The good news is…there is no good news.

The bad news is that a global corporation didn’t do its research. With all your marketing collaborations – what were you thinking when you opted to film a commercial at what appears to be a dumpy dog track?  Is your product dumpy?

Maybe you should be humanitarian of the year along with Michael Vick, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ronnie Williams.

Obviously, you haven’t seen the light of day or any headlines to know that dog racing is gross animal cruelty.

Do you know how many racing greyhounds die every year from dog racing?

Do you know how many racing greyhounds live kenneled in the dark with their muzzles on day in and day out?

Do you know how many racing greyhounds disappear every year?

At the track where you filmed your commercial, more than 150 dogs disappeared between 2005 – 2006 never to be found. WTF happened to those dogs?

How many pets of yours live or ever will live like racing greyhounds?  Do you feed your pets RAW 4D meat made from dead, dying, diseased, and disabled animals? Why are there no commercials for 4D dog food on TV?

Do you inject your female dogs with anabolic steroids on an ongoing basis so they suffer perpetual UTI infections?

Do you over breed your dogs so one sire may have 10,000 offspring perpetuating the osteosarcoma gene for generations of dogs? Oddly enough, AKC greyhounds (non racing greyhounds) do not suffer from osteosarcoma.

So, your shoes are fast.

Can’t your creative department come up with a commercial that doesn’t glorify animal cruelty?

Imagine if one of the marathon runners wearing Skechers suffered a broken leg on the run. Would he or she be euthanized? Why not? That’s what happens to plenty of racing greyhounds.

You may be uninformed but a large part of the demographic who wears your shoes grew up on Animal Planet. They are hip to the cruelty of greyhound racing.

Skechers stock has fallen since last year. It was as high as $24 and has fallen to $13. Promoting animal cruelty won’t help your brand.  Animal lovers and advocates make purchases based on their belief systems – greyhound racing kills.

It’s not too late to change your mind and do the right thing.

Sign the Change.org petition asking Skechers not to promote animal cruelty during the Super Bowl.

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Pay
Tips are in addition to wage. (Having been to Tucson Greyhound Park we can tell you these people don’t seem to be big tippers. As a matter of fact on one night there was only one woman watching the dogs race but not betting and two people betting. Good luck with the tips. Tips are always an iffy thing any way you slice it. You’d receive better tips at a casino.)

Posted: 10/10/2011
Job Status: Part Time
Job Type: Restaurant/Food Service Entertainment/Gaming/Casino – (No way can this establishment be compared to the glitz of Tucson Indian gaming casinos. Also in casinos, no dogs are injured or die.)

Description
Tucson Greyhound Park is a Southern Arizona tradition offering quality greyhound and thoroughbred horse racing (there is no live horse racing), and family entertainment (I guess it would be considered family entertainment if your family values include inhumane activities like watching dogs stumble and fall to the ground, collide with each other, run into the fence, and cry out in pain.) for over 6 decades. Our ongoing dedication to the community and patrons has established this institution as a tradition in Tucson now, and for many years to come.  (As for many years to come, last year TGP sponsored a bill to end live dog racing but still permit simulcast horse & dog racing. The bill died in the Senate but sailed through the House.) (Actually, it appears the city of Tucson would like to distance itself from state sanctioned dog abuse. However, the city of South Tucson, seems like not so much.)

Experienced Short Order Cook required. This position requires more than the ability to prepare sandwiches. Candidates must have the experience to plan and cook a dinner special. Duties also include preparing a variety of hot and cold sandwiches or side dishes.

Good customer service skills are a must as this position has direct contact with our customers. At least 2 years food preparation experience to include prep, stocking, and strong attention to cleanliness. (Cleanliness is next to godliness. Your soul will be warped after you are exposed to the realities at TGP.) Ability to operate a cash register and make accurate change. (Handle money…handle food, put those latex gloves on.)

Here’s the Pima County Board of Health record for TGP.

Apply at Tucson Greyhound Park. Office hours 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Download our application.

Skills / Requirements
Two years cooking experience
Able to lift 25 pounds
Food preparation certificate helpful
No felony arrests
Pre-employment drug test required (paid by company)

Apparently, this job has been filled. Stay tuned for another opportunity.

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Tucson Greyhound Racing: Rally to Remember Missy – 4th Anniversary of Senseless Euthanasia

On Wednesday – August 31, 2011 – 7 to 8:30 a.m.

