Umjaho wama-Greyhound, owake wathathwa njengowokuzilibazisa odumile nomthombo wokuzijabulisa, usubhekwe kanzima ngenxa yonya nokuxhashazwa kwawo okungokwemvelo. Nakuba lo mdlalo ungase ubonakale ubukhazikhazi ebusweni, iqiniso elingemuva kwesigcawu lilandisa indaba emnyama kakhulu. Ama-Greyhounds, izidalwa ezihloniphekile ezaziwa ngejubane namandla azo, abekezelela ukuphila kokuvalelwa, ukuxhashazwa, futhi ngokuvamile abhekana nemiphumela ebulalayo. Lesi sihloko sidingida amaqiniso abuhlungu omjaho wama-greyhound, igqamisa imiphumela yawo elimazayo kuzo zombili izilwane ezihilelekile kanye nesizinda sokuziphatha somphakathi.
Umlando We-Greyhound
Umlando we-greyhound unothile futhi unendaba njengohlobo ngokwalo. Ukusukela kudala ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka, i-greyhound ithathe umphakathi wesintu ngejubane layo elimangalisayo, umusa, nokwethembeka. Isuka eGibhithe lasendulo, i-greyhound yayihlonishwa njengophawu lwezicukuthwane nokuvikelwa kwaphezulu, evame ukuvezwa ngemidwebo yama-hieroglyphics kanye nemidwebo yamathuna eduze koFaro nonkulunkulu.
Ukuhlotshaniswa kohlobo lwasebukhosini kanye nezicukuthwane kwaqhubeka kuwo wonke umlando, lapho ama-greyhound eyimpahla eyigugu yamakhosi, izindlovukazi kanye nezicukuthwane kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Ezikhathini zasendulo, ama-greyhounds ayefunwa kakhulu ngenxa yekhono lawo lokuzingela, ikakhulukazi ekuphishekeleni izilwane ezinjengezinyamazane, onogwaja, ngisho nezimpisi. Ukwakheka kwabo okucashile, amehlo abukhali, kanye nesivinini esingavamile kwabenza baba abangane ababalulekile ekuzingeleni, okwabenza baba nesiqu esithi “izinhlobo ezivelele kunazo zonke.”
Ngesikhathi seRenaissance, umjaho wama-greyhound wavela njengento yokuzilibazisa edumile phakathi kwezicukuthwane zaseYurophu. Kwabanjwa imijaho ehleliwe, eyaziwa ngokuthi ama-coursing, ukuze kubonakale ijubane nekhono lalezi zinja eziwubukhazikhazi. Ukuqeqesha kwakuhilela ukukhulula unogwaja ophilayo noma esinye isilwane esizingelayo ukuze ama-greyhounds ajahe ezindaweni ezivulekile, nezibukeli ezihalalisela izimbangi zazo ezizithandayo.
Umjaho wama-Greyhound njengoba siwazi namuhla uvele ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ngokusungulwa kwezinhlelo zokulutha eziwumshini kanye nemijaho eyakhelwe inhloso. Lokhu kwaphawula inguquko ukusuka ekuqeqesheni okujwayelekile ukuya emijahweni yamathrekhi ehleliwe, lapho ama-greyhounds ayengajaha khona umjaho owumshini ozungeza ithrekhi eyisiyingi. Lo mdlalo waduma emazweni anjenge-United States, i-United Kingdom, i-Australia, ne-Ireland, waba imboni engenisa imali ebhebhezelwa ukugembula nokuzijabulisa.
Naphezu kokuthandwa kwawo, umjaho wama-greyhound ubhekane nokugxekwa kanye nezingxabano kuwo wonke umlando wawo. Ukukhathazeka ngenhlalakahle yezilwane, ukuxhashazwa, kanye nokuphathwa kwama-greyhounds asethathe umhlalaphansi kuye kwabangela ukufunwa kwezinguquko ngisho nokuvinjelwa ngokuqondile kwezinye izindawo. Izinhlangano ezizinikele ekuhlengeni ama-greyhound kanye nokumela seziqhamuke ukuze zinikeze ukunakekelwa nokusekelwa kwama-greyhound asethathe umhlalaphansi, okugqamisa isidingo sokuqwashisa okukhulu nobubele ngalezi zilwane ezinhle kakhulu.
