They are a beautiful breed, and need to run, but ultimately they've no show of rehoming the numbers suggested, it's sad but I feel many will disappear, and don't think any bill will save them, I feel its opened a major can of worms, could always drop them off to all those activists and do gooders, and let them home the dogs, but of course they wont want them, just happy to push their own barrow without looking at the bigger issue.
Silver Lining:
At least Trackside 1 Sunday Session wont be in such a hurry to cut from the finish of a gallop or harness race to get to Manukau and watch them walking to the start box.
I think yall find more so, its a popular decision on both sides of the voting curve. Generally speaking, racing, especially greyhounds isnt looked at favourably these day.
They could do that now, if betting on competing overseas FO markets is made illegal. Huge cost saving and a very successful model in some other jurisdictions. They should have stuck with that in the first place imo and adjusted take-outs to make it competitive and attractive.
yes a great afternoon harness racing exception in fall race 3 our horse Bet on Polly 2nd again, but hey a 3422 form line pays its way and a win nearby. This Club is an example how a club should operate So Charlie you stay north until there is no north and you will be most welcome in the central districts .
This bill started with the Labour Party when they were in power, so it's been kicking around for ages. Plus when virtually every party supports it (does TPM even turn up and vote on anything?), well, this is what happens. But it sure hasn't happened overnight and out of the blue.
You'll always get bad examples in nearly all cases these dogs end up in loving homes. Mayhounds do a great job in getting them conditioned to domestic life.
If this ban is for the welfare of greyhounds those same people that are so pleased it stopped won't buy another item from China because they eat about 5-10 million dogs a year.
The word hypocrite might not be in their vocabulary.
Don't go thinking every rehoming home gives the greyhound a fantastic forever home. Those two dogs from Marci Flipp's kennels that went missing in the Wairarapa is a good example of do-gooders with very little idea. Sometimes ex-racing horses and dogs are better off put down because quite often they do not receive the same care as they did whilst in training
The decision was actually due before the election and they pushed it out to now. We knew the decision was coming and honestly, i doubt many are surprised that this was it.
I suspect neither party wanted to make this an election issue and all had made their minds up then.
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