Greyhound Dogs Racing – Injuries Galore
According to an anti-greyhound racing group, last year, hundreds of injuries were suffered at the Greyhound dogs racing on West Virginia tracks, though the number of injuries is on the decline.
A Massachusetts-based nonprofit dedicated to outlawing greyhound racing nationwide, Grey2K USA studied state records to find 855 injuries to greyhounds occurred at the state’s two tracks in 2011. According to the analysis, out of these 855 injuries, 335 injuries occurred at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and 520 at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Nitro. According to Grey2K, nearly 230 suffered injuries that ended their use in racing and 40 greyhounds died or they were euthanized. By comparison, in 2010, 935 injuries were reported, out of which 415 at Wheeling and 520 at Mardi Gras.
State Director of Racing Jon Amores attributed the decline at Wheeling to a new track surface there. The number of fatalities there was higher, while the number of injuries was lower at Wheeling. In 2011, 15 greyhounds died or they were euthanized at Mardi Gras. There were 25 such fatalities at Wheeling. Grey2K Executive Director Carey Theil noted the number at Mardi Gras was unchanged, although he called the overall decline at Wheeling “good news”. A photo of a dog named Iruska IC Beauty from a race was provided by the group. The dog had a spinal injury. The group also points to veterinarian reports that after the dogs suffered leg injuries, they were being killed.
Lately, racing injuries have drawn a lot of attention. a series about injuries to horses was published to the New York Times. There are also questions about industry practices aside from day-to-day injuries to the animals while they race. Last week, a California man was sentenced to six months in prison for threatening to release tapes last fall that he said would have injured Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s reputation. The man, Harry Marshall Rae believes dogs are being trained to chase live rabbits and there are inhumane mass killings of greyhounds.
Racing director, Amores do not agree with Theil’s calls to end racing. An analysis by his company found that in 2011, dogs started 43,253 races. As per Adkins’ measurement, dogs get injured only 1.2 percent of the time they race. Adkins claims it to be the best way to measure the injury rate, while Theil dismissed that measurement. As per Theil, the injury figures show fewer than 12,000 dogs were registered to race nationwide.
On Wednesday, the stadium will be staging sale of greyhounds. Around 60 Irish bred dogs are anticipated to be present at the stadium, which will undergo trials prior to being sold. With the sale starting at around 1pm, the trials are expected to begin at 11am.
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The Legislature considers bills that would allow greyhound sites to stop live racing in Florida and to focus on card rooms. Current law requires tracks to run a certain amount of races in order to operate poker games. If bills moving through the state Legislature receive final approval, there may be a lot fewer greyhounds running in the nation’s dog racing capital.
Decoupling is about whether the state should force a business to conduct one activity so that it may offer another. To host live