Sunday 10 November 2019

Seven pups of Christmas




On the 29th December 2017 seven greyhound pups were born
for use in the greyhound industry. Of those seven born and registered 
only five would be named.
Their mother was thrown away in time for Easter 2018.


With so many reasons shown from at least 1994 to 2019 to not spend your 'Christmas party night at the dogs' surely the horrific story of a greyhound called IMOKRYOU would be a fitting example.

After giving birth, over Christmas 2017, to seven more greyhounds for the industry to use, IMOKRYOU was dumped at a pound just in time for Easter 2018 - carrying her old bad wrist injury, underweight with sores and with instructions to be destroyed not homed.

Only five of her seven registered pups were named in the Irish Coursing Club(ICC)Greyhound Stud Book.

So what of her pups?

Of the five named, two are being used for racing in Ireland and the other three are being used in England.

Lightsaber Puma, recently highlighted on the IGB website for his performance but obviously not his breeding.
Seeyouindevys, owned by the trainer of Lightsaber Puma - both made to begin racing at just fourteen months old.
Norse Legend, Buffalo and Fit For Racing are being used in England.

Despite Fit For Racing being registered in the ICC Greyhound Stud Book, and being shown on the IGB website, as being owned by the breeders the 'Right And Proper Syndicate', Fit For Racing is shown to be owned in England by different owners - this is a breach of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 Transfer of Ownership Regulations.

Sadly no information can be found IMOKRYOU's missing son and daughter - just another two greyhounds who vanished, like so many silent victims of the industry.

There is nothing right and proper about the treatment of IMOKRYOU but thankfully she was rescued from the pound and given the loving home all greyhounds deserve. 

Siblings

IMOKRYOU was herself born in a litter of five pups by breeders happy to encourage their greyhounds to hunt at their kennels - despite going on the RTE Radio 1 Joe Duffy show to condemn such practices of live-baiting.

IGS was recently informed that her sister Tarsna Baby Jane was waiting to be adopted in England via the Perry Bar RGT after ending her last race lame in April.

Tarsna All Black continues to be used for racing in England, Tarsna Jo was due to be sold in England but carried on being used for racing in Ireland up to November 2018.

Another sister to IMOKRYOU - ALLWEHOPEDFOR - was trialled in Ireland then a month later on the same day IMOKRYOU had given birth to her seven pups, ALLWEHOPEDFOR was trialled again, in England but she was given no time result - IGS has found no further information on her.

It would be fair to ask why those involved in the breeding of IMOKRYOU 
show to have a high interest in breeding but only have a middle interest in adoption.
IGS can only hope that all of IMOKRYOU's surviving pups will
one day soon be rescued and adopted along with her siblings.

As the owner, ultimately responsible for all the above greyhounds(and for those never named/vanished),likes to boast that the mother of IMOKRYOU and her siblings - Tarsna Sal - is 'retired[from breeding at eight and a half years old]not rescued' please think
at least of this one story
 of greyhound pups born one Christmas and the treatment of their mother -
before you book your 'Christmas party night at the dogs'.


Update 11th Dec 2019

Two of IMOKRYOU's sons have been advertised for sale - Lightsaber Puma and Buffalo.
We can only hope they will not both be sold on to be abused as their mother was