SARC PROTEST AT A GREYHOUND TRACK IN DECLINE! Articles / Greyhound racing, horse racing etc... Posted by SARC on Dec 17, 2009 - 10:08 PM 12.12.09 SARC protesters turn up to the delapidated Stadium in Portsmouth expecting to see the regulars and maybe a few christmas parties, but it seems business is worse than ever for the Greyhound Track. We managed to have a good turn out of protesters though and leafletted the few passers by that were interested as they went in. The Greyhound Stadium in Portsmouth seems to be on it's last legs. There were less staff than usual and not many people arriving for the races, on their businest Saturday night. It seems not many people have booked their Christmas parties here either this year. We think the public are very quickly realising that there are far better ways to entertain yourself than to watch dogs run round a track and bet on who will win. We stood in our usual position, holding our placards and our leaflets. Even though it wasn't busy it is worth having protests now and again to remind them that what they are involved in is cruelty and exploitation. A passer-by compared the greyhound racing to athletes running races! As if there is any comparison, people have a choice! Animals do not and that is the bottom line, they do not choose to do this and it isn't natural. The Track manager remains ever optimistic and still maintains that it doesn't happen at his track, that there is no cruelty. But the industry is founded on cruelty and there is no denying it. He also seemed to think that he had 400 people in that night! We only counted a few cars and some people on foot, there is no way there was even more than 40 people in there that night! Delusional or hopeful - We're not sure what it was. One thing is for sure though, the greyhound racing industry is slowly winding down, we hope soon there will be someone who can find a better use for the land than betting on dogs. This article is from SARC   http://sarconline.co.uk/ The URL for this story is:   http://sarconline.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=556