terça-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2011
domingo, 6 de fevereiro de 2011
The mafia of the spanish greyhounds
30,000 euros for a Greyhound: The black market of these dogs is so significant that two years were recorded in 2000 allegations of theft.
After 8 months of uninterrupted research, with work overtime and weekends, the group SEPRONA Civil Guard managed to arrest 33 people, located in 18 Spanish provinces.
The thieves are working undercover in the world of hunting: identify the best examples, they follow their owners into their homes and threaten them with weapons, rifles and knives.
In the plot also involved the vets who helped remove the microchip identification of dogs, and several times the work was not well executed. Agents have found dogs with torn skin and severe infections caused by the removal of microchips, and animal ears burned to hide the tattoos identity.
Once free of suspicion, the gang gets together to test the quality of the dogs. Where they serve, are mistreated or simply abandoned to their fate.
Operation Harry allowed the recovery of about 200 dogs. The Spanish Federation of Greyhound funded the travel and maintenance costs of the kennels where they await identification. Currently 33 dogs were able reeencontrar their owners.
quinta-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2011
The ilegal trade of skins
Bellefontaine, Ohio - A gruesome scene was discovered in Logan County by Kyle Holcomb, an official of the Humane Society, on day 30, when he stumbled upon a mass of dead dogs, most of them skinned and dumped in the creek, located near a popular fishing spot near Bellefontaine. According to him, around the corner they felt a horrible stench.
Officials of the Humane Society and several volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene. According to Holcomb, the smell was so strong that they had to use special breathing apparatus to make the search for the remains. They found 14 dead dogs and a cat. Most animals were in a different stage of decomposition, all seemed to be young and most had been cut.
According to an official of the Humane Society, one of the dogs seemed to have been shot while others would have been euthanized. "I had never seen anything like this and I hope never to see, is really horrible," she said, still shaken hours after the discovery. She said there have heard that an illegal trade in dog fur, especially Greyhounds. Found 7 Greyhounds on site, among other races. "The dogs were healthy, appeared to have good weight, the nails had been trimmed, they seemed like pet dogs."
The dogs were transported to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State University, where they will determine the causes of deaths.
Officials of the Humane Society and several volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene. According to Holcomb, the smell was so strong that they had to use special breathing apparatus to make the search for the remains. They found 14 dead dogs and a cat. Most animals were in a different stage of decomposition, all seemed to be young and most had been cut.
According to an official of the Humane Society, one of the dogs seemed to have been shot while others would have been euthanized. "I had never seen anything like this and I hope never to see, is really horrible," she said, still shaken hours after the discovery. She said there have heard that an illegal trade in dog fur, especially Greyhounds. Found 7 Greyhounds on site, among other races. "The dogs were healthy, appeared to have good weight, the nails had been trimmed, they seemed like pet dogs."
The dogs were transported to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State University, where they will determine the causes of deaths.
quinta-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2011
The history of Gisela
Gisela was rescued weighing only 7kg, half the average for an adult whippet. His skin was battered and bruised his internal organs were functioning and compromised.
The functioning of their pancreas was nearly 0%, so that she could not abosrver no nutrients.
Were 19 days of fighting with food supplements and daily hours of saline, but unfortunately succumbed to Gisela serious injuries caused by their former owners, and died ...
"... though all our efforts, we realize that Gisela had no strength to fight, so we decided to let her go quietly to a place where she could live better."
Gisela - July 2004 / September 2009
The functioning of their pancreas was nearly 0%, so that she could not abosrver no nutrients.
Were 19 days of fighting with food supplements and daily hours of saline, but unfortunately succumbed to Gisela serious injuries caused by their former owners, and died ...
"... though all our efforts, we realize that Gisela had no strength to fight, so we decided to let her go quietly to a place where she could live better."
Gisela - July 2004 / September 2009
segunda-feira, 3 de janeiro de 2011
Canine Holocaust
Breeders of racing greyhounds and hunting are in the following motto: "The more a dog suffer, the better the next one will be". Once they reach 2 years of age, all greyhounds are killed by overcoming his physical peak for the "sport" dogs.
