End Tucson Greyhound Racing » Nationwide Greyhound Racing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog Dogs race to their death Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:50:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Good News: Wonderland Greyhound Park permanently closed http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/08/19/good-news-wonderland-greyhound-park-permanently-closed/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/08/19/good-news-wonderland-greyhound-park-permanently-closed/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:41:59 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=320 Statement from GREY2K USA:

“This morning, Wonderland Greyhound Park announced its permanent closure.

In November 2008, Massachusetts citizens overwhelmingly voted to end greyhound racing.  The Greyhound Protection Act passed in nearly 290 cities and towns from one end of the…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/08/19/good-news-wonderland-greyhound-park-permanently-closed/feed/ 0 Good News: NH Governor Lynch Signs Bill to End Greyhound Racing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/07/08/good-news-nh-governor-lynch-signs-bill-to-end-greyhound-racing/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/07/08/good-news-nh-governor-lynch-signs-bill-to-end-greyhound-racing/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:33:41 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=294 This act of kindness makes my heart sing!
A message from GREY2K USA:
Governor John Lynch has signed into law House Bill 630, a humane proposal to outlaw greyhound racing in New Hampshire.  New Hampshire now joins a…

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Excerpts from the article

“The Woodlands’ racing license has been revoked by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission.

The horse and dog track in Kansas City, Kansas, closed since August 2008,…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/07/01/good-news-greyhound-racing-is-not-in-kansas-anymore/feed/ 0 Got Cocaine? Go Greyhound Racing-Contact Alabama Governor http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/05/25/got-cocaine-go-greyhound-racing-contact-alabama-governor/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/05/25/got-cocaine-go-greyhound-racing-contact-alabama-governor/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 07:10:31 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=257 A greyhound at the Birmingham Alabama Race Course tested positive for cocaine last fall, and the dog’s handler was fined and suspended for 60 days. (BFD)

According to the article, it’s not the first time that racing…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/05/25/got-cocaine-go-greyhound-racing-contact-alabama-governor/feed/ 0 Good News: Greyhound Racing is Gone for Good in Rhode Island http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/05/15/good-news-greyhound-racing-is-gone-for-good-in-rhode-island/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/05/15/good-news-greyhound-racing-is-gone-for-good-in-rhode-island/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 06:53:10 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=242 Good news! Another nail in the greyhound racing industry’s coffin. Hooray!

All the tracks in New England are gone. So many hundreds of dogs that no longer will be bred. Mercifully.  Thankfully.

The best part is even the…

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By a close vote, Senators rejected a bill that was geared at making slot machines more profitable for owners of The Woodlands horse and dog tracks in Kansas City, Kan. as well as Camptown…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/05/10/good-news-greyhounds-not-racing-in-kansas/feed/ 0 Hear the sound of greyhound race tracks closing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/04/15/hear-the-sound-of-greyhound-race-tracks-closing/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/04/15/hear-the-sound-of-greyhound-race-tracks-closing/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:58:50 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=219 The sound is sweet and melodic not like the sounds of dogs crashing into railings and breaking their legs.

Oh, how sweet it is…progress of dog tracks closing and not to reopen in THREE  northeast states — New Hampshire, Massachusetts,…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/04/15/hear-the-sound-of-greyhound-race-tracks-closing/feed/ 0 $19 million tax break to Florida dog tracks, greyhound racing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/04/14/19-million-tax-break-to-florida-dog-tracks-greyhound-racing/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/04/14/19-million-tax-break-to-florida-dog-tracks-greyhound-racing/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:19:41 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=216 Wow! Florida must be flush with money (unlike Arizona). Florida must be flush with so much money for offering a $19 million dollar tax break to the dog tracks.

Gotta keep those dogs running and the dog tracks…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/04/14/19-million-tax-break-to-florida-dog-tracks-greyhound-racing/feed/ 0 Subsidize an antiquated sport – is greyhound racing socialism? http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/03/22/subsidize-an-antiquated-sport-is-greyhound-racing-socialism/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/03/22/subsidize-an-antiquated-sport-is-greyhound-racing-socialism/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:33:21 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=200 We have health care reform or so some people are cheering about. I think it’s somewhat of a cop out but I guess in its own way, it’s progress. The insurance companies are still bound to get richer…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/03/22/subsidize-an-antiquated-sport-is-greyhound-racing-socialism/feed/ 0 Greyhound racing is a mistake in Iowa and Arizona http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/03/13/greyhound-racing-is-a-mistake-in-iowa-and-arizona/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/03/13/greyhound-racing-is-a-mistake-in-iowa-and-arizona/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:15:09 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=191 Greyhound racing is a mistake.

You betcha.

This week, former Iowa State Senator Bill Dieleman joined the effort to end live greyhound racing there.  I wish Arizona had a legislator who thought greyhound racing was a mistake and…

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