Comments on: Another Day, Another Racing Animal Dies http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/ Dogs race to their death Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:36:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-49 NoMoreRacing Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:35:32 +0000 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/#comment-49 Mark, Thanks so much for posting. I hope you come back often and do what you can to help end the inhumane treatment. Mark,
Thanks so much for posting.
I hope you come back often and do what you can to help end the inhumane treatment.

]]> By: MrMarkAZ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-48 MrMarkAZ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:36:00 +0000 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/#comment-48 I came here via an e-mail post about a lawsuit against this website. I have adopted a retired racing greyhound, and he has become a steadfast if not somewhat goofy companion. I couldn't have asked for a better friend. What I've learned thus far from other people in the rescue about the racing industry is saddening, to say the least. I wish I could say I was surprised by it. The one comment I have about the USA Today opinion piece on animal racing is that I think the author commits the fallacy of false equivalence. Animal racing and human racing are two different animals (no pun intended), in that human athletes have a choice. Human athletes have rights and protections. Greyhounds and horses do not. I love the sport of dog and horse running. In their element, flowing over the ground with seemingly no effort at all, they are beautiful to behold. I loathe and despise the inhumanity and callous indifference of the breeders, track owners, and, to no small extent, those who bet on these races knowing full well what goes on underneath the stands and behind the scenes. I came here via an e-mail post about a lawsuit against this website. I have adopted a retired racing greyhound, and he has become a steadfast if not somewhat goofy companion. I couldn’t have asked for a better friend.

What I’ve learned thus far from other people in the rescue about the racing industry is saddening, to say the least. I wish I could say I was surprised by it.

The one comment I have about the USA Today opinion piece on animal racing is that I think the author commits the fallacy of false equivalence. Animal racing and human racing are two different animals (no pun intended), in that human athletes have a choice. Human athletes have rights and protections. Greyhounds and horses do not.

I love the sport of dog and horse running. In their element, flowing over the ground with seemingly no effort at all, they are beautiful to behold.

I loathe and despise the inhumanity and callous indifference of the breeders, track owners, and, to no small extent, those who bet on these races knowing full well what goes on underneath the stands and behind the scenes.

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Cynthia Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:33:14 +0000 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/#comment-45 Greyt Blog for helping the greyhounds! Horse racing, dog racing, dog fighting, cock fighting... It is all the same... it is all exploitation of animals for the perverse entertainment of a certain fraction of our society. I have been involved in greyhound rescue for several years now. Proponents of the sport and industry insiders have said over and over again that it is "getting better"... I see absolutely no evidence of that! It is NOT getting better. As long as dogs are still being injured and maimed every day and as long as dogs still die every day, what can be "better" about that? I live in Florida where there are more tracks than in any other state. Working with rescue here makes it perfectly clear what is happening to these dogs and who is taking responsibility for them. They come to the rescue groups maimed and broken and emaciated and full of bugs and parasites. I have seen this firsthand. There is no arguing that it happens every day. Dog racing is a cruel and inhumane industry based on money and money alone. And the ones who really pay are the dogs... sometimes with their lives. The killing and cruelty needs to stop. I will work to end dog racing for as long as I am able to breathe. I am so ashamed of the part of our society that actually supports this outdated venue. I hope that one day, they too, will become enlightened enough to find another way to entertain themselves - other than through the exploitation and abuse of animals. Keep up the good work, lots of us out here support you 100%!! Greyt Blog for helping the greyhounds! Horse racing, dog racing, dog fighting, cock fighting… It is all the same… it is all exploitation of animals for the perverse entertainment of a certain fraction of our society.
I have been involved in greyhound rescue for several years now. Proponents of the sport and industry insiders have said over and over again that it is “getting better”… I see absolutely no evidence of that! It is NOT getting better. As long as dogs are still being injured and maimed every day and as long as dogs still die every day, what can be “better” about that?
I live in Florida where there are more tracks than in any other state. Working with rescue here makes it perfectly clear what is happening to these dogs and who is taking responsibility for them. They come to the rescue groups maimed and broken and emaciated and full of bugs and parasites. I have seen this firsthand. There is no arguing that it happens every day. Dog racing is a cruel and inhumane industry based on money and money alone. And the ones who really pay are the dogs… sometimes with their lives. The killing and cruelty needs to stop. I will work to end dog racing for as long as I am able to breathe.
I am so ashamed of the part of our society that actually supports this outdated venue. I hope that one day, they too, will become enlightened enough to find another way to entertain themselves – other than through the exploitation and abuse of animals.
Keep up the good work, lots of us out here support you 100%!!

