A total of eight local animal protection groups yesterday urged the government to ensure that no greyhounds from the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. will be sent to the mainland as it still does not have an animal protection law, after the closure of the racetrack in Fai Chi Kei later this month.
The activists also urged the government to neuter the dogs before they are adopted.
The eight local animal protection groups have formed an “alliance” which aims to “save” the several hundred greyhounds.
Accompanied by representatives from six local animal protection groups and lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou (fourth from left), Macau Abandoned Animals Protection Association (AAPAM) Chairwoman Yoko Choi Wing (fourth from right) speaks during yesterday’s press conference at a kindergarten in Nape urging the government to announce its plan for the future of the greyhounds as soon as possible. Photo: Tony Wong
