Racing Greyhounds

Good afternoon ladies and gentle today I stand before you in the aftermath of Mike Baird's decision to ban greyhound racing in NSW. The topic has generated much debate, was the ban fair and just or was it an overreaction and unnecessary? Baird has since reversed his original decision to ban greyhound racing and has decided to give the industry another chance. In my opinion this was the right thing to do. Not only is greyhound racing a multimillion dollar industry but also creates many jobs, engages fans of all ages and is an integral part of many country towns across Australia. However it's not all sunshine and rainbows when it comes to the industry it does have its problems including live baiting and greyhound euthanasia.

This has led to the belief that dogs can provide company, affection and support to people who are going through a difficult time or who feel lonely. Dogs have aided humans in tasks such as hunting, livestock herding, and guarding. However, as society moved from small rural communities to increasingly large metropolitan areas, the dog’s role changed. Throughout the years a more specific type of

A: Pet mills put money and profit, before the health of the animals they are breeding. Animals from these mills are usually living in disgusting conditions, and not getting the medical care that they need (Sheeter, n.d.). Because of this, the animals can get very prone to sickness, and have behavioural problems. They are left in small crates, squished together, have terrible diets, and dirty water (Sheeter, n.d.). A lot of dogs have been neglected or abused and have had little attention, interaction with humans or other animals, or obedience trainings. They were not treated with any sort or respect or appreciation or care, and they deserve that. The mums of the puppies are caged and constantly bred until they no longer can, they do not get

The euthanasia of animals is a very problematic social issue in the world today. Approximately there are about 7.6 million companion animals that enter animal shelters each year. Of those, about 2.7 animals are euthanized, and cats have the highest rate, according to “The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” (2017). When you hear the term euthanasia in reference to animals, you think of a painless process that ends the countless suffering your pet had to endure over the span of their lives. There are many reasons for which these animals are “put to sleep.” When most pet owners put their pets to sleep it is because their pets have incurable disease, painful illness, behavioral problems and are of old age. When an animal is suffering and is no longer able to recover, this process may be the most humane thing to do. However, euthanasia turns into murder when perfectly healthy animals are killed. Since there is an overpopulation of animals there are many animals left on the street wandering alone. When there isn’t any room for all these new animals being brought in from off the streets, shelters have no other option, but to euthanize. Each year more and more dogs and cats are born and sent into shelters, but for every animal being born another one has to leave and once the animal leave they are most likely going to be euthanized. No matter the situation animals are losing their lives for no clear reason.

Dogs are what their owners make of them, they are shere products of their environments and feed off of how their owners treat them. For example, in America pit bulls, over the years have been portrayed as harmful or aggressive. These views have lead to manying uncompassionate acts towards this lost breed. Such as, selling the dogs for drugs to people who could care less about them to forcing pitbulls in harmful dog fights. In America’s society today some often view pitbulls as just a way of breeding dogs. This means that they essentially are not taking part in what it actually means to have a pet. People are suppose to provide, feed, care, and love their dogs and in some cases that’s not their important objective. The underlying issue that

Dog breeding is dangerous because to make a perfect dog they too often inbreed and cause birth defects and other health issues in dogs. Terry Allen, an “In These Times” senior editor who has written the magazine’s monthly investigative health and science column since 2006, argues in “We’re Breeding Dogs to Death” that “neither price, pedigree nor being loved like a member of the family can shield a dog from the pain, breathing difficulties, cancer, panoply of debilitating genetic disorders, mental illness, crippling physiognomy and shortened life span that disproportionately plague purebreds.” The article “Selective Breeding or Artificial Selection” explains that in dogs, the “frequency of being homozygous for rare recessive disorders increases when inbreeding occurs, potentially causing severe

Many American households own a pet, but their pets may have originated from a cruel background. Especially dogs, for many of them stem from one of the ten thousand puppy mills located across the United States. Puppy mills are large commercial breeding facilities that specializes in maximizing profit over the welfare and conditions of the animals. Animals live in unsustainable conditions which they are provided with the minimum amount of food, water, exercise, shelter, protection, and veterinary care; yet, these animals are forced to continue breeding for the sake of providing beautiful pets for our own personal expenses. The government should step in to advance regulations and inspections of large commercial breeding facilities because old rules no longer fit the current time anymore. For us to take home a new healthy family member, we should all know it comes from a safe place.

A couple of years ago, Australia watched on from their tellies as ‘Four Corners’ unraveled the darkest of secrets in modern day greyhound racing. We exposed the gruesome sport for what it is, a lower class ‘Melbourne Cup’ which sends a clear and undeniable statement that the GRV (Greyhound Racing Victoria) have a lack of motivation and desire to fix the sport. The allegations that live baiting is used during training and the corruption surrounding the policing of the sport, further supports the idea that greyhound racing should indefinitely be banned in all states across Australia. Greyhound racing is completely out dated and will leave future generations puzzled at why we encouraged the continuation of this disgusting sport.

