Guam Greyhounds

Sadly, I don't know where I've been since November, and how this horrible news has flown below the radar until now:

The ONLY greyhound track in Guam [a US territory] abruptly closed in November. For whatever reason, the owner decided to have a "come get your greyhound for free day." Seriously - I don't know how else to describe it. In short, people just randomly came to pick a GH. No formal adoption process or anything - so you can imagine how that's ending up

GH were taken to be used in dog fighting as bait dogs [allegedly], as guard dogs [laughable], and a miriad of other uses that obviously aren't suited to GH. Numbers are being found starved and abandoned; some released into the wilderness/jungle to fend for themselves.

This is unacceptable on I don't know how many levels. The only welfare group on the entire island, Guam Animals in Need, is doing the best it can to try and get the dogs OFF the island. It's working with a local group in California to ship them a few at a time. Many are malnourished and in need of lots of love and compassion @ this point.

PLEASE VISIT www.guamgreyhounds.org and donate whatever you can. Whether it's $1 or $5, any little bit will help these dogs. I'm unemployed - and have been since November. I'm trying to get $20 together to help; as I firmly believe this shouldn't be allowed to happen anymore in this day and age. I won't even begin to try to figure out whether or not the track owner was just on crack or what when he allowed this to happen...

Pass this on to anyone and everyone you know. I know times are quite tight everywhere for everyone. But even if you can only give $1, that could buy a can of food for a dog.



Do you knit? How about making a greyhound sweater with this great pattern courtesy Terry Lea Royea: http://www.royea.net/side_button_greyhound_sweater.pdf

These needy little pups could use some hand-knit lovins. Pass this around to everyone you know!