"Injections of Sleep" are very expensive, so each year, 50,000 greyhounds (by country) are brutally murdered by different ways:
- Hanging in trees
- Amputation of four paws
- Trip for firearms
- Left to hunger
- "Wheels of Death"
Greyhound saved after 19 days of his attempt of murder
"Injections of Sleep" are very expensive, so each year, 50,000 greyhounds (by country) are brutally murdered by different ways:
- Hanging in trees
- Amputation of four paws
- Trip for firearms
- Left to hunger
- "Wheels of Death"
Greyhound saved after 19 days of his attempt of murder
The horrible reality of spanish greyhounds
The Spanish Greyhound has been used almost exclusively as a tool for hunting in Spain. They often live in barns, in numbers greater than 10 dogs and most are almost never sees the light of day.
The focus of the problem is divided into two parts: the creation of Greyhound Spanish indiscriminate disposal and massive and cruel at the end of hunting season, held annually between September and January. Investigations made by WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) in 2001 and 2002 proved that thousands of Spanish Greyhounds are raised annually for the sole purpose of participating in the national championship game, and Medina del Campo its main center.
Before 2001, the end of each season, hunters traditionally hanged their Spanish Greyhounds in the pines on the outskirts of Medina del Campo. The researchers gathered extensive WSPA photographic evidence and made a report on the cruel treatment they were receiving the Spanish Greyhounds. The survey results WSPA conducted in the regions of Castilla y Leon and Castilla la Mancha with the assistance of the Spanish organization Scooby (Scooby ASPCA) show that the ancient tradition of the hanging of dogs in Spain continues today. WSPA estimates that thousands of Spanish Greyhounds are raised and killed annually in rural areas.
Thereafter, due to complaints about the hanging of Greyhounds, the galgueiros began to carry the unwanted dogs to shelters, resulting in around 500 stray dogs at the end of each season, most Greyhound Spanish. For the owners of the Greyhound, the guards are only those who collect your garbage. For them, a Greyhound at the end of hunting season is nothing more than a rubble of what they want to get rid of. The galgueiro takes advantage of the opportunity to pass the buck and thus tries to clear his conscience.
Virtually anyone can create Greyhound Spanish, there is no control by the authorities. The laws governing the subject are not met and no punishment is not applied when they are disrespected. There is no possibility to verify whether these laws are being violated. The creation of Spanish Greyhound is excessive - a population of dogs never get the chance to find a home, so a new direction was taken to attack the evil at its root, which is the campaign against the "indiscriminate creation Greyhound Spanish."
The horror of the hanging after hunting season
When hunting season ends on the hares, the terror begins for these noble animals.
Most Spaniards abandoned Greyhound has been around for two or three years, and usually arrive in poor health. Many are killed by lethal injections before coming to a shelter, where they had the chance to have a more dignified future.
In Spain it is tradition to hang dogs that go wrong in the lower branches, where they suffer a slow, agonizing death known as 'The Pianist' due to the frantic attempt to touch their feet on the ground. Those who run well are hanging from the upper branches, resulting in a faster death. In some nearby towns, people come to complain about the noise of the dogs yelping at night. This practice has its roots in the tradition of the Spanish nobility, when the hunting season was over, the rich landowners who killed his Greyhound with cruelty to prove their status and thereby to impose fear and respect. Do not know why this tradition continues to this day, and there is no law to punish those responsible.
Unwanted greyhounds are also stoned, tied up and left to starve to death, drowned, thrown into wells, burnt with petrol, buried alive, tied to cars and dragged to death, poisoned, shot in the legs lead not to follow their owners, are tortured with sticks in their mouths for not barking. Many who are abandoned in the streets end up being victimized and those who are lucky enough are dropped at shelters. Because of the release of photos of dogs were hanged, many Greyhounds have to be delivered to the shelters, which are overflowing after the hunting season - about 500 greyhounds each season.
Currently, it is illegal to kill a dog by hanging in Andalusia and Extremadura, where there are no animal protection laws. In Castilla y Leon, a law threatening to fine someone to hang a dog waits to be fulfilled.
The theft of Spanish Greyhounds
According to police, the Spanish Greyhound is a breed of dog most stolen in the country. Spanish police mentions the 1200 theft of Greyhounds in 1998, but it is estimated that this number is only the tip of the iceberg, about 20%.
