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Hi Folks, some breaking news 'just in' the SSPCA have today started taking in 28 greyhounds found in terrible conditions from a trainer near Glasgow. I've been told some of the dogs weight less than 10kgs.
The plans are for 6 dogs to go to the SSPCA shelter in Milton and the remaining 22 will be taken in...
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Sunday Herald article 11 06 06
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There is a big article in today's Sunday Herald about a woman who works with the RGT to rehome ex-racers; but who also breeds and races dogs!!!
http://www.sundayherald.com/56124
-- Edited by Lesley at 10:40, 2006-06-11
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Greyhound Left to Starve
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Daily Record article -- Edited by glendy at 22:57, 2006-05-31
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Animal Health and Welfare Bill
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Can anyone from Gal help me with this? I've been keeping an eye on the Animal health and Welfare Bill at the Scottish Parliament and am saddened to se that greyhounds will only be mentioned in secondary legislation which is not going to happen soon. I've been bombarding MSP's, the SSPCA and the like ask...
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Wallyford underway
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Seems that work on preparing the track is underway now - my folks saw bulldozers in clearing away the ground where the track is to be. Article in the East Lothian Courier also saying that it should be sorted by the end of the year.
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Vinnie's Greyhound fails drug test
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British actor VINNIE JONES has been summoned to a court hearing in Ireland next month (APR06) to explain why his racing greyhound failed a drugs test. The SNATCH star and former soccer hardman will be quizzed after his dog BOAVISTA tested positive for drugs, after winning the world's richest hare co...
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Armadale attacked by ALF
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http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=480792006
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WALLYFORD GREYHOUND STADIUM
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The £9 million Wallyford greyhound stadium is on course for completion at the end of the year, despite work being halted since September. That was the cofident prediction this week from the man behind the ambitious project Mr Howard Wallace.
He added that the project would be completed by late aut...
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Greyhound Runs Over a Cliff
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/4848452.stm
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Dog Fighting Legislation
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http://scotlandtoday.scottishtv.co.uk/content/default.asp?page=s1_1_1&newsid=10613
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Hunting on the Increase
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http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=369142006
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Barcelona track closes! 350 greyhounds to be rescued
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Just read on another forum that the horrendous Barcelona greyhound stadium has finally closed! This is great news for the poor Irish greyhounds that were transported to Barcelona for racing, where they had to endure very poor living conditions and were frequently raced time and again with injurie...
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PETA / IAMS
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Hi Folks, PETA are calling for a boycott of IAMS products after finding out they are still testing their products on animals that are kept in pretty awful conditions, if you log onto the PETA website http://www.peta.org/ and use the search function to find IAMS you'll get all the facts they hav...
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The Latest in Sick Treatment of Animals
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Please do NOT read if you are easily shocked. This story is appalling! From today's Evening Times online.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5047804.html
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LURCHER USED IN CAT ATTACK
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This is from todays "The Sun" :- Sicko ' in cat hunt'
A CRUEL teenager let his lurcher dog rip a little girls cat apart in front of her.
The case comes amid fears youths in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria are
using dogs to hunt cats as a sick sport.
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Scottish SPCA's £3m expansion
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4709718.stm
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News of the World Article - Cocaine used on racing Greyhounds
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http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/news/news5.shtml-- Edited by greyluvver at 22:55, 2006-02-06
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Executive uses public money to promote rights for cats and dogs
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http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=154542006
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Dog Haggis Radio Scotland
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Hi Everyone,
I was shocked that BBC Radio Scotland ( Good Morning Scotland) chose to broadcast a piece about scots guys making dog haggis in Vietnam. It was made worse by the light hearted manner of the broadcast.
No mention was made of the horific conditions such dogs are kept in prior to ba...
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SSPCA BOTHWELL - NEW INMATES 21 December
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Hi Everyone,
The GAL Voluntary work has been continuing on Saturday and Sunday over the past few weekends.
On an upbeat note - greyhounds Elvis and Henry were homed this past weekend. Holly, who had been homed by SSPCA but was returned, went to a GAL home today.
But this past week saw the arrival o...
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Dogs Used as Shark Bait
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http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&aid=864&vid=0&npage=
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Animal Cruelty Offender's List for Scotland
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http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/52317.html
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Jester's Law
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I'm embarrassed to say that I had never heard about this until yesterday when I received an update to a lost dog report.
Nikki Powditch lost her rottweiler Jester in May this year and since then campaigned hard to ensure that dogs found dead on highways are always scanned for a microchi...
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SSPCA BOTHWELL - NEW INMATES
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Hi Everyone,
Most of you will know that GAL has a volunteer at Bothwell Scottish SPCA Centre every Saturday. The work goes on constantly as there is a steady stream of greyhounds and lurchers who have taken into the SSPCA's care for a variety of reasons. Most weeks we see the arrival of a a greyh...
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Tortured Lily
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/news/tm_objectid=16415319%26method=full%26siteid=66633-name_page.html
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Lurchers Kill Cat
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Dog & Cat Fur Trade - China
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OMG - Did anyone see BBC News 24's news article on the cat and dog fur trade from China to Europe ?
The pictures they showed were horrific !
Dogs and cat squashed into cages in disgusting conditions. I'd also bet they are NOT humanely killed.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...
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another owner banned
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for all who live in my area of coatbridge and airdrie u will have read about the greyhound owner whos now banned from having dogs or any animal because he neglected his greyhound, the pic in the paper is heart breaking, u can see the poor souls ribs and spine, his excuse was that his brother in law was buyin...
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Greyhounds not covered under new bill
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http://k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=12&aid=679&vid=0&np
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Bluebell's Story - Heartwarming
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http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=15887054&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=greyhound-gives-stroke-victim-new-lease-of-life-name_page.html
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