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anna · Old Hand

sunday mail article

Dave · Enlightened One

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Isla · Enlightened One

That is a disgrace. I can't believe people have escaped some sort of prosecution/penalty for doing this to an animal! What's with the "these are racing dogs that need lots of exercise" bit?

Am I missing something here? Do Salukis require more exercise than greys (genuine question as I've never had any dealings with a saluki)?

Gail · Big Cheese

The horror stories just keep coming and in my opinion the penalty ( if any) never fits the crime

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

I managed to snatch a piece on the TV last week about the new animal welfare bill coming into force next year. They say that people will then be penalised - not just for extreme neglect like Twiggy's case, but for depriving an animal to a lesser degree of any of it's general needs i.e. constant availability of drinking water, regular walks, etc.!!

I look forward to hearing more about this new welfare bill.

Dave · Enlightened One

Isla wrote:

Am I missing something here? Do Salukis require more exercise than greys (genuine question as I've never had any dealings with a saluki)?

Yeah they do - Salukis are like high mantienance Greyhounds, lovely looking but a lot of work!

Isla · Enlightened One

Ahhh! I see - thanks for explaining. There was a saluki available at the kennels where I got Wills but had to come as part of a pair (lurcher with him). With hindsight (after what you've just explained) I'm glad I didn't get him even though he was stunning. I wouldn't have had time for him.

Makes that story even worse!

C_J · Master

Dave wrote:

Yeah they do - Salukis are like high mantienance Greyhounds, lovely looking but a lot of work!

That explains a lot to me too.

I always wondered when people were talking on this forum about their lazy greys why Casper was different. I always just thought he was an oddball.

In fact I still think that. LOL!

I wouldn't call him high maintenance but he certainly isn't as lazy as some of the Greyhounds I hear about described on here!

Amber · Master

What did it mean that they couldn't prosecute because the 'dog was not registered'? Do they mean it was not chipped, so they couldn't prove ownership?

No photo on the link but TBH this sounds like an all too common occurrence amongst certain sectors of the travelling communities and greyhound racing circles...by no means an isolated case, very rarely results in prosecution by the SSPCA...let's hope that will change under the new animal welfare bill.

-- Edited by Amber at 19:06, 2006-08-22

Laura · Master

C_J wrote:

That explains a lot to me too. I always wondered when people were talking on this forum about their lazy greys why Casper was different. I always just thought he was an oddball. In fact I still think that. LOL! I wouldn't call him high maintenance but he certainly isn't as lazy as some of the Greyhounds I hear about described on here!

Is Casper a saluki then?

Or have I completely lost the plot?!

C_J · Master

His mum was a saluki and his dad a racing greyhound. He was bred for hare coursing. Don't worry you're not losing the plot

Laura · Master

Right it all makes sense now coz I met (ages ago now) your partner, Michael is it?, and he was saying that Casper would be better at running up hills and Rosie would find it difficult as their muscle structure was different or something

I love how Casper is completely white!!

Just thought I'd say Rosie has so much more confidence now than she used to and likes meeting new dogs and would probly get on better with Casper than she first did, She accepts dogs sniffing her much better now, although she will give a bit of a grumble if she thinks they are going to far!!

-- Edited by Laura at 18:16, 2006-08-25