Two years ago today, two dogs were injured while racing in Arizona.

In Phoenix Greyhound Park

3/11/08 Night Flyer  (not provided) (not provided) (not provided) (not provided) (From Suspension List) “Judges” scratch “pulled up” – As usual no information was provided about the injury. As usual the track veterinarians couldn’t give a damn. Good riddance to PGP.

Thank dog, Night Flyer only ran two races and was rehomed by GPA-AZ.

In Tucson Greyhound Park

3/11/08 Bella Artois dislocated  her right toes, a  splint was provided but the recovery time was not.  Bella ran 29 races and was rehomed by Arizona Greyhound Rescue.

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Two years ago today March 7, 2008, two dogs were injured at Tucson Greyhound Park according to the Arizona Department of Racing injury report compiled by Grey2K. (Adobe Acrobat)

Boc’s Country Boy had suffered a muscle tear in his right rear. This was a career ending injury but nothing is listed as treatment. Dog injured. Is that a let-the-rescue-groups deal with this expense type of thing?

According to the data website. What happened to Country Boy after 89 races?

On the same day Kay V Stark also suffered a muscle tear in her right rear, again another career ending injury. Again, no treatment listed. Again probably a problem for the rescue groups if she’s lucky.

According to the data website, this poor girl ran 132 races. What happened to Kay V Stark? Did she end up on someone’s couch or not?

What the hell was going on here that two dogs suffer the same injury in the same place and end their careers because of this same injury? Contact savetucsongreyhounds@gmail.com if you have a clue.

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Two years ago today March 6, 2008, two dogs were injured at Tucson Greyhound Park according to the Arizona Department of Racing injury report. (Adobe Acrobat required)

KK’s Morgan dropped muscle in the right rear. What kind of treatment did KK have? Who knows? It wasn’t provided on the injury report. Does that mean NO treatment was provided or treatment was provided but wasn’t listed? This was a career ending injury.  KK ran 166 races. Fortunately, for him he ended up with Arizona Greyhound Rescue.

On the same day My Royal Athena fractured a right hock which was treated with a splint. The recovery time was not listed so we don’t know if Athena had time to recover or not. Athena ran 115 races, came in first place 21 times. If you look at the data they ran her every 3 to 5 days. How very sad.  Somebody got rich off this hound. This looks like it was a career ending injury because there were no other dates listed. I hope Athena wasn’t euthanized like Missy was for a fractured hock in 2007.

If you know the whereabouts of My Royal Athena, please write to savetucsongreyhounds@gmail.com

More dogs have recently broken their hocks at Tucson Greyhound Park. Please consider donating to Greyhounds2Go who take in these dogs and rehabilitate them and pay for their medical expenses.

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Two years ago today, this is the 3rd night in a row that Tucson racing dogs fractured or bruised their toes. What is the problem?

Phoenix Gunsmoke broke a left toenail. Treatment was not provided; either not provided or not listed. Recovery time was recommended for 3 weeks. Phoenix Gunsmoke also suffered a toe related injured on June 13, 2008. He continued to race 150 times. This handsome boy is looking for a home now.

Same night, same track, different dog –Phoenix Swink fractured left toes; treatment not provided or not listed. Recovery time was 6 weeks. This dog continued to race for 83 times and ended his racing career in August 2009. Fortunately, he was adopted through Racing Home Greyhounds.

Yet another dog, RLM’s Evonne bruised her right toes. Treatment & recovery time not provided. She continues to race more in 2008. On the injury report…

Finally, someone speaks out:  “Bruised toes due to too many rocks on the track”

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Two years ago today — Feb. 20, 2008 – three dogs were injured at Tucson Greyhound Park. Two fractured their toes the previous night. That’s four dogs in two days with fractured toes. What’s the problem?

Checkin U Out fractured a right toe. Treatment is listed as not provided. We don’t know if treatment was or was not provided. The recovery time listed as 8 weeks. Comments: “3 in 2 nights??!!” Even the kennel operators are perplexed by the toe fractures.

For Checkin U Out, this was a career ending injury after 34 races.   What happened to this racing greyhound?

Also on the same night, Cody fractured a right toe. The toe was wrapped but the recovery time was not provided.

Yet another injury on the same night, RD’s Beemer dropped muscle “right rear”, treatment  not provided. According to the report this was “career ending” and “1st schooling race.”  Hopefully, Beemer lucked out and found a forever home but we have no way of knowing.

View the AZ greyhound racing injuries. (Adobe Acrobat required.)

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Two years ago today – Feb. 19, 2008 – two racing greyhounds were injured at Tucson Greyhound Park. Both dogs fractured their toes.

But Of Course fractured a right toe – treatment and recovery time not provided. Because no information is listed on the report, we don’t know if treatment or recovery was or was not provided.  According to this website, this was But of Course’s last race after running 63 races. What happened to this greyhound?

On the very same night of Feb. 19, 2008, another racing greyhound RLM’s Sundowner fractured a left toe. The treatment is listed as “not provided”. Again we don’t know if treatment was or was not provided. The recovery time listed is 6 weeks. The comment listed is “”Broke off entire nail, ripping off half the quick.”

This dog continued to race until August 2008 when he was adopted.

