Good News: Victory for Some Racing Greyhounds
With all the horrible and cruel news out there regarding greyhound racing, it does my heart good to read some promising news now and then.
–In Massachusetts the Greyhound Protection Act came under fire but the people and the dogs succeeded not the track. Dog racing still bites the dust in 2010 just like the voters wanted.
–New Hampshire’s House of Representatives passed a budget amendment requiring dog tracks to start paying the costs of their own regulation.* The tracks must either compensate the state one half million dollars a year, or suspend all live racing activities. The measure is now under consideration in the State Senate. Dog racing is a fiscal waste!
Also in New Hampshire, House Bill 630, which will make dog racing illegal, now continues its way through the legislative process. Go New Hampshire!
–Twin River, Rhode Island’s only dog track, announced that it will no longer race dogs at the facility after this summer. The same owners have already ended live racing in the state of Colorado! Hooray!
–Strides are being made in Florida too regarding including greyhounds under animal cruelty laws.
*The state of Arizona is still subsidizing dog racing because the dog tracks do not pay taxes on pari-mutuel earnings such as live handle racing or off-track-betting.
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