Generally considered a useless hunters declare the theft of a dog that will probably never be found. There should be an identification of animals so that owners could find their dogs in case of theft. Certainly they're only the best runners who are victims of theft, since those who run less are discarded. The guards must assume a kind of mafia behind the theft, as thieves know all too well what the Greyhounds to be taken.
Everyone in Spain know about these distant shelters where they are racing dogs stolen. There are cases Greyhound Spanish stolen during the hunt in the open. Thieves lurk and take the opportunity to catch the dog when it appears. Dogs are taken in cars at high speed, in dangerous operations. Some dogs are sold to farmers and others are used in hunting. According to some galgueiros, dogs are used repeatedly, until complete exhaustion, after being abandoned or worse. It is well known the fate of stolen Greyhounds: they are sent from Castile and from there go south to Madrid, Toledo and Andalusia. Dogs stolen in Toledo going north of Castile and Andalusia in the stolen end up in Extremadura and vice versa. As the greyhounds can not be identified, they never return to their owners.
We convey a story in the world of Greyhound, but without evidence that is true. Hunters who have stolen a greyhound attempt to gain his trust so he would not run away: first he is locked up in complete darkness without any food for two or three days. Then it is fed and have to drink milk mixed with urine from the new owner to move to regard him as their leader.
"This vicious story is the daily end of these animals. It seems extraordinary to see how animals that have spent all their lives get to be so amazing in their kindness when they give the opportunity to be loved. They say the fighting for them who are the best pets out there. Organizations actively working to give them a second chance, and have saved hundreds of them since they started their fight. Just ask for it, to save their lives, seeking host families - often abroad, where you can appreciate the kindness of these animals - and bestow a little love in your deep sorrow. They do it out of conviction, with practically no help, given the indifference of most of us, and the utter passivity of the authorities. Small miracles, such as greyhounds who learn to trust humans, playing with children, to climb on a sofa, to die with some dignity, these little miracles are bits of beauty in this sordid world, and people who shaped devote their time and effort to that cruelty does not succeed completely. We appeal to the conscience of their owners, administrations, which have allowed the abuse with impunity. We who know nothing about the vicious life and death of these animals. Occasionally there are those rare moments where one can scratch something resembling good. Or at least to define evil. This is one of them. The Greyhounds are evil, but still could get worse if nobody prevents it. And certainly, when that beauty can learn to love and be loved! We want to help them! Let's stop it? "
The focus of the problem is divided into two parts: the creation of Greyhound Spanish indiscriminate disposal and massive and cruel at the end of hunting season, held annually between September and January. Investigations made by WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) in 2001 and 2002 proved that thousands of Spanish Greyhounds are raised annually for the sole purpose of participating in the national championship game, and Medina del Campo its main center.
Before 2001, the end of each season, hunters traditionally hanged their Spanish Greyhounds in the pines on the outskirts of Medina del Campo. The researchers gathered extensive WSPA photographic evidence and made a report on the cruel treatment they were receiving the Spanish Greyhounds. The survey results WSPA conducted in the regions of Castilla y Leon and Castilla la Mancha with the assistance of the Spanish organization Scooby (Scooby ASPCA) show that the ancient tradition of the hanging of dogs in Spain continues today. WSPA estimates that thousands of Spanish Greyhounds are raised and killed annually in rural areas.
Thereafter, due to complaints about the hanging of Greyhounds, the galgueiros began to carry the unwanted dogs to shelters, resulting in around 500 stray dogs at the end of each season, most Greyhound Spanish. For the owners of the Greyhound, the guards are only those who collect your garbage. For them, a Greyhound at the end of hunting season is nothing more than a rubble of what they want to get rid of. The galgueiro takes advantage of the opportunity to pass the buck and thus tries to clear his conscience.
Virtually anyone can create Greyhound Spanish, there is no control by the authorities. The laws governing the subject are not met and no punishment is not applied when they are disrespected. There is no possibility to verify whether these laws are being violated. The creation of Spanish Greyhound is excessive - a population of dogs never get the chance to find a home, so a new direction was taken to attack the evil at its root, which is the campaign against the "indiscriminate creation Greyhound Spanish."
