ban greyhound racing in canada

The Issue

 It is a myth that Greyhound Racing is illegal in Canada, it is simply unlegislated. In Canada, pari-mutal betting is not allowed on anything other than horse racing — you can race Greyhounds, but you cannot bet on them. if a greyhound does not win it is killed, they use other animals as bait when training them, the greyhounds are beat, deprived and starved. this is straight up animal cruelty and needs to be stopped. 

Live baiting involves small animals such as a rabbits, possums or piglets being used as a lure or bait to train greyhounds to race around a track. 'Bait' animals are tied by rope to the mechanical lure and are hurled at speed around the track while greyhounds are released to pursue, catch and maul them.

as a greyhound owner myself, i care very much about them as i would any dog and this issue is personal to me becaus i keep thinking what if that was my dog.

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The Issue

 It is a myth that Greyhound Racing is illegal in Canada, it is simply unlegislated. In Canada, pari-mutal betting is not allowed on anything other than horse racing — you can race Greyhounds, but you cannot bet on them. if a greyhound does not win it is killed, they use other animals as bait when training them, the greyhounds are beat, deprived and starved. this is straight up animal cruelty and needs to be stopped. 

Live baiting involves small animals such as a rabbits, possums or piglets being used as a lure or bait to train greyhounds to race around a track. 'Bait' animals are tied by rope to the mechanical lure and are hurled at speed around the track while greyhounds are released to pursue, catch and maul them.

as a greyhound owner myself, i care very much about them as i would any dog and this issue is personal to me becaus i keep thinking what if that was my dog.

The Decision Makers

Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada/Premier ministre du Canada

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Petition created on April 16, 2021