We wonder in the last 15 years of greyhound racing, how many greyhounds have died? We can probably find out how many were reported but that is nowhere near the real number of greyhounds that die all in the name of sport and greed. 

We also wonder how many greyhound racing protests there have been?

Probably not enough.

It’s a new year and we are most likely going to hang out on street corners and other venues carrying big signs. The collective we, are no longer going to the back of the bus about the horrors of greyhound racing especially at the Tucson dog track.  

This got us thinking about signs. Here are a few:

Born from Petting – Dead from Betting

Euthanize Racing Industry

Dead Dogs are the Product of the Dog Racing Industry

Racing to Death

Greyhound Holocaust

Dog Racing = Dying Sport

Ban the Blood Sport

Dog wearing sign: Lucky to be Alive

Stop Greyhound Racing Dead in Its Tracks

 You Bet They Die

Stop the Slaughter

 Worse than Michael Vick

Greyhound Racing Sucks

If you have a good idea for a sign, please leave it in a comment.  

If you have recently protested the blood sport of greyhound racing, please share your experiences.

Thank you 

Tags: Greyhounds ETC. by NoMoreRacing
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January 1, 2008

Geoffrey Gonsher
Director, Arizona Department of Racing
1110 W. Washington – Suite 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Dear Director Gonsher:

The AZ Department of Racing seems to care about its financial side and rightly so.  Then it seems to care about whether or not the gamblers are being cheated and rightly so. But there seems to be very little to no mention of greyhound welfare. The greyhounds which make greyhound racing possible are just a commodity and so what if 16 greyhounds disappear or what if more than 150 disappear? It’s business as usual as the AZ Department of Racing promotes and encourages the breeding of greyhounds (and horses) so there is always a steady supply of dogs.

On December 19, 2007, an article appeared in the Arizona Daily Star quoting you as saying that your department would be looking into it in the next 30 days.

It’s the new year and we greyhound advocates are wondering what – if anything — has been uncovered?

In an Arizona Daily Star article dated December 20, 2006 you are quoted as saying that the AZ Department of Racing was looking into a database that would make Tucson Greyhound Park more accountable about its missing dogs. Has that happened yet? 

Has the greyhound database been installed and is it in use? If yes, then where are the 16 missing dogs? And worse, how could they go missing? One or two of those dogs were supposed to go to a local greyhound adoption group. So once again, Tucson Greyhound Park failed to enforce the statute R-19-329 (B) which states: “Every effort must be made to adopt the greyhounds not used for racing or breeding purposes.” Yet, another violation that goes unnoticed and not punished.  Violations and missing dogs seem to run amuck at TGP and the AZ Department of Racing just looks the other way; business as usual.

If the greyhound database has not be installed, then why not? What seems to be the problem? Why would it take a year to implement a database at Tucson Greyhound Park? I believe that I read in the audit report/sunset review that the Department of AZ Racing was implementing better technology. Is that to serve the Department, the bettor, or greyhound welfare?

K. Z.
Greyhound adopter and advocate – Tucson

Tags: Greyhound Racing - TUCSON (TGP), Speak Out Against Greyhound Racing by NoMoreRacing
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