Umjaho Wama-Greyhound
Iqiniso elibuhlungu lemboni yomjaho wama-greyhound liyisikhumbuzo esiqinile sonya nokuxhashazwa okukhona kulezi zilwane ezinhle. Ngemuva kokucwebezela nobukhazikhazi be-racetrack kunezwe lokuhlupheka nokunganakwa, lapho ama-greyhound ethathwa njengezinto ezilahlwayo.
Ezikhathini ezimbalwa ezidlulayo zenkazimulo kuthrekhi, ama-greyhound abekezelela amahora amaningi evalelwe emakhejini aminyene noma ezindlini, ancishwe ukuxhumana nomphakathi kanye nokukhuthazeka kwengqondo. Kusukela besebancane bezinyanga ezingu-18, baphonswa emjikelezweni onzima womjaho, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokuphumula noma ukukhululeka. Abaningi abalokothi baphile baze babone iminyaka “yokuthatha umhlalaphansi” ebizwa ngokuthi “yokuthatha umhlalaphansi” yeminyaka emi-4 noma emi-5, benqotshwa amaqiniso abuhlungu emboni eyazisa inzuzo ngaphezu kobubele.
Inani lomjaho wama-greyhound akuwona nje ngokomzimba kodwa nangokwengqondo. Lezi zilwane ezimangalisayo zivame ukulimala kabi lapho zigijima, okuhlanganisa ukuphuka imilenze, iqolo, ukuhlukumezeka ekhanda ngisho nokucwiywa wugesi. Izibalo zidweba isithombe esibi, ngezinkulungwane zokulimala okubhaliwe kanye nokufa kwabantu abangaphezu kwenkulungwane emathrekhi kusukela ngo-2008 kuphela. Futhi lezi zibalo cishe zibukela phansi izinga langempela lokuhlupheka, njengoba izindinganiso zokubika ziyahlukahluka futhi ezinye izifundazwe bekungadingeki ukuthi zidalule ukulimala kwe-greyhound kuze kube kamuva nje.
Usizi lwama-greyhounds embonini yemijaho ludlulela ngale komzila, ohlanganisa inqwaba yokuhlukumeza nokunganakwa okudweba isithombe esiphazamisayo sokuxhashazwa nonya. Kusukela esimweni sezulu esibi kakhulu kuya ekusetshenzisweni kwezidakamizwa ngobuqili kanye nokunganakwa okungenangqondo kwezidingo zabo eziyisisekelo, ama-greyhound abhekana nokuhlupheka okungenakucatshangwa egameni lokuzijabulisa kanye nenzuzo.
Esinye sezibonelo ezimbi kakhulu zonya umjaho wama-greyhound ophoqelelwe esimweni sezulu esibi kakhulu. Naphezu kokuzwela kwazo ukushisa nokubanda, lezi zilwane ziphoqeleka ukuba zigijime emazingeni okushisa angaphansi kukaziro noma ukushisa okushisayo okungaphezu kuka-100 degrees Fahrenheit. Ukuntula kwabo amafutha omzimba namajazi amancane kubashiya bengakuhlomele kahle ukubhekana nezimo ezinzima kangaka, okubeka impilo yabo nenhlalakahle engozini.
Ukusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa ezithuthukisa ukusebenza kuphinde kuhlanganiswe nokuxhashazwa kwama-greyhounds embonini yemijaho. Izinja zingase zifakwe izidakamizwa ukuze zithuthukise ukusebenza kwazo, kuyilapho abesifazane bejovwa nge-steroids ukuze bazivikele ekushiseni, konke lokhu ngenjongo yokuzuza umkhawulo wokuncintisana. Ukuba khona kwezinto ezifana ne-cocaine emijahweni ye-greyhound kugcizelela ukuhlukunyezwa okudlangile kanye nokuntuleka kokugada okukhungethe imboni.
Ukuthuthwa kwama-greyhounds phakathi kwemigwaqo yomjaho kungenye into engokoqobo edabukisayo elonakaliswe ukunganakwa nokunganaki. Njengoba ziminyene emalolini angenawo umoya owanele futhi zingaphansi kwamazinga okushisa aphakeme, lezi zilwane zibekezelela uhambo olunzima olungase lube yingozi. Imibiko yezinja ezifayo ngesikhathi zithuthwa ngenxa yokushisa noma ezinye izimbangela ezingagwemeka igqamisa ubudedengu obukhulu nokunganaki inhlalakahle yazo.
