{"id":756995,"date":"2019-05-08T08:22:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T12:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=756995"},"modified":"2019-05-08T08:22:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T12:22:13","slug":"campaigners-demand-probe-after-brit-greyhounds-used-as-puppy-machines-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=756995","title":{"rendered":"Campaigners demand probe after Brit greyhounds used as &#8216;puppy machines&#8217; in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Greyhounds being sent to China to meet the most \u00adexcruciating lives and death is sickening and unacceptable. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>AMY SHARPE:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Campaigners want a full-scale inquiry into the scandal of British greyhounds cruelly used as \u201cpuppy machines\u201d in China. The Sunday Mirror revealed how at least 40 \u00adchampion dogs had ended up in horrific conditions in breeding centres. Their puppies were being sold for thousands of pounds. Now the Greyhound Forum, a collection of nine animal welfare groups, has demanded answers from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain \u2013 which confirmed it will investigate. The RSPCA and Dog\u2019s Trust are among the charities which wrote to the board\u2019s boss Mark Bird demanding a \u201cfull report into this deplorable situation\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Clarissa Baldwin CBE, who chairs the Greyhound Forum, said: \u201cWe were all disgusted by the details that emerged. \u201cGreyhounds being sent to China to meet the most \u00adexcruciating lives and death is sickening and unacceptable. We demanded an immediate and thorough investigation by the GBGB and have been assured we will receive one.\u201d We reported on the plight of racing dogs in China after two British hounds used for breeding were rescued and brought home by Birmingham Greyhound Rescue.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Dogs used in the evil \u201csport\u201d were filmed chasing a dead rabbit swinging from the back of a motorbike for up to four hours. A crowd of 30 \u00adgathered near Baicheng, in the northern \u00adprovince of Jilin, to race their dogs and gamble, a source said. The Brit, tipped off about the illegal races by a dog meat butcher, said: \u201cDogs who fail to win races and make their owners cash are beaten at the trackside&#8230; Retired Dog\u2019s Trust chief \u00adClarissa said the renewal of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations this year provides a \u201cgolden opportunity\u201d. She added: \u201cIt\u2019s time to stop the exports of these beautiful creatures once and for all&#8221;.&#8217;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/campaigners-demand-probe-after-brit-14809665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RNh8kN-lQvo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMY SHARPE: &#8216;Campaigners want a full-scale inquiry into the scandal of British greyhounds cruelly used as \u201cpuppy machines\u201d in China. The Sunday Mirror revealed how at least 40 \u00adchampion dogs had ended up in horrific conditions in breeding centres. Their puppies were being sold for thousands of pounds. 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