]]> By: Paul http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Paul Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:10:23 +0000 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/#comment-44 I've read all your posts on this blog, and while I could reply to each one I'll confine all my comments into this one response, to make it easier for you to remove an opposing view. This post is indicitive of why you are being sued. The only thing you do by posting about a HORSE racing death, on a site designed to supposedly end greyhound racing at Tucson, is intentionally mislead people to equate the two. In other posts, I enjoy (sarcasm) how you make the intentional (and incorrect) comparison and claims that GH racing is a blood sport. Had you taken the time to actually learn what a blood sport is, maybe you wouldn't be getting sued. I'm a libertarian. I believe you should be allowed to say whatever you want to say. But I also believe that if it isn't accurate, you should be held accountable for it. So, learn from this. Stop trying to sensationalize what you are saying. You don't work for Hard Copy or Fox. Report what is accurate without embellishment and over the top sensationalism, and you would'nt be hauled into court. But if you need any more injury/death stories, I've put down two greyhounds who broke their legs at my house in the last 6 months. Of course they were pets and that doesn't exactly make the point you want, does it? I’ve read all your posts on this blog, and while I could reply to each one I’ll confine all my comments into this one response, to make it easier for you to remove an opposing view.

This post is indicitive of why you are being sued.

The only thing you do by posting about a HORSE racing death, on a site designed to supposedly end greyhound racing at Tucson, is intentionally mislead people to equate the two.

In other posts, I enjoy (sarcasm) how you make the intentional (and incorrect) comparison and claims that GH racing is a blood sport. Had you taken the time to actually learn what a blood sport is, maybe you wouldn’t be getting sued.

I’m a libertarian. I believe you should be allowed to say whatever you want to say. But I also believe that if it isn’t accurate, you should be held accountable for it. So, learn from this. Stop trying to sensationalize what you are saying. You don’t work for Hard Copy or Fox. Report what is accurate without embellishment and over the top sensationalism, and you would’nt be hauled into court.

But if you need any more injury/death stories, I’ve put down two greyhounds who broke their legs at my house in the last 6 months. Of course they were pets and that doesn’t exactly make the point you want, does it?

]]> By: Melissa http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Melissa Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:33:26 +0000 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/#comment-43 Just found your blog and site via azstarnet and their article today. I'm a Tucson-area 'human' to two retired racing greyhounds, and I'll be adding your blog to my subscriptions, and printing out several articles from it to pass on to other local greyhound owners at the dog park we go to. So glad you are here, and I will follow up with some letters, and read the other sites you've pointed to. Thank you. Peace, Melissa Just found your blog and site via azstarnet and their article today. I’m a Tucson-area ‘human’ to two retired racing greyhounds, and I’ll be adding your blog to my subscriptions, and printing out several articles from it to pass on to other local greyhound owners at the dog park we go to. So glad you are here, and I will follow up with some letters, and read the other sites you’ve pointed to. Thank you.

Peace,
Melissa

]]> By: Abby Road http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Abby Road Tue, 06 May 2008 16:05:54 +0000 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2008/05/04/another-day-another-racing-animal-dies/#comment-29 Thanks for the blog post. The New York Times wrote an article questioning the sanctity of horse racing by saying that it's no more humane than greyhound racing. "Within the racing industry, Eight Belles was a tragic but glorious casualty. The industry is in denial: racing grinds up horses, and we dress up the sport with large hats, mint juleps and string bands." Read the article - Race Illustrates Brutal Side of Sport http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/sports/othersports/04rhoden.html?_r=1&em&ex=1209960000&en=a7824db46a95008f&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin Thanks for the blog post.

The New York Times wrote an article questioning the sanctity of horse racing by saying that it’s no more humane than greyhound racing.

“Within the racing industry, Eight Belles was a tragic but glorious casualty. The industry is in denial: racing grinds up horses, and we dress up the sport with large hats, mint juleps and string bands.”

Read the article – Race Illustrates Brutal Side of Sport
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/sports/othersports/04rhoden.html?_r=1&em&ex=1209960000&en=a7824db46a95008f&ei=5087&oref=slogin

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