The International Centre for the Rehoming of Greyhounds (Macau) said at the weekend that it has carried out all the tasks required by a raft of government entities for a plot of land next to the Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home in Coloane to be ready to house the over 500 greyhounds from the former greyhound racetrack on the peninsula.
The now-defunct Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. has previously said that it would cover all the costs for the operation of the international greyhound adoption centre run by local animal protection group Anima.
In a statement on Friday, the international greyhound adoption centre said that it had recently received opinions from the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) – via the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) – about the possible impact on the retirement home by the facilities on the plot to be used to house the dogs, and regarding the concerns expressed by senior citizens living in the retirement home.
In this file photo taken earlier this month workers set up the kennels – shipping containers – for the about 500 greyhounds from the former Yat Yuen racetrack on the peninsula awaiting adoption, on a plot of land adjacent to a retirement home in Coloane’s Largo da Cordoaria area. Photo: Monica Leong
