 12,000 An
RSPCA report on greyhound racing has stated that "at least
20 greyhounds a day - either puppies In
addition, a large number of greyhounds sustain serious, sometimes
fatal, injuries whilst racing, Members
of the public can help put an end to this horrific situation by
not attending dog tracks or For more information, please visit Greyhound Action's website at www.greyhoundaction.org.uk Yours sincerely, Name,
Address, Telephone number (many newspapers require this in addition
to your name and address,
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