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greyhound racing: the "real" story
Published Apr. 3, 2008
DeerSlayer got me upset with his picture this afternoon and I felt that it was time to show the plight of the greyhound, for those that don't know.
There are 100's (maybe even 1000's by now) of rescue groups in the US, Spain, Ireland, and the UK, but unfortunately a large number of the dogs never make it to the tracks. They are killed at the "mills" that breed them because they show no promise to make money.
The following synopsis was taken from the website for the Humane Society of the US, however, there are MANY websites that have horror stories of how these poor souls are treated before, during and after their racing days:
Every year, the industry breeds tens of thousands of greyhounds, more than it can place at racetracks. This overbreeding is motivated by the desire to produce "winning" dogs. Thousands of greyhounds at each track are disposed of yearly to bring in a "fresh" group of dogs. A dog's racing career is usually over at 3½ to 4 years of age.
If able to live out his or her full life as a companion animal, a greyhound may live 13 or more years. Unfortunately, the industry kills greyhounds at various stages in the dogs' lives because they appear to lack racing potential or are injured. Many dogs, when they are no longer profitable, are adopted into good homes through rescue groups, but thousands are not. As with any business, profit is the bottom line; as a result, greyhounds are often destroyed using the least expensive methods, including gunshot. Reports of bludgeoning, abandonment, and starvation have also surfaced. Veterinarians humanely euthanize some greyhounds.
Adopt a greyhound, they DO make wonderful pets. If you can't adopt, you can sponsor a greyhound here:
http://www.greyhoundfriends.com/profile.htm
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