Do you agree with Wales banning Greyhound racing
I have heard of dogs being put down when they are past there best.And worse ,heard of one owner throwing dogs into the sea
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
I am not sure about the racing itself, but I am more concerned about how the animals are trained and cared for. Allegedly, many are kept very badly, treated merely as commercial assets. Greyhound and whippet breeders sometimes unwittingly hint at that by saying ex-racing dogs are not suitable as domestic pets. There are also allegations many dogs suffer serious accidents in racing.
The incident you cite was probably isolated but casual cruelty still abounds across all animal ownerships, right down to pet owners abandoning their animals any old where; or people releasing wild animals in the countryside in vanity "re-introductions" that ignore basic ecology. Even many dog owners who adore their pets and would not dream of hitting them or letting them eat chocolate, don't seem to appreciate that dogs do not have human intellect. (The cynic might say, indeed, some owners are dimmer than their dogs.)
The idea of using animals for mere entertainment is slowly fading.
Bear-baiting and cock-fighting were swept away long ago though illegal cock-fighting still occurs.
Dolphinaria are of the past, and zoos are designed with much more respect for the animals than they used to be.
Fewer circuses use animal acts.
In the UK, deliberately cruel hunting of wild animals for mere "sport" or other needless reasons is highly illegal: this covers of foxes by hounds, badger-digging, hare-coursing, snares or other traps, random "game" shooting of birds, or poisoning of raptors by surprisingly but often genuinely ignorant game-keepers. Restricted, licensed shooting of bred game-birds is still allowed but there are people wanting that banned too.
So I am not surprised at this Welsh Government move. Whether it will spread to the rest of the UK only time will tell, but I would not be surprised if it does.
Eventually even horse-racing may be ended too, but that will require considerable public support I don't think exists at present.
The incident you cite was probably isolated but casual cruelty still abounds across all animal ownerships, right down to pet owners abandoning their animals any old where; or people releasing wild animals in the countryside in vanity "re-introductions" that ignore basic ecology. Even many dog owners who adore their pets and would not dream of hitting them or letting them eat chocolate, don't seem to appreciate that dogs do not have human intellect. (The cynic might say, indeed, some owners are dimmer than their dogs.)
The idea of using animals for mere entertainment is slowly fading.
Bear-baiting and cock-fighting were swept away long ago though illegal cock-fighting still occurs.
Dolphinaria are of the past, and zoos are designed with much more respect for the animals than they used to be.
Fewer circuses use animal acts.
In the UK, deliberately cruel hunting of wild animals for mere "sport" or other needless reasons is highly illegal: this covers of foxes by hounds, badger-digging, hare-coursing, snares or other traps, random "game" shooting of birds, or poisoning of raptors by surprisingly but often genuinely ignorant game-keepers. Restricted, licensed shooting of bred game-birds is still allowed but there are people wanting that banned too.
So I am not surprised at this Welsh Government move. Whether it will spread to the rest of the UK only time will tell, but I would not be surprised if it does.
Eventually even horse-racing may be ended too, but that will require considerable public support I don't think exists at present.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@SW-User The employment the sport gives, is perhaps the main reason it can't be simply banned. I don't have any strong feelings either way on it, but am aware it provides a lot of work for many people.
There are others who would like it ended, citing animal-welfare or cruelty, or betting addiction (a different matter) but don't think of the consequences, and I don't support them.
Dog-racing is a far smaller sport and there is apparently only one dog-track in Wales. As others have said though, the owners would just, and legally, take their dogs to legal tracks in England. So it's hard to see what the ban would achieve in practice.
There are others who would like it ended, citing animal-welfare or cruelty, or betting addiction (a different matter) but don't think of the consequences, and I don't support them.
Dog-racing is a far smaller sport and there is apparently only one dog-track in Wales. As others have said though, the owners would just, and legally, take their dogs to legal tracks in England. So it's hard to see what the ban would achieve in practice.