Racing Greyhounds

Racing Greyhounds

Racing Greyhound

Greyhound racing is one of the popular action sports, the sport of racing greyhounds. It started in 1974 in Western Australia, controlled by the Canning Greyhound Racing Association. In 1981, the Western Australian Greyhound Racing Authority, a government appointed committee, took over the control of the sport (Racing and Wagering Western Australia, 2002). In the race, dogs chase after an artificial hare on the track which leads them to the finish line, the first to arrive is the winner of the race. In many countries, greyhound racing is purely conducted for enjoyment, thus the dogs are almost invariably pets and are therefore generally well treated. However, in other countries including the US, UK and Australia, legal ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...Still, a lot more are being euthanized. The industry has endured bashing from the animal rights groups that claim commercial dog racing is cruel and that many retired and slow dogs are wantonly destroyed (Mitch Stacy, 2007). Ideally, all dogs should be adopted instead of being euthanized. However, if all dogs were to be adopted as suggested by the animal rights group, the numbers would just be too many and it's unrealistic. Apart from those that are being adopted or euthanized, a number of dogs have been gone 'missing' from the industry every year. Animal rights group believe that these dogs were being mistreated and killed inhumanely. To prevent this from happening, the new technology provides more accurate ways to identify dogs. Dogs are now implanted with microchip for identification. Through scanning the unique code by a reader, data including the dog's health history, weight, breed, owner etc could all be seen clearly. This is much more reliable than the old system of using ear brands, which is far more difficult to read, and could stop any attempts to modify the dog's weight, ability and identity, thus ensuring that they are not being mistreated (Dr John F Newell, 2006).



"A well–regulated greyhound racing can be entirely consistent with good greyhound welfare, a report from the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW) has concluded."

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