Here’s another article about the efforts of the rescue group in Guam and the United States rescue groups.

According to the article, the Guam greyhound situation has raised concern globally, with greyhound rescue groups around the world networking to help save the greyhounds. A simple google search of “Guam greyhounds” brings up sites not only from the United States, but also Japan, Ireland, Spain, Korea, England, Netherlands, and Belgium — all talking specifically about the Guam greyhounds in their respective languages.

Last week there was a segment on ABC-TV and NPR.

Greyhound Network News also offers more info as well as Guam Greyhounds.

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Help!

Guam greyhounds are in dire straits and need to come to the United States NOW!

Look at these photos – they are inhumane

Read the sad stories.

Watch the ABC video footage.

Donate money! You can use Paypal or send a check directly to Greyhound Protection League who is orchestrating the bills. 

Send to:  Greyhound Protection League, PO Box 669, Penn Valley, CA 95946 (USA)

This message came to me from Pat G.:

View the photos of these beautiful, docile creatures that must be flown out of Guam soon or face a certain death. Many generous organizations and people  have paid to have these greyhounds spayed/neutered, treated for dental and costly medical procedures–(the photos reveal why this is necessary) –and have already flown more than 50 to Los Angeles. 

From there the greyhounds have been transported to greyhound rescue groups in California, Nevada and soon to be New Mexico for adoption. 
 
Unfortunately the money we have already spent to save them is coming to an end.   This leaves perhaps 100 greyhounds, all spayed, neutered, and vetted in Guam with limited time. 

We must raise additional funds quickly and get them out of Guam.  
 
These are very difficult times for all, but, if you are able – please write a check to the Greyhound Protection League (a 501 c 3 tax-exempt organization) and write Guam Greyhounds on the subject line (for $10, $20, $50, $100… whatever you can) and send it to: 
 
       Greyhound Protection League
       P.O. Box 669
       Penn  Valley, CA 95946
 
All monies will be used to bring these loving creatures here before it is too late. 
 
Thank you for reading this, and for anything you are able to do. Please link to this message and crosspost and forward it to everyone you know. Don’t wait for someone else to do something.
 
Pat Getz

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Governor Jan Brewer says that all options are on the table to fix the Arizona state deficit.

This article mentions a temporary tax increase and loosening voters’ spending mandates.

I have a better idea: What about taxing greyhound racing and horse racing? 

Dear Governor Brewer, are you putting that option on the table? 

Think there’s not enough money to tax? Think again: The total handle generated by commercial and county fair racing for teletracking (simulcast betting) was $172.8 million. This included $127.3 million for horse racing and $45.5 million for greyhound racing. (View the 2008 audit report-PDF required.)

The State of Arizona received $218,513 in revenue from the simulcast handle, all of which was generated from the Turf Paradise handle at off-track sites.

Greyhound racing has not paid pari-mutuel taxes (gambling taxes on money from live racing and off track betting/simulcast betting/teletracking) since mid 1990s.  The AZ Department of Racing is 85 percent financed by yet another State department. Somebody is making money but it’s not the state of Arizona and it’s not the AZ Dept of Racing.

This is so wrong especially in a billion dollar budget deficit!

According to the Arizona Department of Racing’s 2008 audit report, some greyhound racing venue gets a hardship tax credit because of a decline in business.    Several businesses have steep declines in sales and are going out of business. Are you getting hardship tax credits too?

Taxing the greyhound and horse racing venues won’t solve all the budget problems but it won’t be an ongoing money vomit pit either.

We don’t want no stinkin’ temporary tax increase especially when greyhound racing is not paying state pari-mutuel taxes on millions of dollars earned.

How about you? 

Contact the media and Governor Brewer.

It’s your money — SPEAK OUT!

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It’s not enough that racing greyhounds in what is considered a civilized nation (the United States) continue to die and suffer senseless injuries.

In Guam, when the racing industry came to an end, dogs were set free in the jungle to fend for themselves and face other atrocities. Fortunately, a combined effort of U.S. greyhound advocacy groups and Guam Animals in Need have helped to save some of these greyhounds and find them adoptable homes both locally in Guam and by flying them to the United States.

Now in Jamaica, they want to launch greyhound racing. Every article mentions how it will  help the local economy. That didn’t work in Guam and other parts of the U.S., and it’s not going to work on a subtropical island like Jamaica. Nowhere do the articles mention greyhound welfare. Jamaica is another greyhound holocaust waiting to happen.

South Africa is also considering greyhound racing. Another bad idea.

What can you do?

Start writing: Speak out.

JAMAICA
Prime Minister, The Honorable Bruce Golding
One Devon Road
Kingston 10
Jamaica

Jamaica Observer
40-421/2 Beechwood Avenue
Kingston 5
Jamaica W.I.
editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

SOUTH AFRICA
Professor Elizabeth Snyman-Van Deventer
University of the Free State
Faculty of Law
P..O. Box 339
Bloemfontein
9300 South Africa
snymane.rd@ufs.ac.za - this is a corrected email address

The Citizen Newspaper
P.O. Box 43069
Industria 2042
letters@citizen.co.za

GREY2K USA has submitted official testimony, but your letters are needed at this time as well. Please write to the authorities and media outlets to let them know that greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane, and that economically, it has become a losing proposition in the United States.

You can rely on points from  state-by-state racing pages or you can click here to review or download a racing fact sheet (PDF).

How much blood needs to be shed in the name of greyhound racing?

Speak out! Add this blog post to your facebook and myspace pages. Encourage your friends to speak out. Silence is never an option.

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