Ngisho nangaphandle kwethrekhi, ama-greyhound awasindisiwe ekuhluphekeni. Njengoba zinqatshelwe ukunakekelwa okufanele kwezilwane, ezihlaliswa endaweni enganele, futhi zinganakwa, lezi zilwane zithathwa njengezinto ezithengiswayo nje kunezidalwa ezizwelayo ezifanelwe ububele nokunakekelwa. Ukutholwa kwama-greyhounds angu-32 efile ngenxa yendlala noma ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni endlini yendlwana yase-Ebro Greyhound Park e-Florida njengesikhumbuzo esivusa amadlingozi sezinto ezisabisayo ezifihlekile ezimbonini zemijaho.
Yize kube nokuthuthuka okuhle, okufana nevoti eliningi lokuqeda umjaho wama-greyhound eFlorida ngo-2020, usemkhulu umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe. Ukulwa nomjaho wama-greyhound akukhona nje mayelana namalungelo ezilwane; kuyimpi yonembeza wethu sonke kanye nekhampasi yokuziphatha. Kufanele sihlangane ukuze siphonse inselelo ukuxhashazwa nonya olutholakala kule mboni futhi silwele ikusasa lapho ama-greyhound ephathwa ngesithunzi nenhlonipho ebafanele.
Kwenzekani Uma Izinja Zingawini?
Isiphetho sama-greyhounds angawini imijaho ngokuvamile asiqiniseki futhi siyahlukahluka kuye ngezimo ngazinye kanye nezinqubomgomo zomkhakha wemijaho. Nakuba amanye ama-greyhounds "asempeshenini" enenhlanhla ngokwanele yokutholwa futhi athole amakhaya anothando phakade, amanye angase abhekane nemiphumela engemihle kangako, okuhlanganisa ukuthunyelwa emapulazini okuzalanisa noma ukuwela ezandleni zabanikazi abanganaki noma abahlukumezayo. Ngokushaqisayo, isiphetho sama-greyhounds amaningi asaziwa, njengoba lungekho uhlelo olubanzi lokulandela umkhondo olukhona lokuqapha inhlalakahle yawo uma sebewushiyile umzila.
Kulabo abanenhlanhla yokusindiswa nokutholwa, inguquko esuka ekuphileni endleleni eya ekuphileni njengomngane othandekayo ingaba isipiliyoni esizuzisayo nesiguqulayo. Izinhlangano ezizinikele ekutakuleni nokutholwa kwe-greyhound zisebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuze zinikeze lezi zinja ukunakekelwa, ukuvuselelwa, nokusekelwa ezikudingayo ukuze ziphumelele ezindlini zazo ezintsha. Ngezinhlelo zokutholwa kanye nemizamo yokufinyelela emphakathini, balwela ukuqwashisa ngosizi lwama-greyhounds asebathatha umhlalaphansi futhi bamelele inhlalakahle yabo.
Kodwa-ke, akuwona wonke ama-greyhound anikezwa amathuba anjalo ithuba lesibili lokuphila. Abanye bangase bathunyelwe emapulazini okuzalanisa ukuze bakhiqize imidlwane eminingi egijimayo, okuqhubekisela phambili umjikelezo wokuxhashazwa nokunganakwa. Ezinye zingathengiswa kubantu abathile noma izinhlangano ezinezinhloso ezingabazisayo, lapho zingase ziphathwe kabi nakakhulu noma zilahlwe.
Ukuntuleka kokuziphendulela kanye nokungafihli lutho embonini yezemijaho kwandisa izinselele ezibhekene nama-greyhound asebethathe umhlalaphansi. I-National Greyhound Association, ebhalisela wonke ama-greyhounds emijahweni, ayilandeleli izinja ngemva kokushiya umzila, okushiya isiphetho sazo singenalo zincwadi futhi singabhekiwe. Lokhu kuntuleka kokuqapha kuvumela ukuthi ukuhlukunyezwa okungase kube khona kungahambi futhi kuqhubekisele phambili isiko lokunganaki inhlalakahle yalezi zilwane.
