Local animal protection group Anima yesterday urged the government to allow it to take over the greyhound racetrack in Fai Chi Kei for one year, after the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. shuts down its business there in July next year, so that the association would have enough time to rehabilitate the greyhounds for adoption overseas.
Anima President Albano Martins made the remarks during a press conference at the association’s office in Nam Van.
In July last year, the government told the operator to vacate the property – a public leasehold – within two years. The company’s concession to run greyhound racing will expire on July 20 next year.
Anima President Albano Martins speaks during yesterday’s press conference while Vice President Billy Chan Hon Keong and board member Francisco José Leandro look on, at the association’s office in Nam Van. Photo: Tony Wong
