Sterling Yachting is a proud supporter of Candy Cane Rescue, a registered charity focused on rescuing exported greyhounds and other breeds from the meat trade of China.

Candy Cane Rescue was founded in 2017. Its aim is to help provide a safe environment in which greyhounds rescued from the Chinese Meat Trade can be cared for. They also rescue ex-racing greyhounds that have been exported for breeding and underground racing from Ireland, Australia and the UK. When possible Candy Cane Rescue also rescue other breeds.

Once rescued and looked after by local vets, the charity moves the dogs to the UK, Europe or USA and find them loving homes through their international charity partners.

 

Candy Cane have also rescued dogs from the Vietnamese meat trade, from South Korea, Galgos from Spain and hounds from Cyprus, Romania and Russia.

Many have already spent their entire life racing and should be allowed to retire in their old age. Instead, they are sent to a Country with no animal welfare laws, to race or breed.

Greyhounds are also sent to Shanghai Wildlife Park where, locals report, they are fed alive to big cats and other predators and forced to race against Cheetahs for entertainment. When they have outlived their usefulness many end up in the meat trade to be beaten, hung, boiled or skinned alive. Kerry Elliman setup the organisation when its namesake ‘Candy’ was killed by another dog just the day before she was due to fly to the UK to be rehomed. Candy Cane can now ensure that rescued greyhounds in China can be kennelled with other greyhounds safely until they are well enough to travel.

Candy Cane Rescue couldn’t make any of this happen without the brilliant and brave Chinese activists and rescues who they work hand in hand with.

Candy Cane Rescue is an organisation of hope. Hope that one day the export of greyhounds and the meat trade of dogs will end.

Sterling Yachting’s very own Managing Director, Maura Berrini, is a trustee of the charity. Maura adopted her first two Irish greyhounds in 2016 and since then her passion and commitment to learning more about the racing industry and the rescues from China has grown and grown. She supports Candy Cane Rescue wholeheartedly.

If you would like to learn more about the charity please visit their website here or their facebook page here.

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