Greyhounds have been man's companions for such a long period of time that they are even mentioned in the earliest of ancient texts, including the Bible. Greyhounds became so revered by royalty, that they were often found in depictions of royal courts, and in some cases they were even found mummified in ancient Egyptian tombs, where they were preserved as companions for their former owners in the afterlife. During that time the depictions of ancient gods most commonly associated with hunting, the goddess Diana for example, came to include figures of hunting dogs that bear an extraordinary likeness to modern day greyhounds. In the Middle Ages, the nobles became so enamored of their phenomenal hunting dogs that it was a capital offense to kill a greyhound. Human life at times was valued less than the life of one such dog. It was only nobles who had permission from the king to own and breed greyhounds.
Since 1900s,Greyhounds have been abused and trained to be used in racing. The entire training cycle takes about two years. At the end of this time period the greyhounds are evaluated for their ability to run the entire track in a satisfactory period of time. The unproductive dogs - those which are either not fast enough to win races consistently or which become hurt - are euthanized. If they fail to earn money for their kennel and owners, they have become a liability instead of an asset, and the racing business does not retain unprofitable dogs.
The paper cut-out animation shows a Greyhound in documents through different times of age. From Egyptian relief sculpture to the Middle Ages’ paintings, and in the Greyhound racing in current time period, I wanted to show how people have been treating a same dog differently in different time line.
