Oversight by the Arizona Department of Racing also seems not to apply.

Check out injury reports at

http://www.grey2kusa.org/pdf/G2K-2008AZInjuryTable.pdf

12 dogs euthanized at the tracks for fractured hocks;

80+ injuries in July alone;

Here are some of the “notes” on the reports:

– “Shattered – fix the track”
– “. . . too many rocks on the track”
– “Track surface needs more attention”
– “No vet on track premises – need vet to be at the track for morning schooling”
– “Track – dry places, wet places, real wet places”
– “I lost count of how many dogs I’ve crippled in the last 2 weeks”
– “Another slaughtered”
– “4 broken legs in 4 weeks”
– “. . . in that same bad spot in the far turn (of the track”
– “. . . same old spot in the far turn / entering home stretch (of the track)”

-There are entries with incomplete dog’s name;

-There are entries with no dog’s name;

-On more than 80% of the entries the treatment rendered to the dog was “not provided”.

No one’s minding the store in Arizona.

It’s time for those greyhounds to start loving being couch potatoes in forever homes.