RALLY TO REMEMBER MISSY THE GREYHOUND (and all the other greyhounds who have lost their lives from cruel and inhumane dog racing in South Tucson)

Meet in front of Midtown Bar & Grill, an off-track betting place (OTB activity props up dog racing) located at 4915 E. Speedway Blvd (2 blocks east of Swan), park on Arcadia.

Bring a sign or we will provide signs (some from the original protest in 2007)

On August 31, 2007, a 2 year old greyhound named Missy who had only raced 7 times broke her leg at Tucson Greyhound Park. A kennel operator named David Blair tried desperately to save her from being euthanized but unfortunately his alleged intoxication got in the way. Missy belonged to a less compassionate kennel operator.

Also Arizona Greyhound Rescue was on their way to pick up Missy per Blair’s request.

It didn’t matter that nobody followed AZ racing statutes for — “Every effort shall be made to adopt greyhounds not used for racing or breeding.”

It didn’t matter that people cared about Missy and wanted to save her life as broken legs are relatively common occurrences at dog tracks and these dogs go on to live cherished lives as pets.

MISSY GREYHOUND WAS SENSELESSLY EUTHANIZED!

How many other racing greyhounds have been senselessly euthanized that we don’t know about?

You can read the devastating story in its entirety here. The facts speak for themselves and once again demonstrate how little regard the Arizona Department of Racing has for greyhound welfare.

Hug your hounds and never give up trying to put an end to this dying blood sport located in your backyard.

Missy never knew a soft bed like Cairo here

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Talk about the fox guarding the hen house.

According to an Arizona Department of Racing representative, the decision as to whether or not greyhounds race in extreme temperatures at Tucson Greyhound Park lies first with the state veterinarian and track veterinarian. If the vets notice that a greyhound seems to be in distress, they then confer with the state and TGP stewards.

A greyhound has to first exhibit signs of distress in order for vets to think about addressing the past two nights’ extreme temperatures?

Does that sound like animal welfare to you?

Let’s see — signs of heatstroke in racing greyhounds are excessive trembling, puking, dehydration, muscle weakness, organ failure. Does a veterinarian have to wait until the greyhounds get sick and debilitated to know that conditions aren’t right? What about preventative medicine? What about common sense?

That’s scary stuff.

Here’s who the kingpin decision makers are that are employed by the dog track.

The State Department of Racing website seems to have no listing showing who the State veterinarian is for the racing greyhounds.

I bet if you asked your vet if you and your dog can run around the school track when it’s 103 degrees outside, your vet would scold you and question your sanity. Maybe your vet would even call PACC and fault you for animal cruelty.

Also when asked what the guidelines were to making decisions as to whether or not the temperature was too hot or too cold, the Arizona Department of Racing representative said — no guidelines.

On Monday June 27, weather.com said the temperature was 103 at 8 p.m. Four races occurred at Tucson Greyhound Park. The fifth race was cancelled “due to extreme heat.”

On Tuesday, June 28, weather.com said the temperature was 102 at 8 p.m. This is one degree less than races being cancelled the previous day. On Tuesday, June 28, dogs ran 13 races. Does one degree make that much difference?

What else was different on June 27 than on June 28? Did a dog or more than one dog exhibit signs of distress on June 27? Is that what caused the cancellation of races #5 through 13 that night? If so, which dog or dogs were in distress? What treatment was provided? What is that dog’s or those dogs’ condition now?

It’s time for official records’ requests to be made of the Arizona Department of Racing. Anyone and everyone reading this is entitled to that information.

I’m not surprised that the representative from ADOR passed the baton to the veterinarians. It doesn’t seem like much anybody cares. Regulating? Animal welfare? Hell, when’s the coffee break?

Here’s an interesting article about heatstroke in racing and retired greyhounds.

“Given the greyhound’s purpose as a performance dog and the conditions under which they are trained, raced, confined, and transported, it is safe to assume many racers have experienced one or more episodes of heat/exertional ailments. These dogs may then have a predisposition for future episodes of similar illnesses and likely will have compromised kidneys and other organs. Consequently, great care should be taken to protect them from over-exertion and heat-related illness.”

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Tonight once again I called the dog track in South Tucson at 8 pm to find out if the dogs were still racing. According to weather.com the temperature at 8 pm was 102 degrees.

To my dismay the belligerent female voice on the other end said yes they were racing. I wanted to yell, DOG KILLER but thought better of it because I was in a crowded restaurant.

