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Running for their lives you bet they are

Tens of thousands of dogs are disposed of every year by the British greyhound racing industry - because they fail to make the grade as racers or when their racing days are over.About 25,000 greyhound pups are registered every year in the British Isles. The number bred is actually many thousands more than this,when taking into account pups that never get registered and those killed by breeders at a very young age.Although most of these dogs are bred in Ireland, the majority are produced to supply the demands of the British greyhound racing industry.Thousands of greyhound pups and young dogs are put to death because they fail to reach racing standards. We estimate that over 10,000 are killed annually in the British Isles.
Dogs which actually make it to the track are very likely to experience suffering during their racing careers. It has been estimated that greyhounds running on British tracks sustain more than 12,000 injuries every year and that 10% of dogs that race are already suffering from injuries. Injured toes, torn muscles, strained tendons and arthritic joints are commonplace.At least 10,000 greyhounds “retire” from racing in Britain every year, at an average age of just 2½ years old. This is either because of injury or because they are adjudged to be no longer good enough to race.Very few of these dogs manage to find good homes. This is hardly surprising, given a situation where many thousands of ordinary dogs are put to sleep every year because no homes are available for them.The British greyhound racing industry has admitted that 500 - 1,000 retired greyhounds are put to death every year. This alone would be enough to justify a ban on greyhound racing, but the true figure for retired dogs killed is, sadly, far, far higher. Quite possibly as many as 6,000.
Many ex-racing greyhounds are simply abandoned and a large number are killed, sometimes by extremely cruel methods such as drowning or poisoning, because some owners and trainers are not prepared to pay the cost of having them put to sleep by a vet.
We are receiving an increasing number of reports of trainers shooting dogs when their racing days are over.We don’t wish to suggest that everyone involved in greyhound racing is cruel or insensitive. There are some “owners” and trainers who love their dogs and take good care of them for the whole of their natural lives. But this only applies to a small minority of the thousands of dogs which enter racing, and thousands more are put to death before even reaching that stage.Every year many hundreds of "unwanted" greyhounds are shipped to Spain,to be kept for racing in appalling conditions or used for hunting and coursing. Dogs which turn out to be no good for hunting are often brutally disposed of, with hanging being a favourite method.

lurch

i know this is going of the subject of parrots but i would like to introduce you to a Gentle Giant his racing name was Comet but we have name him Lurch . He has been living with us for three weeks now and has settled in very well , Lurch is three years old he probably stared his racing life at 18 mouths old.

Parrot food

Parrot food
this is everyday parrot seed mix, Tidy mix parrot diet food is just as good.
pulse and rice soaking mix,fruit treats,and pine nuts these are good to be
used as a training aid parrots love them and they are quick and easy for them to eat.
their attention is quickly back on you, give a reward for good behaviour when your
parrot is learning something new. Frozen vegetables can be bought to the boil, and leave
to cool, can be fed slightly warm.You can feed pasta cooked or raw wholegrain is
better .Cooked rice, wholegrain is better,you can feed parrots eggs scrambled, boiled
poached, eggs can be fed in a whole variety of ways, don't throw the shell away the egg
shells are a good source of calcium

Safe foods for birds.
Banana you can mash the banana for spoon feeding, apple,strawberry, melon and pear
blackberry, apricot, raspberry, cherry, nectarine, peach's, pineapple and mango's. You
can feed parrots potatoes boiled or dry roasted ( i would never fed a parrot, french-Fry's
have salt in them which is not good for parrot's). Swede this can be boiled in water or
cooked with carrot's in fresh orange juice, spinach , kale, cabbage, marrow and courgette which you can boiled or baked, cauliflower, pumpkin and the seeds, and sweet potatoes boiled in water
or in orange juice or baked, sugar snap peas and mange-tout lightly steamed. Green beans boiled
or steamed, whole wheat, brown rice , pearl barley, oats and Bulgar wheat. You can fed parrot's
natural yogurt sweetened with fresh fruit this is a good source of beneficial bacteria , promotes
optimum conditions within the digestive tract for natural, healthy flora. Dried powdered chilli's
paprika can be used reasonably liberally. Monty's favourite is ready-brek with honey....

Household Dangers

INAPPROPRIATE FOODS.
Anything high in sugar and salt is very inappropriate, as are fatty foods.
Serious foods such as caffeinated and alcoholic, avocado and chocolate,
which is toxic to many pets!!
TOYS.
Some toys that are designed for parrots may not be safe for them.
Please make sure your parrots especially the larger ones, can not break off ,and
remove parts and swallow them, the rope toys can be dangerous if the rope is long
enough to get them tangled up in while they are playing...
WINDOWS AND DOORS,MIRRORS.
Windows and mirrors pose danger to birds, some serious injuries have happened
with birds flying into them, i shut the blinds and cover the mirror with a towel.
and make Shaw all windows and exterior doors are closed leaving no chance for
the bird to escape....

Household Dangers

POISONING.
Birds are susceptible to wide range of toxic substances which can injure or kill
birds either by ingestion {eating} or inhalation {breathing them in}. One of the common toxicities in pet birds is insecticides sprayed in the home, others to include are ammonia,
bleach, oven cleaner, glues nail polish and nail polish remover, pant, perfumes and heavy
metals {lead and zinc}.some house hold plants can be dangers if your bird eats them!!
NON STICK COATINGS.
This warrants a special mention these products is very common in your home.
When overheated the non stick coating emits that is toxic to birds when it is
inhaled.The coating can be found on non stick cookware also waffle irons, bread
machines, ironing board covers and not forgetting irons and curling irons, hair dryers
and much more....
OPEN WATER.
Toilets are the most common source of open water in the home it is too easy for your
pet bird to fall in and drown, the other water sources to watch out for are sinks, buckets, and the
bathtubs,water bowls for cats and dogs.

A Parrot's Bill Of Rights

YOUR RIGHTS.
You have lots of rights, i can only assure one. That is if you treat me the way
i describe to you i will reward you with unwavering love, and humor, knowledge
and beauty, dedication and a sense of wonder and awe you have not felt since
you were a little child. When you took me home you did became my flock leader,
my entire universe - for life. I would hang the moon and the stars out for you if i
could. We are one in HEART AND SOUL...