For the fourth year running, the Queens Hotel in Leeds hosted the National Greyhound Racing Awards - a ceremony where those involved in the industry get accredited for their involvement in an industry exposed time and time again for animal cruelty. A noisy and visual demonstration of 40 people was held outside this year's event, exposing those involved for what the animal abuse they participate in.

The next day, a short meeting was held with the general manager of the hotel by two representatives to discuss the issues of greyhound racing; but despite being told the real facts the hotel manager said he would be more than happy to host the event next year if the offer arose; in otherwords was willing to back the animal abuse and stick two fingers up at the 30,000 dogs killed each year. The hotel manager also said he would not be willing to sell foie gras in the Queens, yet is willing to let the group support another form of cruelty!

:: CRUELTY ::
In the greyhound racing industry, dogs are bred for their speed which means that their bones are brittle. A large amount of these which don't make it to the tracks, for the reason of being too slow, are then killed. Those who survive are then kept in isolation in concrete kennels covered in faeces - the reason for being kept alone is because they fight due to stress and lack of stimulations when paired with other dogs. They stay in these kennels most of the time when not being raced. When on the track, the dogs often snap their necks or break paws due to running at such a speed - if this happens they are then killed. Others who don't win the race are also dumped in the street, or join the number of over 30, 000 deaths each year directly linked to the industry.

* TIED TO A BRICK & DROWNED * GASSED * CLUBBED TO DEATH * STARVED * HUNG * SHOT * RUN OVER * - All methods that the greyhound industry have been exposed for using to kill dogs; this is after they have had their ears hacked of to hide any racing tattoos that would link them to a trainer.


:: TAKE ACTION & HELP STOP THIS CRUELTY::

Demonstrations:
Weekly demonstrations are planned for the Queens Hotel for each of the 52 weeks leading upto the event.

Contact the Hotel:
Please politely contact the hotel and complain about their backing of this event. Make calls, send emails and post letters! A sample letter is at the foot of this alert:

The Queens Hotel,
City Square,
Leeds, LS1 1PJ
Tel: 0113 2431323
Fax: 0113 2425154
Louise Wright (HR Manager) -  lwright@qhotels.co.uk
 queens@qhotels.co.uk,  queensevents@qhotels.co.uk,  queensales@qhotels.co.uk


PART OF THE Q HOTELS GROUP:

HEAD OFFICE:
Wellington House,
Cliffe Park,
Bruntcliffe Road,
Morley, Leeds,
LS27 0RY
Tel: 0113 289 8989
Fax: 0113 289 8955
 customer-relations@qhotels.co.uk

Central Reservations:
0845 0345 777
 Stay@QHotels.co.uk

Business Sales
Tel: 0845 0345 333
 events@qhotels.co.uk

MANAGEMENT:

Marc Webster (Group Sales Manager) -  mwebster@qhotels.co.uk
Mike Magrane (Regional General Manager - North) -  mmagrane@qhotels.co.uk
Kate Underwood (Regional HR Manager - South) -  kunderwood@qhotels.co.uk



OTHER HOTELS IN THE GROUP:

Aldwark Manor
Aldwark
Near Alne
York
Yorkshire
YO61 1UF
Tel: 01347 838146
Fax: 01347 838867
 aldwarkmanor@qhotels.co.uk

Ashford International
Simone Weil Avenue,
Ashford,
TN24 8UX
Tel: 01233 219988
Fax: 01233 647743
 ashfordreservations@qhotels.co.uk
Helen Coles -  hcoles@qhotels.co.uk

Bridgewood Manor
Bridgewood Roundabout
Walderslade Woods
Chatham
Kent
ME5 9AX
Tel: 01634 201333,
Fax: 01634 201330
 bridgewoodmanor@qhotels.co.uk

Chesford Grange
Chesford Bridge,
Kenilworth,
Nr Warwick,
CV8 2LD
Tel: 01926 859331
Fax: 01926 859075
 chesfordgrangereservations@qhotels.co.uk,  chesfordevents@qhotels.co.uk

Crewe Hall
Weston Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6UZ
Tel: 01270 253333,
Fax: 01270 253322
 crewehall@qhotels.co.uk

Forest Pines
Ermine Street,
Broughton,
Near Brigg,
North Lincolnshire,
DN20 0AQ
Tel: 01652 650770
Fax: 01652 650495
 forestpinesreservations@qhotels.co.uk
Elaine Cross (HR Manager) -  ecross@qhotels.co.uk
Hellidon Lakes
Hellidon
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 6GG
Tel: 01327 262550
Fax: 01327 262559
 hellidonlakes@qhotels.co.uk,  hellidonlakesgolf@qhotels.co.uk

Norton Park
Sutton Scotney,
Nr Winchester,
Hampshire,
SO21 3NB
Tel: 01962 763000
Fax: 01962 760 860
 nortonpark@qhotels.co.uk,  nortonparkevents@qhotels.co.uk

Stratford Manor
Warwick Road
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 0PY
Tel: 01789 731173,
Fax: 01789 731131
 stratfordmanor@qhotels.co.uk

Stratford Victoria
Arden Street
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6QQ
Tel: 01789 271000,
Fax: 01789 271001
 stratfordvictoria@qhotels.co.uk