When I asked whose decision it was to allow dogs to race when the temperature was over 100 degrees, she said with the usual greyhound racing industry arrogance — the General Manager.

Aha.

Was this the same General Manager who recently compared the Tucson Greyhound Park to the Taj Mahal?

Yesterday what sounded like the same female voice, said it was the Stewards’ call as to what temperature the dogs raced in.

So what is it? Do they know the answer? Or do they just make it up as they go along?

According to the Arizona Department of Racing minutes dated May 11, 2011 Director Lonny Powell reported that the budget bill Senate Bill 1623 was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor which created funding for racing and the newly created racing regulation fund (known as CYA). Beginning July 1, 2011, the appropriation of funds would be 42% from State funds (your tax dollars) and 58% from the (racing) industry.

(That might sound shocking but it used to be 85% from the General Fund or your tax dollars so this is a minor improvement. Personally, I would rather eat my dog’s poop than fund the Arizona Dept of Racing, but hey, the state of Arizona doesn’t give me that choice.)

For the fiscal year starting July 1, 2012, the Department of Racing should have 100% funding from the industry.

(Does that mean Tucson Greyhound Park won’t get their hardship tax credit anymore?)

But back to the minutes, according to HB 2314 additional funding allows the Department of Racing to operate at a higher level of regulation (their words not mine) with more funds going to drug testing, animal welfare, licensing, and enforcement.

(Speaking of enforcement, does this mean they will finally try to collect on the $239,000 fine they put on Rick Favreau when he made 140+ greyhounds disappear from Tucson Greyhound Park never to be found again? That would be a good starting point for ADOR’s coffers to collect this money.)

This brings me back to regulating animal welfare. Does the AZ Department of Racing regulate how hot is too hot to race in the evening and for daytime schooling races? Or do they allow the Stewards (two of who are State employees) to make the decisions or the General Manager who compares TGP to the Taj Mahal?

What exactly does the Arizona Department of Racing do as far as animal welfare? That has always been a fuzzy concept.

And what exactly is a “higher level of regulation?”

(Higher than what? Sounds like political bullshit to me)

I urge people reading this to call Lonny Powell, the director of AZ Dept of Racing and ask him these questions.

Director – Lonny T. Powell
Phone: 602-364-1730

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Tucson greyhounds race in 103 temps

Today – June 27 – the temperature here in Tucson was 112. According to the news, this is the hottest it’s been since 1995.

At 8 pm I looked at the Weather Channel for zip code Tucson, AZ 85713 and it was 103 degrees.

I went outside and put my foot on the ground to test if I could walk my dog and the ground was still sizzling.

Yet, the dogs at Tucson Greyhound Park are racing. As a matter of fact when I called TGP, the woman who answered the phone said, “Yes, they were racing.”

I asked if there were any temperature guidelines to determine whether or not dogs should race. She paused. She said it was up to the stewards to make that call. Two of the three stewards are state employees; the third is a TGP employee.

According to the Arizona Department of Racing website, their “job” is to regulate and supervise pari-mutuel racing and wagering conducted in Arizona in order to protect racing participantsand the wagering public.

Are the dogs considered racing participants?

If yes, how is ADOR regulating the racing participants welfare?

I asked to talk to the stewards and she said she would “patch me up there.” Wherever there is.

I waited for a few minutes and hung up.

Now my question to the Arizona Department of Racing and the Tucson Greyhound Park stewards is…

How hot is too hot?

Take off your damn shoes and run around that track and tell me how hot is too hot.

Here’s one of the problems with greyhound racing: A total disregard for greyhound welfare and the overwhelming blood thirst for the almighty buck. Where is the regulation?

Call ADOR (602-364-1714) and ask them what the standards are for racing greyhounds in extreme heat.

Call Tucson Greyhound Park (520-884-7576) and ask them what the standards are for racing greyhounds in extreme heat.

103-degrees? Feels like hell to me.

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Another few days have gone by and the poor dogs at Tucson Greyhound Park are still racing and coming in last, colliding, falling, and racing even though they can barely make it around the track. Are there no greyhound welfare standards in place in Arizona to ensure that a dog that is 5 years 3 mos old would not be racing 307 times?

