Iowa greyhound racing must end now: Stop animal cruelty
Kudos to the GREY2K USA and ASPCA advocates who are meeting with Iowa politicos to drive home the point that greyhound racing is cruel and must end.
Iowa is an enigma in my eyes – it’s progressive as Iowa is one of the few states allowing same sex marriage.
On the other hand, Iowa continues to demand dog racing even though it’s a fiscal drain on the state’s funds while sanctioning state dog abuse.
I always want to vomit when someone says, “If you compare dog racing to any other athletic activity, the number of injuries are astoundingly low, and greyhounds are doing what they love to do,” Hardison said. Hardison is president of the Iowa Greyhound Association.
Mr. Hardison: What is the number of injuries to Iowa racing greyhounds? Greyhounds love to run but how do you know they love to race? If I was confined to a cramped cage for 19 to 21 hours a day, I would love to stretch my limbs and run around the yard too.
Mr. Hardison: Human athletes have the option of whether or not they want to participate. Racing greyhounds are captive slaves.
Here’s a well done article in the Des Moines Register. Thanks for the extensive coverage.
And best of all here’s a groundbreaking report about greyhound racing in Iowa. As for injuries — 530 greyhound injuries were reported at Iowa tracks between January 2006 and August 2010. 57% of all reported injuries involved broken legs, and other reported injuries include puncture wounds, fractured skulls and paralysis.
Mr. Hardison: If you think this is “an astoundingly low” number of injuries, I’d like an explanation. Hypothetically, that’s more than 100 dogs a year suffering injuries and Iowa has seasonal tracks.
Iowa is one of the seven states where greyhounds still run for their lives. End greyhound racing in Iowa now!
Brown clearly has the momentum and the tide is demoralizing to Coakley supporters. No one wants to support a loser.