AGC URGES PETCO FOUNDATION TO STOP FUNDING GREY2K
The American Greyhound Council (AGC) has sent a letter to Petco Foundation Executive Director Paul Jolly, urging him to remove Grey2K USA from the Foundation’s list of eligible grant recipients because the animal rights group provides virtually no direct services to benefit greyhounds.
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Reacting to news that the philanthropic arm of Petco, a leading national pet supply chain, has donated $1,000 to Grey2K USA, AGC spokesperson Gary Guccione said, “If you wish to support organizations that work constructively on behalf of greyhound welfare, we would encourage you to support many of the hundreds of mainstream adoption organizations whose efforts actually benefit greyhounds.”
In the letter, Gary expressed surprise that the Petco Foundation “would want to associate itself with, and be supportive of” the radical political agenda that Grey2K has pursued for the past decade.
“You may not be aware that Grey2K USA provides no direct services, and makes no direct contribution, to the welfare of racing greyhounds,” Guccione wrote. “In fact, Grey2K is a political action organization. Its stated mission is to put an end to all greyhound racing, either through legislative action or through voter initiatives.”
Petco’s support of Grey2K has “sent a very negative message to thousands of greyhound breeders, kennel operators, track personnel and adoptive greyhoundowners who are loyal Petco customers,” concluded Guccione.