Imagine that for Christmas you got a brand new puppy, you feed it, you train it, you play with it, and one day you run over it. That story could have made you a little sad, even if you didn’t get a dog for Christmas and run over it. Next, does it surprise you that 6.2 million dogs die per year, according to The National Animal Interest Alliance, “3.8 million in homes, veterinary hospitals and under the wheels of a vehicle, and an additional 2.4 million in shelters.” When I said that it probably sounded like I knew what I was talking about with plausible detail.

Maryland has laws on both rulings against just Pit Bulls and the concept of ‘dangerous dogs’. First we will focus primarily on Maryland’s law against Pit Bulls. Aaron C. Davis, a reporter for the Washington Post, states that “Maryland’s highest court ruled in March [of 2012] that pit bulls…are more dangerous than other breeds” (Davis). Even the media today is biased against Pit Bulls based on the immensely smaller number of media articles reported on non-Pit Bulls versus Pit Bulls. The ASPCA, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shows that a “quantitative study by the National Canine Research Council of dog-bite reportage in a four-day period proves that anti-pit bull bias in the media is more than just a theory—it’s a fact” (ASPCA). Under Maryland law as well, there are specific rulings on what deems a dog as a ‘dangerous dog’. Stated in West’s Annotated Code of Maryland, “‘Dangerous dog’ means a dog that: (i) Without provocation has killed or inflicted severe injury on a person” (West). This could relay onto any breed of dog depending on the situation and environment. Because of the Maryland law on Pit Bulls, many Maryland families are facing distress.

veterinarians and mushers don't give the dogs the health care and love they need. “Larger Iditarod kennels frequently disposed of dogs by shooting them, drowning them, or setting them loose to fend for themselves in the wilderness.” Killing a dog for no reason is abuse and shows how people in the Iditarod don't care about their dogs at all. At least 136 dogs have died in the Iditarod or as a result of running in it. If those dogs would have had the care they needed, most of them would not have died in the race. However, some deaths are unpreventable.

Bald Knob Bulldog Racing is a team that participates in the state education reform effort to prepare students for their futures and their jobs. This team created a goal to have a safe learning environment that meets the needs and wants of our students. The students, engineers, and educators that are involved with this team have a similar strive to make an environment where students can work alongside professionals. We let students understand the excitement that involves science, math, engineering, and technology and the broad range of jobs that involve these subjects. We help students understand the experience that allows students to be able to come together to achieve great things as a

As stated in the article 5 reasons why horse races are cruel, “ Because they’re forced to run so fast, a lot of horses get hurt. But instead of letting them rest and recover from their injuries, many trainers and veterinarians give them drugs so they won’t feel the pain and can keep on racing. This can cause their injuries to get even worse. Sometimes they’re also given illegal drugs or other stuff that isn’t good for them, like snake venom and alcohol—anything to try to make them run faster.” These horses are forced to run fast. No matter what it takes. Imagine drugging a tired olympian so he would run faster. This is what we are doing to these animals. This is in no way humane. As stated in the article The Hidden Cruelty Behind Horseracing, “Drugging horses to enhance their performance is a common practice in the horseracing industry. During their undercover investigation, PETA witnessed horse trainers giving their animals drugs for hypothyroidism to speed up their metabolism.” Not only does the veterinarians and trainers drug the overworked animals, they hide it. They hide the horrible, abusive deed that they’ve committed. It is not ok to drug innocent animals but to hide it, that is a whole nother level of wrong. The PETA had to conduct a private investigation just to get information about this abusive act. Finally as also claimed in the article The Hidden Cruelty Behind Horseracing, “Many of the horses also had scars on

Dogs are such loveable creatures! But sadly, not every can care for them. This means dogs are brought to shelters to be bought and sent to a better home, but they’re not always bought. High schools should have dogs at their highschool because by doing so it will open up more homes or places to live for more dogs. Lost or unwanted dogs are often given to Humane Societies to be taken care of and hopefully sent to a better home. If the dogs are not adopted, they will sometimes be euthanized to make room for more dogs. Sometimes older dogs are even rejected from Humane Societies just because they have no more room! Which means these dogs are sometimes abandoned on the side of the street by their owners which to the dogs can be a death sentence.Approximately 3.3 million dogs live in U.S. shelters nationwide. About 670,000 dogs are euthanized each year because they have no home to go to.

Over 300 million dogs inhabit the face of the world. Of those, the United States is home for over 100 million of them. Unfortunately, only 62 percent of the U.S. population own either a cat or dog. Doing the math, this means that close to 70 million dogs do not have owners. What happens to them? About ten percent of them enter shelters each year (Henn). As for the rest, they are the strays that fend for themselves. They eat leftovers if they are lucky. They haven’t ever know of the warmth of a bath. They may be fearful of people due to past injuries inflicted by owners who did not love them. They sleep in filth as long as they feel safe. All of these animals roam the fields and streets and we try to avoid talking about them. A simple solution to the problem of overpopulation is to find people who want a dog; however, many people have specific preferences for either a certain breed or a purebred dog. It was through their wants that breeding was created. Because of breeding, the problem expanded.