Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Help Save the Greyhounds


I know everyone knows about our hounds. You have all met them, played with them, know how cute they are, and what good dogs they are . . . BUT, did you know the harsh facts about the greyhound industry? Did you know that thousands of these amazing dogs are still killed every year by heartless racing gurus. The video below tells the true story . . . Warning, not easy to watch and not intended for children.

There are plenty of "greyt" organizations around the world that are working very hard to rescue and protect these delicate creatures. Every state has a greyhound rescue that takes as many dogs as they can from the tracks and works hard to place them into loving homes. To know a greyhound is to love a greyhound.

In case you want to help the cause . . . Bentley and Peanut are walking in a greyhound walk-a-thon on June 2nd. They could use some sponsors on their registration form. So far only Mom and Dad are listed. I think we can talk grandpa into a small donation too. But if you would like to make a small donation to the cause, you can make checks payable to WAG and mail to me at 70 Plymouth St, Hartford, CT 06114 by June 2nd.

Bentley and Peanut thank you!

2 comments:

lgaumond said...

OK, that was disgusing. I didn't watch it to the end. Who produced it?

Unknown said...

I don't know who produced it, but it made me cry :-( Horrific. It's easy to forget that this stuff still goes on.