Wednesday – March 16, 2011

SECOND RACE
Royal Rocket tumbled over Sammamish after Sammamish fell in the 1st turn
They finished 7th and 8th, off the clock
Sammamish was running slowly at the finish line
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11
Sammamish-    Kennel:  Dubrouillet        Owner:  Aaron Dubrouillet
Royal Rocket-  Kennel:  Larry Clever     Owner:  LeEllen Sampson

FIFTH RACE
Skate Grabovski and Tasty Az Kenwood fell in the turn (short race)
Skate Grabovski came in 8th, off the clock
He was bumped in long races on October 28 and November 1, 2010
He has run in short races since then
He is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Kennel:  George Fune            Owner:  George Fune

Tasty Az Kenwood:
He has run in short races since December 2, 2010
He is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Kennel:  Willard Eyler        Owner:  Willard Eyler

ELEVENTH RACE
Pak Gypsy Breeze and Southwest Rider bumped hard in the 1st turn
They came in 7th and 8th

Pak Gypsy Breeze:
This was her 62nd  race
She raced her 63rd race on March 19, (3 days later!) she “weakened some”
Kennel:  Cliff Hale, Jr.            Owner:  Erick Frick

Southwest Rider:
This was his 105th race
He raced his 106th race on March 19 (3 days later!), “bumped 1st,  tiring”
Kennel:  Mary Gray                 Owner:  Cochran Greyhounds

Thursday, March 17, 2011

THIRD RACE
Tasty Az Noni “fell early” and finished last, off the clock
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11
Kennel: Kevin Jones                Owner:  Maurice Hand

FOURTH RACE
RD’s Bob was “hit in turn” and finished last
His last 5 races have been short races
He is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Kennel:  Cliff Hale               Owner: Roy Cook

FIFTH RACE
Savvy Yandel was “hit 1st turn” and Striker Aura “collided 1st turn”
This was Savvy Yandel’s 174th race!!!
Savvy Yandel is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Striker Aura is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11

Savvy Yandel-    Kennel:  Mary Gray           Owner:  Gregory Wood
Striker Aura-       Kennel:  Willard Eyler      Owner:  Willard Eyler

NINTH RACE
Great Scotty was “hit 1st turn” and finished last
He is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Kennel:  Mary Gray        Owner:  Cochran Greyhounds

TENTH RACE
Rams Demand was “hit 1st turn” and finished last
He is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Kennel:  Mary Gray        Owner:  Johnny or Cheryl Pharrams

TWELFTH RACE
AK’s Fruitcake, “no factor”
She turned 5 years old in December 2010
This was her 307th race
She is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Kennel:  Willard Eyler         Owner:  Stephen Valletta

There are many things wrong with greyhound racing but this is one of the worst. This dog is older than 5 years.. WTF? Where are the greyhound welfare standards? Why AK’s Fruitcake still running? Where is the Arizona Department of Racing? If you’re reading – call Tucson Greyhound Park and Arizona Department of Racing and DEMAND that this hound be retired NOW!

Friday, March 18, 2011

FIFTH RACE
Hallo Athenamore “collided 1st turn”
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11 (may race 4 days after collided!)
Kennel:  Larry Clever          Owner:  Larry Clever

SEVENTH RACE
Rams Tara Rosa “jammed early”
She is 17 months old!
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11
Kennel:  Mary Gray              Owner:  Johnny or Cheryl Pharrams

Let’s pray for Rosa to come in last and then be retired without injury and race to the couch sooner vs. later.

EIGHTH RACE
Rams Dun Away “fell 1st turn”, finished last off the clock
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11 (may race 4 days after she fell !)
Kennel:  Mary Gray              Owner:  Johnny or Cheryl Pharrams

TENTH RACE
Phoenix Dell “fell 1st turn”, finished last off the clock
This was his 99th race!
He is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11 (May race 4 days after he fell & came in last/Dell is tired. Let him retire. How many more times can he fall and participate?)
Kennel:  Kevin Jones               Owner:  Richard Pascale

ELEVENTH RACE
Flying Brundage “no factor”, came in last,  (Hooray!)
This was his 178th race.
Kennel:  Kevin Jones        Owner:

THIRTEENTH RACE
Glamour Girl “collided 1st turn”, came in last
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11 (may race again 4 days later after colliding)
Kennel:  George Fune           Owner:  George Fune

These dogs appeared on 2008 injury reports and are still racing:

