4D Meat and Greyhound Racing: Food to Die For
Ever wonder what greyhounds are fed at the dog track?
Don’t.
It’s not for human consumption and according to an ex dog track veterinarian in Iowa, it should not be consumed by greyhounds either.
According to the article, “The greyhound people feed each animal a ration of this ‘pathogenic smorgasbord’ daily. They have the erroneous idea that when greyhounds are fed raw meat they run faster. Of course, the meat may contain many pathogens that killed the cattle in the first place as well as many of the drugs that were used to treat the sick cattle before they died.”
Yes, that’s 4D or 4-D meat. The big D stands for DEAD, DYING, DISEASED, and DISABLED cattle and horses. And it’s raw, not cooked. And it’s cheap %$#&.
According to the article, “The feeding of 4-D meat also affects state-mandated urine tests on racing greyhounds. Procaine, an anesthetic used to deaden pain, can be injected into a dog prior to a race, affecting the dog’s performance. Positive results from a drug test after a race result in a fine and bitter complaints from the trainers, who argue correctly that there is no way to determine the source of the drug in the urine – whether from pill, injection, or 4-D meat.”
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