View the AZ greyhound racing injury reports here. (Adobe Acrobat required.)

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02/17/08 Becoming Betty -sick – (in what way sick/not provided) (what treatment was given/not provided) (what was the recovery time/not provided) (From Suspension List)

02/17/08 Concho Tootsie – sick (in what way sick/not provided) (what treatment was given/not provided) (what was the recovery period/not provided) (From Suspension List)

02/17/08 KMA Barbaroo – (what happened/not provided) something happened to Barbaroo’s tail (what treatment was given/not provided) (what was the recovery period/not provided) (From Suspension List) Comments:“rear tip bleeding”
02/17/08 Leopold Stotch (what happened/not provided) but something did happen to the right shoulder (what treatment was provided/not provided) (what was the recovery/not provided) (From Suspension List)

Does “not provided” mean that no treatment was provided?

What happened to these four racing dogs?

Why were four dogs injured in one night on Feb. 17, 2008 — two years ago today?

Thank DOG Phoenix Greyhound Park is closed and will remain closed. One less dog track in Arizona means less injured dogs, less race dogs euthanized, less breeding unless Ariz. Department of Racing continues to stupidly encourage the breeding of greyhounds and then give the breeders generous breeding awards for unwanted greyhounds.

Your tax dollars at work.

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Happy Valentine’s Day but not for these Arizona racing greyhounds.

Two years ago today – 2/14/08 – Anton Ego was injured at Phoenix Greyhound Park. This was the first of three racing injuries in 2008 for Anton Ego. During his racing career he ran 19 races, winning 4. He won his last race on Jan. 26, 2008, but continued to race and become further injured.

On Valentine’s Day 2008, his

• injury type – lame
• injury location – not provided
• treatment – not provided (does this mean treatment was not provided?)
• recovery time – not provided (was no recovery time provided?)

What happened to Anton Ego? Did he get adopted? Did he get euthanized?

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Also on Valentine’s Day 2008 at Phoenix Greyhound Park, BC She’s a Jewel suffered:

• injury type – fracture
• injury location – tail (ouch!)
• treatment – not provided (does this mean treatment was not provided?)
• recovery time – not provided (was no recovery time provided?)

From the Suspension List – what does that mean? Please email savetucsongreyhounds@gmail.com to explain that term confidentially.

BC She’s a Jewel is still racing, as a matter of fact raced last night at Tucson Greyhound Park in the 17th race.

As of this website, BC She’s a Jewel has raced 116 times but this website ends December 2009. The dog is still racing.

We have to wonder how many times she has been injected with anabolic steroids to suppress estrus/heat. Human athletes take steroids to become more powerful and build more muscle.

According to the National Institutes of Health:

PubMed

U.S. National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health

Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2000 Jun;23(3):121-9.
Characterization of urinary metabolites of testosterone, methyltestosterone, mibolerone and boldebone in greyhound dogs.

Williams TM, Kind AJ, Hyde WG, Hill DW.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA.

Androgenic steroids are used in female greyhound dogs to prevent the onset of estrus; moreover, these steroids also have potent anabolic activity. As anabolic steroids increase muscle mass and aggression in animals, the excessive use of these agents in racing greyhounds gives an UNFAIR PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGE TO TREATED DOGS.

The use of repeated anabolic steroids dosing to Arizona racing greyhounds should be banned because it harms the dogs with long-term dosing and compromises the integrity of greyhound racing wagering.

Please contact your legislators and urge them to vote YES for  AZ HB 2637.

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Feb. 10, 2010–Two years ago today, three racing greyhounds were injured at Phoenix Greyhound Park and one racing greyhound was euthanized at Tucson Greyhound Park.

TGP

Captive Canidate suffered a hock fracture and was euthanized.

Who makes the decision to euthanize? Unfortunately, a hock is a relatively common but treatable fracture so why euthanize this dog? If you know the answer please contact savetucsongreyhounds@gmail.com

This dog raced 81 times and then died. (PDF)

PGP

BC Rock On By

• injury type – tear
• injury location – right leg
• treatment – not provided
• recovery time – not provided

Bella Instep

• injury type – lame
• injury location – not provided
• treatment – not provided
• recovery time – not provided

KK’s Ruffian

• injury type – sick
• injury location – not provided
• treatment – not provided
• recovery time – not provided

What happened to these 3 injured dogs? Email: saveTucsongreyhounds@gmail.com

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On Feb. 9, 2008 – three racing greyhounds in Phoenix were injured. Thank DOG the Phoenix Greyhound Park closed!

Phoenix Firebird

• injury type – sick
• injury location – not provided
• injury treatment – not provided
• recovery time – not provided

RD’s Gwynn

• injury type – lame
• injury location – not provided
• injury treatment – not provided
• recovery time – not provided

Twilite Teasey

• injury type – paralysis
• injury location – rear foot, nerve
• injury treatment – not provided
• recovery time -not provided
• comments – “the four toes of the rear foot were knocked under. Diagnosis nerve injury or paralysis below ankle”

According to this website, this was the last race for Twilight Teasey. What happened to this female who raced 30 times in 9 months all in Phoenix?

If you know what happened to this dog, please contact savetucsongreyhounds@gmail.com

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