March 16, 2011, FIFTH race
Mississippi Mule
This was his 159th race!
He was injured while racing, dislocated his “right toe”, in 2008.
He was injured again on 6/05/09 when he “pulled up” and finished off the clock.  He did not race for 2 months.
He’s been running short races since 12/22/10
He is scheduled to race Monday, 3/21/11
Kennel:  Willard Eyler         Owner:  Robert Clark

March 18, 2011, SECOND race
RLM’s Damage
This was his 187th race!
He is 4 years old
He was “lame” on 12/12/08 and was on the injury list
He is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11
Kennel:  George Fune          Owner:  George Fune

March 18, 2011, SIXTH race
AK’s Toureg
This was her 153rd race
She is almost 4½ years old
On 10/18/08, she had “swelling, left hip” and was on the injury list
On 2/06/10 she fell in the homestretch; since that date, she’s raced 75 races – all short races
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11
Kennel:  Clifford Hale            Owner:  Stephen Valletta

March 18, 2011, THIRTEENTH race
CDC Make Me Stop
This was her 157th race
She is almost 4½ years old
She was “lame” on 10/10/08 and was on the injury list
Recent races:
12/21/10    not a factor
12/27/10    pulled up early – off the clock
1/01/11    trailed 8th – schooling – short race
1/12/11    lost ground early – short race
1/15/11    weakened in turn – short race
1/19/11    dropped back early – short race
1/22/11    varied little – short race
1/27/11    always back
1/31/11     always last – HOORAY!
2/07/11    not in it – HOORAY!
2/09/11    up late to show     (raced two days apart?)
2/18/11    faded back
2/23/11    faded throughout
2/26/11    faded throughout – came in 8th – HOORAY!
3/14/11    no factor – came in last – HOORAY!
3/18/11    early leader
She is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/22/11
Kennel:  Willard Eyler              Owner:  Debra Chitwood

MANY THANKS to the people watching the races and sharing this info with me (you know who you are). I don’t have the stomach to watch ongoing dog abuse.

Now, if you’re reading this and you are saying, “OMG HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?” — You need to act!  It is not getting better for the dogs. It is getting much, much worse.

Here is what you must do. Pick one or two or all 5 actions below and share this with everyone you know who wants dog racing to end in Tucson.

1.    Call Tucson Greyhound Park and express your outrage!
2.    Call Arizona Department of Racing and express your outrage!
3.    Call your council person. Contact your Arizona House of Representatives (you have 2) and your Arizona Senator.  (Please remember, they are obligated to listen to you)
4.    Contact GREY2K USA and find out how you can help on a local and national level.
5.    Please think twice before patronizing bars and restaurants that are off-track-betting (OTB) venues. Tucson dog track receives wagering money from these locations, which props up dog racing. There are lots of places in Tucson to eat & drink.  Please keep this in mind before supporting a venue which props up dog racing.

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Protest in Boston against sending Irish greyhounds to China

Speak out against Irish racing greyhounds going to China!

According to published reports, the Irish Greyhound Board is considering allying with Chinese officials to bring dog racing to the People’s Republic of China. Clearly, this expansion of a cruel industry would cause greyhounds to suffer even more, both in transport and then while racing. These gentle dogs would subsequently face uncertain futures in countries where animal welfare laws may not even exist and where dogs are on the menu.

Here is a disturbing photo of greyhound being sold at a meat market.

According to the American-European Greyhound Alliance (AEGA), Greyhounds in Ireland have been found mutilated, with ears cut off, drugged, hanged, drowned and killed by bolt gun in backstreet slaughterhouses. A minute percentage get homes here as will not be the case in China. Dogs in China are considered meat, many beaten brutally to tenderize their meat before they are often skinned alive.

Here’s the Irish Greyhound Board’s mission:
“The Board operates Tote facilities at all greyhound tracks in the Republic and applies an on-course levy on all bookmaker’s betting in the Republic. These levies together with gate receipts have funded the industry and allows the Board to:

•Supplement prize money at all levels of greyhound racing.
•Provide development loans and grants to greyhound tracks in order to enable them to improve their facilities.
•To advertise and market the industry on both a national and international level.
•Develop and improve greyhound stadiums nationwide.”

There is NO mention of greyhound welfare.

Please join with the animal welfare organizations like ARAN and Greyt Exploitations to send a strongly-worded letter to officials below. Let them know that the cruelty of dog racing should end, not be expanded.

SIGN THE PETITION TO SAVE IRISH GREYHOUNDS!