Tankersley Manor
Church Lane
Tankersley
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 3DQ
Tel: 01226 744700,
Fax: 01226 745405
 tankersleymanor@qhotels.co.uk

Telford Golf & Spa Hotel
Great Hay Drive,
Sutton Heights,
Telford,
Shropshire, TF7 4DT
Tel: 01952 429977
Fax: 01952 586602
 telford@qhotels.co.uk
Alison Franks (HR Manager) -  afranks@qhotels.co.uk
The Cambridge Belfry
Cambourne
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 6BW
Tel: 01954 714600,
Fax: 01954 714610
 cambridgebelfry@qhotels.co.uk,  cambridgebelfryevents@qhotels.co.uk

The Cheltenham Chase,
Shurdington Road,
Brockworth,
Gloucestershire,
GL3 4PB
Tel: 01452 519988
Fax: 01452 519977
 cheltenhamreservations@qhotels.co.uk

The Hampshire Court
Centre Drive
Great Binfields Road
Chineham
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 8FY
Tel: 01256 319700,
Fax: 01256 319730
 hampshirecourt@qhotels.co.uk
HR Manager -  hrobinson@qhotels.co.uk

The Midland
Peter Street,
Manchester, M60 2DS
Tel: 0161 236 3333
Fax: 0161 932 4100
 midlandreservations@qhotels.co.uk

The Nottingham Belfry
Mellor's Way
Off Woodhouse Way
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG8 6PY
Tel: 0115 9739393,
Fax: 0115 9739494
 nottinghambelfry@qhotels.co.uk

The Oxford Belfry
Milton Common
Nr Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 2JW
Tel: 01844 279381,
Fax: 01844 279624
 oxfordbelfry@qhotels.co.uk
Emma Routledge (HR Manager) -  eroutledge@qhotels.co.uk

The Park Royal
Stretton Road,
Stretton,
Warrington,
WA4 4NS
Tel: 01925 730 706
Fax: 01925 730 740
 parkroyalreservations@qhotels.co.uk

The Westerwood
1 St Andrews Drive,
Cumbernauld,
G68 0EW
Tel: 01236 457171
Fax: 01236 738478
 westerwoodreservations@qhotels.co.uk,  Westerwoodgolf@qhotels.co.uk


ALL EMAIL ADDRESSES
 lwright@qhotels.co.uk,  queens@qhotels.co.uk,  queensevents@qhotels.co.uk,  queensales@qhotels.co.uk,  customer-relations@qhotels.co.uk ,  Stay@QHotels.co.uk,  events@qhotels.co.uk,  mwebster@qhotels.co.uk,  mmagrane@qhotels.co.uk,  kunderwood@qhotels.co.uk,  aldwarkmanor@qhotels.co.uk,  ashfordreservations@qhotels.co.uk,  hcoles@qhotels.co.uk,  bridgewoodmanor@qhotels.co.uk,  chesfordgrangereservations@qhotels.co.uk,  chesfordevents@qhotels.co.uk,  crewehall@qhotels.co.uk,  forestpinesreservations@qhotels.co.uk,  ecross@qhotels.co.uk,  hellidonlakes@qhotels.co.uk,  hellidonlakesgolf@qhotels.co.uk,  nortonpark@qhotels.co.uk,  nortonparkevents@qhotels.co.uk,  stratfordmanor@qhotels.co.uk,  stratfordvictoria@qhotels.co.uk,  tankersleymanor@qhotels.co.uk,  telford@qhotels.co.uk,  afranks@qhotels.co.uk,  cambridgebelfry@qhotels.co.uk,  cambridgebelfryevents@qhotels.co.uk,  cheltenhamreservations@qhotels.co.uk,  hampshirecourt@qhotels.co.uk,  hrobinson@qhotels.co.uk,  midlandreservations@qhotels.co.uk,  nottinghambelfry@qhotels.co.uk,  oxfordbelfry@qhotels.co.uk,  eroutledge@qhotels.co.uk,  parkroyalreservations@qhotels.co.uk,  westerwoodreservations@qhotels.co.uk,  Westerwoodgolf@qhotels.co.uk,  eswift@qhotels.co.uk,  atait@qhotels.co.uk,  bwragg@qhotels.co.uk

:: SAMPLE LETTER ::

"Dear Sir / Madam,
I was disgusted to hear that the Queens Hotel are willing to continue hosting the annual National Greyhound Racing Awards, which they have done so for the past 4 years.

In the greyhound racing industry, dogs are bred for their speed which means that their bones are brittle. A large amount of these which don't make it to the tracks, for the reason of being too slow, are then killed. Those who survive are then kept in isolation in concrete kennels covered in faeces - the reason for being kept alone is because they fight due to stress and lack of stimulations when paired with other dogs. They stay in these kennels most of the time when not being raced. When on the track, the dogs often snap their necks or break paws due to running at such a speed - if this happens they are then killed. Others who don't win the race are also dumped in the street, or join the number of over 30, 000 deaths each year directly linked to the industry.

* TIED TO A BRICK & DROWNED * GASSED * CLUBBED TO DEATH * STARVED * HUNG * SHOT * RUN OVER * - All methods that the greyhound industry have been exposed for using to kill dogs; this is after they have had their ears hacked of to hide any racing tattoos that would link them to a trainer.

Please stop hosting this cruel ceremony, which gives awards to people who abuse animals.
Yours Sincerely,"



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