Izingozi Ezingokwemvelo Nemiphumela Ebulalayo
Yona kanye imvelo yomjaho wama-greyhound ibeka engcupheni enkulu enhlalakahleni yezinja ezihililekile. Isivinini esikhulu abaphoqeleka ukuba bagijime ngaso, ngokuvamile emizileni engagcinwa kahle, kwandisa amathuba ezingozi nokulimala. Ukushayisana, ukuwa, ngisho nokushaywa ugesi akuzona izehlakalo ezingajwayelekile emhlabeni wemijaho yama-greyhound. Naphezu kwemizamo yokuthuthukisa izindlela zokuphepha, njengokusetshenziswa kwamabhokisi okuqalisa agxiviziwe nokulungiswa kwethrekhi, izingozi ezingokwemvelo zisekhona, okuholela emiphumeleni ebhubhisayo ezilwaneni.
Isiphetho
Umjaho wama-Greyhound uveza uhlangothi olumnyama lokusebenzelana kwabantu nezilwane, lapho inzuzo ivamise ukuthatha indawo yokuqala kunozwelo nokuziphatha. Imiphumela ebulalayo yale mboni exhaphazayo idlulela ngalé kwezinja ngazinye ezihluphekayo futhi ezifayo ziphishekela ukunqoba. Kuwumthwalo wethu, njengomphakathi, ukuqaphela unya olungokwemvelo lomjaho wama-greyhound futhi sithathe isinyathelo esiwujuqu sokuqeda lo mkhuba ophelelwe yisikhathi nowobuqaba. Kulapho kuphela lapho singahlonipha ngempela isithunzi nokufaneleka kwazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo, kuhlanganise ne-greyhound ehloniphekile.
Ongakwenza
Impela, ukukhuluma ngokumelene nemboni ye-greyhound yokugijima kanye nokumela inhlalakahle yalezi zilwane ezinhle kubalulekile. Unya nokuxhashazwa okungokwemvelo embonini yomjaho ngeke kushaywe indiva, futhi kubalulekile ukuqwashisa abantu ngokuhlupheka okubekezelelwa ama-greyhounds aphoqwa ukuba abambe iqhaza kulo mdlalo obulalayo. Ngokukhulisa amazwi abo kanye nokwabelana ngezindaba zabo, singabakhanyisela ngokungabi nabulungisa ababhekana nakho futhi sigqugquzele ukwesekwa ukuze kube noshintsho olunenjongo.
Ukulwela inhlalakahle yama-greyhounds ezindaweni zokugcina igazi kuhilela ukusekela izinyathelo zokuthuthukisa izimo zabo zokuhlala, ukuqinisekisa ukunakekelwa okufanele kwezilwane, futhi ekugcineni, bashintshele ezindlini ezinothando lapho bengaphila khona ngokunethezeka nokulondeka. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukusekela umthetho wokulawula izindawo zokugcina igazi nokumisa izindinganiso zobuntu zokunakekela izilwane, kanye nokusekela imizamo yokuhlenga nokutholwa ukuze kunikezwe lezi zinja ithuba lekusasa elingcono.
Ukwengeza, ukuqwashisa ngokubaluleka kwezinqubo zokunikela ngegazi ezilungile kanye nokukhuthaza abanikazi bezilwane ezifuywayo ukuthi bacabangele eminye imithombo yemikhiqizo yegazi, njengezinhlelo zokunikela ngokuzithandela, kungasiza ekunciphiseni isidingo sabanikezeli begazi be-greyhound futhi kunciphise ingcindezi kulezi zilwane.
Ngokukhuluma ngokumelene nemboni ye-greyhound racing kanye nokuthatha isinyathelo sokuthuthukisa izimpilo zama-greyhounds ezindaweni zokugcina igazi, singenza umehluko obonakalayo ezimpilweni zalezi zilwane futhi sisebenzele emphakathini onozwelo futhi onobulungisa wabo bonke abantu. Ngokubambisana, singakha ikusasa lapho ama-greyhound aziswa futhi ahlonishwa khona, akhululekile ekuxhashazweni nasekuhluphekeni.
