Who: Basically, one greyhound advocate living in Tucson writes most of the site and others may freely comment. If you see the word “we”, think of it as the editorial we.

Why: While greyhound racing abuse is worldwide, the focus is on Tucson Greyhound Racing which is now the last dog track with live racing operating in Arizona. The prime impetus of exposing Tucson dog racing was when 150+ greyhounds disappeared. Please educate yourself about what happened. Read these articles: Dogs Gone and Biting Back.

How: You can get involved in many ways. Link to this blog. Subscribe to the blog. Add it to your Facebook page. Twitter the blog posts. On a more personal level, take your well behaved hounds out and about. Give them exposure. Tell people what wonderful pets greyhounds make. Educate people about the horrible lives greyhounds lead as racing machines for profit – living in confined cages for 20 hours a day, racing in 100+ heat, being dosed with steroids, and facing an unknown future. Stay abreast about Arizona greyhound advocacy.

According to the American Greyhound Council, “More than 90 percent of all registered greyhounds are either adopted or returned to the farm as pets or breeders when they retire.”* What happens to the other 10 percent?

(*This quote can be found here. Scroll down to Greyhound Racing Industry-Don’t  Condemn Us)

If you have ideas how to end greyhound racing in Tucson, click on the email link above and communicate with me.

In late 2007, a brand new Desert Diamond Casino with lots of entertainment bells and whistles opened 5.52 miles or a short 10 minute drive away from TGP. Go to the casino, support Native American Indian gaming  because no greyhounds will ever be injured or die there.

In the past few years, greyhound tracks have been falling down like a game of dominoes. Unless dog tracks are propped up by casino poker and slots (a.k.a. racinos), they are losing money and will continue to lose money. A whole generation has grown up on Animal Planet so they are hip to the abuses of dog racing. It’s just the old-timers tripping over their walkers and oxygen tanks that go to the track. Yes, indeed…greyhound racing is a dying industry.