Border Collie Rescue shares concerns about worldwide exploitation and abuse of animals along with many other members of the animal rescue world.

This short video expresses some of those concerns.

If you have concerns over the exploitation of Greyhounds in racing you may wish to sign this petition on the 10 Downing Street website :-
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/helpgreyhounds/

For more information about the issues raised in this video, visit -

http://www.ddawatch.co.uk/

http://www.all-creatures.org/

http://www.oneliferescue.org

The 1991 UK Dangerous Dog Act -
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1991/Ukpga_19910065_en_1.htm

The 2006 UK Animal Welfare Act -
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060045_en_1

DEFRA - Wildlife and Pets
http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/index.htm

The music used in this video is a song - 'Is it bad enough' by Maria Daines, and is used with her kind consent.

Maria is involved in canine rescue in the UK and is an active campaigner for welfare issues and against BSL.
Many of her songs are about issues relating to animal welfare and abuse.
Find out more at -

http://www.maria-daines.com
(and buy her CD's)

The Border Collie is designed to be a sheepdog and was originally used for herding livestock in the English and Scottish Borders. Border Collie Rescue assesses all dogs coming into our care for herding ability and will rehome them as stockdogs if that is what they need to do but we also assess and rehome for scent discrimination skills to the Police, Prison Service and Excise to detect drugs, explosives and firearms -- to SARDA and other rescue organisations for mountain rescue and search and rescue work -- to help deaf, blind or otherwise disabled people as well as for working trials, flyball, agility, obedience and other interactive sporting disciplines and many of our dogs have qualified for Crufts in these disciplines. Those that show us they do not need or want to work are rehomed as PAT dogs, pets and companions.