The fallout from the Greyhound Live Baiting scandal continues to create suffering and grief in Australia.
As predicted in my last post, Australian greyhound adoption agencies are being overwhelmed with record numbers of hounds as people seek to exit the industry ahead of investigations and inspections, putting their dogs up for adoption.
This is creating the perfect storm for adoption agencies who are now faced with the costs of neutering, vaccination, chipping, feeding and homing record numbers of hounds on a shoe-string budget.
Greyhound Rescue Australia (http://greyhoundrescue.com.au/) are already besieged and say that
"Greyhound lovers, we beg for your help. Due to the recent airing of Four
Corners we are under the most pressure we have ever been under, to take
surrendered greyhounds. Our inbox has been flooded and phones have not
stopped ringing."
Sadly the wave of negative publicity is also likely to slow adoptions, putting agencies such as Greyhound Rescue under even greater financial pressure.
The really sad thing is that the Live baiting issue isn't so much about the dogs, but is about the evils of people who put making a fast buck over the welfare of animals.
Most greyhounds are gentle creatures that definitely don't deserve the negative attention they're getting in the Australian media.
If Greyhound rescue agencies do go under it will be even worse for the dogs whose retirement could come to sudden and permanent end.
There is good news however
This is avoidable. If like me you care deeply about the plight of these magnificent hounds, please visit greyhound rescue and make a small donation - every single bit helps!
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