It is with a heavy heart that I now write again about the South Tucson dog track’s missing greyhound.

Her name was Stilln da Jump. This pretty fawn female weighed a mere 62 pounds. After breaking a leg on Thursday Sept. 16, she left the track under unknown circumstances but did not go to an adoption group. Details are sketchy as to her whereabouts until someone found Jump and brought her to an emergency veterinary clinic.

This being Tucson, the temps were still triple digits and Jump was suffering from heat stroke as well as a broken leg.

While in recovery after her surgery which fixed her broken leg, dear Jump died.

We don’t know the reason why she died but we do know the vets tried hard to save her.

Jump wasn’t even 2 year old.

Jump the greyhound is just one of the many reasons why the cruel sport of greyhound racing must end in Tucson now.

Please remember Jump as she runs free at the Rainbow Bridge along with Missy and all the racing greyhounds who are disposable money machines for the racing industry.

Hug your hounds — they are the fortunate ones.

Update: A reader suggested that we dedicate this beautiful Youtube video in memory of Jump. It’s a good suggestion. Thank you

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According to this article, a greyhound trainer in the UK is charged with doping his greyhound with cocaine.

An international greyhound protection groups says, “Sadly, the doping of racing greyhounds appears to be widespread and most of it goes undetected. It is yet another example of how little those in the racing industry care about the dogs they use as money-making commodities.”

Cocaine is no stranger to greyhound racing in the United States either. Earlier this year Alabama had its share of cocaine abuse and in past years, Florida too.

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I am just thrilled to post that the lost and injured female greyhound HAS BEEN FOUND!    Kudos to the woman who took the dog to the vet and to everyone who helped. Let’s hope the hound gets well and has a chance for a soft bed in her future.

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Here is an excerpt from a greyhound racing industry conference six months ago. The speaker is from the UK.

“So, in summary, we’ve got a similar industry to yourselves, a falling number of greyhound tracks, we have falling attendance, we have a rapidly declining tote turnover, we have legislation which is being brought in to try and, I think, probably destroy greyhound racing. We have a problem with our media, we have a problem with our PR, we have a problem with our image, but we’re not downhearted, we’re still here, we’re still operating. One of my general managers who has two small children asked me how can we keep greyhound racing going for the next 18 years so he can get his children through university and pay his mortgage, I would like to be around in 18 years……… Thank you very much.”

You can read his entire speech here.

He doubts that David Smith killed 10,000 greyhounds. That one story gave British greyhound racing a big black eye.

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I used to think the Brits were more civilized than the U.S. but after reading this report of six greyhounds  killed in one week in one dog track in the UK — I’ve changed my mind.

Thank you Tony Peters for telling the world about this horrific greyhound slaughter in the UK.

“A veteran greyhound racing enthusiast has vowed to “give up the game” after six greyhounds were “put down” following serious injuries at Manchester’s Belle Vue dog track in just over a week. ”

“The middle-aged man, who said he had raced dogs at the stadium for half his life, contacted greyhound protection group Greyhound Action on Sunday, after a two year old dog, called Ballyverry Rock, was “put down” after being badly injured in a race the previous evening.”

“The man, who asked for his name not to be divulged, said the dog’s death was “the final straw” for him, after witnessing five fatal injuries to greyhounds at Belle Vue the previous weekend.”

“Thousands of injuries to greyhounds, many of them serious, occur every year in Britain. The main reason for this is that the shape of the tracks, with fast straights leading into tight bends, creates a very dangerous environment for dogs to run in.

“In addition, hundreds of other greyhounds, bred because of the demand created by Belle Vue, are put to death as puppies or young dogs, before they even make it to the track, after being judged unsuitable for racing.

“According to recent research, more than 12,000 greyhounds, bred for the British racing industry, are ‘put down’ every year, after failing to make the grade as racers or when their ‘careers’ on the tracks come to an end.

“An RSPCA report on greyhound racing has stated that ‘at least 20 greyhounds a day – either puppies which do not make the track, or retired dogs aged three or four – simply disappear, presumed killed’.

“Members of the public can help put an end to this horrific situation by not attending dog tracks or betting on greyhound racing, so this appalling death-industry fades away through lack of financial support.”

If you’ve got the stomach for it, you can read the article in its entirety here.

For more information about the campaign against the suffering and slaughter caused by commercial greyhound racing, please visit Greyhound Action’s website

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