GRV throw their support behind banning Irish greyhound export

GREYHOUND (GRV) has announced its support to push a ban on the export of Irish greyhounds to .

The announcement follows recent reports which suggested that some greyhounds from had been sent to the Peninsula off the mainland of , with the belief that their welfare is being placed at risk by doing so.

The calls to ban the export of Irish greyhounds follow similar reports which emerged out of Australia late last year, with GRV, , Qantas and Animals Australia speaking out against the export of Aussie dogs at the time, which is still legal under Federal Law.

In December, Qantas announced it would no longer be supplying freight services to Asia for racing greyhounds and since then GRV claims no Australian Greyhounds have been exported to Macau.

GRV CEO said it was the duty of the governing bodies to ensure greyhound welfare is the number one priority at all times, hence the reason why they have thrown their support behind the push for the ban.

“We all have a responsibility to ensure the best possible welfare for greyhounds before, during and after their racing careers and exporting them to a country with poorly regulated and enforced jurisdictions places their welfare in jeopardy,” Clayton said.

Adding to Clayton's comment, GRV Senior Manager Charlie Bezzina said GRV were determined to prevent greyhounds being exported to places where there is no .

“We can confidently say that from Australia to Asia have dried up in the past five months but we will continue to monitor that situation and will identify any loopholes people might be using at the expense of ,” Bezzina said.

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PetLevrieri
PetLevrieri
7 years ago

Da GREY2KUSA :GRV Ente corse di Victoria, Australia, prende posizione contro l’export dei Greyhound a Macao

Todman
Todman
7 years ago

GRV making motherhood statements now, thought this was the sole reason for the GBOTA’s to exist.

Todman
Todman
7 years ago

Plus why report anything the nutters from AA say or do, they have no skin in the game

BabetteLewis
BabetteLewis
7 years ago

LEAVE THESE POOR DOGS ALONE, THEY ARE ONLY BEING MANIPULATED INTO RUNNING AROUND FOR HUMAN PROFIT, AND AS DANGEROUS AS IT IS, MOST DOGS ARE HURT IN THIS RACING FOR THEIR MONEY. SO STOP IT, LEAVE THE DOGS ALONE! I HAVE A GREYHOUND AND IT’S A PERFECT HOUSE DOG, NOT A RACER.

PetLevrieri
PetLevrieri
7 years ago

Da GREY2KUSA :GRV Ente corse di Victoria, Australia, prende posizione contro l’export dei Greyhound a Macao pic.twitter.com/WBEnCevOQf

Todman
Todman
7 years ago

GRV making motherhood statements now, thought this was the sole reason for the GBOTA’s to exist.

Todman
Todman
7 years ago

Plus why report anything the nutters from AA say or do, they have no skin in the game

BabetteLewis
BabetteLewis
7 years ago

LEAVE THESE POOR DOGS ALONE, THEY ARE ONLY BEING MANIPULATED INTO RUNNING AROUND FOR HUMAN PROFIT, AND AS DANGEROUS AS IT IS, MOST DOGS ARE HURT IN THIS RACING FOR THEIR MONEY. SO STOP IT, LEAVE THE DOGS ALONE! I HAVE A GREYHOUND AND IT’S A PERFECT HOUSE DOG, NOT A RACER.