Stop Greyhound Racing in India: Petition, Sample Letter

Please sign Petition and send Sample Letter to prohibit greyhound racing in Punjab, India, thank you.

BACKGROUND | FROM CHANGE, GREY2K

Your help is needed to prevent the coming of commercial dog racing to India. It has been reported that the state of Punjab would like to build a track should greyhound gambling racing be legalized.

Diana Ratnagar, Chairperson of Beauty Without Cruelty India is asking animal advocates around the world to join her in fighting for the greyhounds. GREY2K USA, along with several organizations including the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations and the United Kingdom’s Dogs Trust have each contacted government officials.

Now we ask you to join us by doing two things today:

1. Add your name to the petition to Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

2. Send a personal message to the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal. Tell him to say no to dog racing.

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PETITION

Prime Minister of India: Let’s Stop Dog Racing

WHOM TO CONTACT

secretarydcm@gmail.com

SAMPLE LETTER

Dear Deputy Chief Minister Singh Badal,

It has come to my attention that a proposal has been brought forth to build a dog racing track in Punjab should gambling be legalized; I am writing today to emphatically request this proposal be dismissed.

Please allow me a few moments to share some of the facts about the brutality inflicted on innocent dogs for racing purposes. The logistics of dog racing are inherently cruel as the industry profits from the exploitation of dogs, causing thousands of  deaths annually. These unfortunate animals are objectified, forced to endure horrible conditions, subjected to unethical practices, and made to either perform or die torturous deaths.  If a dog fails to perform according to racing standards, for example, the dog will be abandoned or killed. Puppies, sadly, are sold into vivisection if deemed unsuitable. Shockingly, retired dogs are treated with indifference  and cruelty, abandoned or killed. These animals are also forced to endure upwards of 23 hours per day in confinement due to limited space.

The goal of this industry, as like any industry, is profit. It is cost prohibitive to provide comfort, room to move, superior diet, and medical care. Instead, these animals are discarded, treated no better than garbage, if the performance does not match racing requirements, or when performance declines due to disease, illness, or age.

Does financial benefit provide justification of brutality? Can we honestly ignore the suffering this industry causes? Humans have the capacity for empathetic and judicious endeavors, and we must use our gifts to cease this horrible industry. Financial gain is inexcusable, and the implications about humans who enable dog racing are disturbing: we cannot allow our children to inherit a cruel and apathetic society. Indeed, if we do nothing, we are teaching our children troubling lessons and encouraging indifference, intolerability, and socially-approved abuse. As such, I am requesting you please provide your position and influence to prohibit dog racing by enacting a gambling prohibition.

I know your time is limited, and I thank you for your attention and consideration.

NAME

SEE MORE:

• Compassion
• Cruelty-Free

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