The horror of the hanging after hunting season
When hunting season ends on the hares, the terror begins for these noble animals.
Most Spaniards abandoned Greyhound has been around for two or three years, and usually arrive in poor health. Many are killed by lethal injections before coming to a shelter, where they had the chance to have a more dignified future.
In Spain it is tradition to hang dogs that go wrong in the lower branches, where they suffer a slow, agonizing death known as 'The Pianist' due to the frantic attempt to touch their feet on the ground. Those who run well are hanging from the upper branches, resulting in a faster death. In some nearby towns, people come to complain about the noise of the dogs yelping at night. This practice has its roots in the tradition of the Spanish nobility, when the hunting season was over, the rich landowners who killed his Greyhound with cruelty to prove their status and thereby to impose fear and respect. Do not know why this tradition continues to this day, and there is no law to punish those responsible.
Unwanted greyhounds are also stoned, tied up and left to starve to death, drowned, thrown into wells, burnt with petrol, buried alive, tied to cars and dragged to death, poisoned, shot in the legs lead not to follow their owners, are tortured with sticks in their mouths for not barking. Many who are abandoned in the streets end up being victimized and those who are lucky enough are dropped at shelters. Because of the release of photos of dogs were hanged, many Greyhounds have to be delivered to the shelters, which are overflowing after the hunting season - about 500 greyhounds each season.
Currently, it is illegal to kill a dog by hanging in Andalusia and Extremadura, where there are no animal protection laws. In Castilla y Leon, a law threatening to fine someone to hang a dog waits to be fulfilled.
The theft of Spanish Greyhounds
According to police, the Spanish Greyhound is a breed of dog most stolen in the country. Spanish police mentions the 1200 theft of Greyhounds in 1998, but it is estimated that this number is only the tip of the iceberg, about 20%.
Generally considered a useless hunters declare the theft of a dog that will probably never be found. There should be an identification of animals so that owners could find their dogs in case of theft. Certainly they're only the best runners who are victims of theft, since those who run less are discarded. The guards must assume a kind of mafia behind the theft, as thieves know all too well what the Greyhounds to be taken.
Everyone in Spain know about these distant shelters where they are racing dogs stolen. There are cases Greyhound Spanish stolen during the hunt in the open. Thieves lurk and take the opportunity to catch the dog when it appears. Dogs are taken in cars at high speed, in dangerous operations. Some dogs are sold to farmers and others are used in hunting. According to some galgueiros, dogs are used repeatedly, until complete exhaustion, after being abandoned or worse. It is well known the fate of stolen Greyhounds: they are sent from Castile and from there go south to Madrid, Toledo and Andalusia. Dogs stolen in Toledo going north of Castile and Andalusia in the stolen end up in Extremadura and vice versa. As the greyhounds can not be identified, they never return to their owners.
We convey a story in the world of Greyhound, but without evidence that is true. Hunters who have stolen a greyhound attempt to gain his trust so he would not run away: first he is locked up in complete darkness without any food for two or three days. Then it is fed and have to drink milk mixed with urine from the new owner to move to regard him as their leader.
"This vicious story is the daily end of these animals. It seems extraordinary to see how animals that have spent all their lives get to be so amazing in their kindness when they give the opportunity to be loved. They say the fighting for them who are the best pets out there. Organizations actively working to give them a second chance, and have saved hundreds of them since they started their fight. Just ask for it, to save their lives, seeking host families - often abroad, where you can appreciate the kindness of these animals - and bestow a little love in your deep sorrow. They do it out of conviction, with practically no help, given the indifference of most of us, and the utter passivity of the authorities. Small miracles, such as greyhounds who learn to trust humans, playing with children, to climb on a sofa, to die with some dignity, these little miracles are bits of beauty in this sordid world, and people who shaped devote their time and effort to that cruelty does not succeed completely. We appeal to the conscience of their owners, administrations, which have allowed the abuse with impunity. We who know nothing about the vicious life and death of these animals. Occasionally there are those rare moments where one can scratch something resembling good. Or at least to define evil. This is one of them. The Greyhounds are evil, but still could get worse if nobody prevents it. And certainly, when that beauty can learn to love and be loved! We want to help them! Let's stop it? "
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