Claims that 24 greyhounds are being taken to China have brought various protests from Animal rights activists. The dogs are believed to have been transported by ferry from Ireland to Manchester and will be flown to China on Thursday evening. This is a report from the campaigners from the group Caged North West. However, M.E.N has said that there are no planned cargo flights to China from Manchester on Thursday. This statement does not seem to stop the activists from believing that the 24 greyhounds will be transported from Manchester to Germany and finally to Macau in China where they will be used for greyhound racing or slaughtered for meat.
The animal rights activists came forward to announce that the greyhounds while in China are required to meet certain standards failure to which they are slaughtered. The activists also claimed that they captured a Transportation van at Lymm services in Cheshire which was carrying the greyhounds. A video tape showing people putting dogs in consignments at night has been leaked though the loading area is yet to be identified. The activists had been at Manchester Airport before dawn awaiting the cargo but no transport vehicle was identified. Word reaching the protestors is that there are no planned cargo flights to China from Manchester on Thursday.
Michael James, 35, who is among the first founders of Caged North West stated that they received news that 24 greyhound s were coming from Ireland to Manchester. They were transported on a ferry from Holyhead. He also added that they were able to capture the vehicle carrying them at Lymm services. They were expected to be taken to China. Michael stated that the issue was highly sensitive and that every country including Australia had banned the greyhounds transport to China. He said that if a dog failed to come either in first to third position in greyhound racing in China they were killed. They are also sold as meat which is illegal.
He added that they planned to do whatever it took for them to ensure that no do was transported. They were around 40 activists in the airport keeping watch the whole night but the numbers reduced to 7. The Manchester Airport spokesman said that there had been a group of protestors protesting peacefully on the airport premises. He however assured people that the airport operations were not disrupted.
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