End Tucson Greyhound Racing » Good News 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: Soccer Team Wants Phoenix Greyhound Park http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/07/31/good-news-soccer-team-wants-phoenix-greyhound-park/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/07/31/good-news-soccer-team-wants-phoenix-greyhound-park/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:10:51 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/?p=315 Good News: Soccer Team Wants Phoenix Greyhound Park

What a brilliant idea. According to this article, “The Monsoon are attempting to work with the city of Phoenix on revitalizing an abandoned greyhound racing facility into a suitable soccer stadium.” (It’s…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/07/31/good-news-soccer-team-wants-phoenix-greyhound-park/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“The Woodlands’ racing license has been revoked by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission.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,…

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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 Good News: Dairyland greyhound racing ended 12-31-09 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/01/03/good-news-dairyland-greyhound-racing-ended-12-31-09/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/01/03/good-news-dairyland-greyhound-racing-ended-12-31-09/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:34:46 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/01/03/good-news-dairyland-greyhound-racing-ended-12-31-09/ Goodbye and good riddance. The last dog track in Wisconsin closed its doors.

Depending on what articles you have read, 350 to 900 dogs will need to be adopted or go elsewhere to race or back to the farm…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2010/01/03/good-news-dairyland-greyhound-racing-ended-12-31-09/feed/ 2 Good News: Greyhound Racing Ends in Mass. 12-26-09 http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2009/12/26/good-news-greyhound-racing-ends-in-mass-12-26-09/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2009/12/26/good-news-greyhound-racing-ends-in-mass-12-26-09/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:53:03 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2009/12/26/good-news-greyhound-racing-ends-in-mass-12-26-09/ I didn’t get what I wanted on Christmas but a wonderful thing happens today — greyhound racing ends in Mass.

Oh, happy day. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

That means less greyhounds will be bred and overbred.…

]]> http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2009/12/26/good-news-greyhound-racing-ends-in-mass-12-26-09/feed/ 2 Phoenix Greyhound Racing Ends – Good News! http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2009/12/19/phoenix-greyhound-racing-ends-good-news/ http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2009/12/19/phoenix-greyhound-racing-ends-good-news/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:43:22 +0000 NoMoreRacing http://www.EndTucsonGreyhoundRacing.com/blog/2009/12/19/phoenix-greyhound-racing-ends-good-news/ Tonight – December 19, 2009 is the last night of live greyhound racing at Phoenix Greyhound Park. Hooray!

Good riddance to 55 years of greyhound abuse and death.

Never forget about one of the incidents when 124 greyhounds were…

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