Mr. Simon Coveney, Minister of Agriculture

Mr. Barry Coleman, Welfare and Racing Operations Manager, Irish Greyhound Board

For a sample letter, click here.

Racing greyhounds in Arizona and six other U.S. states already suffer broken legs, broken hocks, electrocution, paralysis, and heart attacks, have disappeared in large numbers, and face euthanasia. And this is under “regulation.” Imagine a country without any animal welfare regulation.

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Here’s a day in the life of racing greyhounds that are falling and colliding at Tucson Greyhound Park.

Monday, March 14, 2011

FIRST RACE
AK’s Fruitcake collided in the 1st turn with Bikini Martini and LK’s Harmony.
Bikini Martini and LK’s Harmony tumbled head first (according to video).
LK’s Harmony’s fell so hard that she lost her muzzle.
Bikini Martini and LK’s Harmony came in 7th and 8th, off the clock.

AK’s Fruitcake:
She turned 5 years old – December 2010
She began racing almost 4 years ago, on April 30, 2007
Monday night’s race was her 306th race!!!
She is scheduled to race again Thursday, March 17, 2011.
Kennel:  Will Eyler            Owner:  Stephen Valletta

Bikini Martini:
She is scheduled to race again, Thursday, March 17, 2011
Kennel:  Cliff Hale              Owner:  William Burns

LK’s Harmony:
How is she and where is she?
Kennel:  Larry Clever             Owner:  Jill Lashnet

SEVENTH RACE

Bubbles Sidekick hit the rail going into the 1st turn
Curious Algy collided with and ran over Rosemary Rumble in the 1st turn
Rosemary Rumble finished last, off the clock

Bubbles Sidekick:
This was her 113th race
She is scheduled to race again Thursday, March 17, 2011
Kennel:  Larry Clever        Owner:  Larry Clever

Curious Algy:
This was his 159th race
How is he and where is he?
Kennel:  Kevin Jones            Owner:  Jeff L’Ecuyer

Rosemary Rumble:
This was her 79th race
How is she and where is she?
Kennel: Mary Gray                 Owner:  Johnny or Cheryl Pharrams

SIXTH RACE
These four dogs “jammed 1st turn” and they came in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th

Cookie Clover – 220th race          Kennel:  Cliff Hale        Owner:  Roy B. Cook
WW Gale Persian -  188th race    Kennel:  Will Eyler      Owner:  Julia Ward
Pak Apperition -  64th race          Kennel:  Cliff Hale        Owner:  Eric Frick
Sullivan Lake -  36th race             Kennel and Owner:     Aaron Dubrouillet

These 4 dogs are not on race schedules.

SECOND RACE

Rams Ozzicana collided in the 1st turn and came in last.
This was her 7th race.

Here is her race history according to industry records:
2/16/11   Muzzle off
2/19/11   Early try, tiring
2/23/11   Factor untill [sic] late
3/01/11   Blocked in turns
3/05/11   Bumped 1st turn
3/09/11   No threat
3/14/11   Collided 1st turn
Kennel:  Mary Gray            Owner:  Johnny or Cheryl Pharrams

ELEVENTH RACE

PJ/s Box Breaker collided in the 1st turn and came in last
She is 4 years old
This was her 183nd race
She is scheduled to race again Thursday, March 17, 2011
Kennel:  Cliff Hale            Owner:  Paul P. Bitterman

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Still racing: on March 14, 2001, 2 greyhounds that were on 2008 industry injury reports :

FIFTH RACE

CDC Make Me Stop
came in last on 3/14 – industry record says “No factor”
She is almost 4  ½ years old
This was her 156th race
Kennel:  Will Eyler            Owner:  Debra Chitwood

TENTH RACE

AK’s Toureg
came in last on 3/14 – industry record says “No factor”
She is 4 years old
This was her 152nd race
(Her last 78 races have been short races)
Kennel:  Cliff Hale        Owner:  Stephen Valletta

MANY THANKS to the people watching the races and sharing this info with me (you know who you are). I don’t have the stomach to watch ongoing dog abuse.

Now, if you’re reading this and you are saying, “OMG HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?” — You need to act!  It is not getting better for the dogs. It is getting much, much worse.

Here is what you must do. Pick one or two or all 5 actions below and share this with everyone you know who wants dog racing to end in Tucson.

