16 AZ greyhounds sick, lame or injured from May 1 to 7

16 AZ greyhounds sick, lame or injured from May 1 through May 7, 2008

5/01/08 – Phoenix – Coldwater Maahs - lame, left leg

Greyhound-Data says the last race was March 7, 2008 which obviously is incorrect because…

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Saving Arizona: Greyhound Racing and Vote Yes on Prop 100

Update: Prop 100 passed! Racino lobbyists, promoters, and adoption groups begging their followers to vote no and to write their legislators endorsing racinos — you lose!

Arizona is in turmoil and according to one savvy female legislator, “the laughing stock…

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greyhound racing: 5 dogs injured in 2 AZ tracks – April 24, 2008

Two years ago today – April 24, 2008, Air Page had a career ending injury. According to Greyhound Data, this dog raced 238 times from May 8, 2004 to April 24, 2008. #*&%! That is a damn crime!…

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Hear the sound of greyhound race tracks closing

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,…

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$19 million tax break to Florida dog tracks, greyhound racing

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…

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Greyhound Injury Tucson

Tucson– Two years ago today March 26, 2008 Tough Ol Buzzard suffered a laceration on his right leg. His leg was wrapped and he went on medication. Recovery time was predicted for 10 to 14 days.

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Greyhound injury

Tucson –Two years ago today — 03/25/08 — WW Billy The Kid tore his  right ligament. Was treatment provided? Who knows? It’s not listed. It was a career ending injury for poor Billy.

This dog’s info was not…

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Subsidize an antiquated sport – is greyhound racing socialism?

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…

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Arizona Greyhound Racing Injury – Pinballed first turn

Two years ago today, March 21, 2008, Scarlet’s Demon fractured his right foot in what was a career ending injury at Tucson Greyhound Park. According to the data report, the dog was pin balled at the first turn.…

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Greyhound racing: Blood in urine, check for tick fever

Two years ago today – March 15, 2008, a greyhound was injured at Tucson Greyhound Park.

In this case, RD Ned’s right hock swelled. No treatment was provided on the injury report so we have no way of knowing whether…

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