1.    Call Tucson Greyhound Park and express your outrage!
2.    Call Arizona Department of Racing and express your outrage!
3.    Call your council person. Contact your Arizona House of Representatives (you have 2) and your Arizona Senator.  (Please remember, they are obligated to listen to you)
4.    Contact GREY2K USA and find out how you can help on a local and national level.
5.    Please think twice before patronizing bars and restaurants that are off-track-betting (OTB) venues. Tucson dog track receives wagering money from these locations, which props up dog racing. There are lots of places in Tucson to eat & drink.  Please keep this in mind before supporting a venue which props up dog racing.

Thank you

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Once again here’s a round up of what is happening to these poor dogs at that dog track in South Tucson. I would not call this paw pounding action. I will call it canine heartbreak. Stay tuned. This report will now be posted every week. If you missed last weeks, you can view it here.

Monday, March 7, 2011

4th race
Supah Realla fell in the turn (short race, only one turn)
Supah Realla came in last, off the clock
She raced again Saturday, 3/12/11, when she got bumped in the turn, and she came last.
She has raced 31 times;
Her last 25 races have been short races; she has come in first two times;
She has come in last, off the clock, 3 times;
Also track info shows other races: “fell”, “trailed”, “much trouble far turn”
Kennel:     Gray                         Owner: Cochran

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

6th race
Rockwell Rumble collided and Koyote Quest, Hubris Boy and CDC Sure Bet fell in the 1st turn
They came in 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th
These dogs all raced again 3 days later, 3/11/11
CDC Sure Bet turned 5 years old last August; he has run 281 races; his first race was nearly 4 years ago on 3/29/07
CDC Sure Bet        Kennel:  Eyler            Owner:  Chitwood

10th race
Serene Az Lyanna, a 55 pound girl raced against Sullivan Lake, an 82.5 pound boy.

What happens to a 55 pound dog when it gets bumped by an 82 pound dog?

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

6th race
Zoomn Suzy, a 59 pound girl raced against CDC Pacer, an 87.5 pound boy.

What happens to a 59 pound female when she gets bumped by an 87.5 pound male at high speed?

9th race
Rams Say Goodbye tumbled in the 1st turn and was run over (she weighs only 54 pounds)
She came in last, off the clock
But, she raced again on Saturday, March 12th, where she came in last.  It was her 31st race.
Track record notes for some of her races:
“trouble 1st turn”, “collided 1st turn”, “bumped 1st turn” twice, and “hit rail front stretch”
Kennel:    Gray            Owner:  Pharrams

Schooling – 1st race
RD’s Sue Floss “pulled up early”, came in last, off the clock
That was her 102nd race
Where is she?
This was Sue’s first race at TGP; she came from Southland; before  that she raced at Phoenix Greyhound Park until it closed.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

3rd race
Yannis Belichick fell in the 1st turn and was run over by Kiowa Hero Heart
Yannis Belichick came in last, off the clock
It was his 160th race
He is scheduled to race Monday, 3/14/11.
Kennel:    Gray            Owner:  George Petropoulos

11th and 12th races were cancelled due to power outage, which means 16 greyhounds avoided the risk of getting racing injuries that night.

Friday, 3/11/11

10th race
AC Galaxy Nimitz collided in the 1st turn, came in 8th
He ran Monday 3/07/11, came in 8th: “off fast, faded”
He is scheduled to race Tuesday, 3/15/11.  It will be his 100th race
Kennel:  Eyler            Owner:  Eyler

Saturday, 3/12/11
7th race
Keep Up the Fire tumbled head first in the frontstretch, came in last, off the clock.
Kennel:  Dubrouillet        Owner:  Dubrouillet

Readers may remember I was concerned about Sicilian Sal in 2 earlier blog posts.
On Friday, March 4, 2011, Sicilian Sal pulled up approaching the far turn (the track records say 1st turn); he came in 8th, off the clock
that was his 186th race
How is Sicilian Sal and where is he?
Kennel:  Gray            Owner:  unknown

I CRIED AFTER I WROTE THIS!

Does Arizona Department of Racing pay attention to any of this?  Why are dogs that have collided, fallen,  and jammed running again and what is happening to the dogs that have fallen, collided, and jammed? Why are dogs that are coming in 8th place still running for their lives? Show me some greyhound welfare standards!

You can verify the above info on Track Info.net, an official dog racing site that records ever little nuance except what happens to the dogs when we don’t see them running anymore.  How convenient is that? Greyhound-Data is also an official dog racing site which shows the dogs lineage and more.

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