Mindful Musings

May 8, 2008 - Help The Greyhounds!

@Tucson Greyhound Park

There is no shortage of frustration over the greyhound track’s mistreatment of the gentle dogs many of us have come to know so well. For years now rescue groups have asked for the most modest improvements on their part and have seen nothing. Although the director of the Racing Department seems to be a caring person, the Racing Commission has had no interest in helping greyhounds. The Arizona Legislature has no interest either, instead giving them tax breaks other businesses don‘t enjoy. The only route for those of us not willing to give up seemed to be a statewide ballot initiative, but initiatives are a tremendous amount of work and hugely expensive.

1) Many greyhounds are fed a nasty substance known as 4D meat: the meat of diseased, dying, and disabled animals and those already dead upon arrival at the slaughterhouse. Moreover, they are fed this substance uncooked and the dogs suffer the gastrointestinal results. Uncooked 4D would be prohibited.

2) Female greyhounds are given anabolic steroids to prevent estrus (heat) and they suffer long-term consequences. Long-term is not something that the greyhound industry is concerned with for they abandon most dogs by their fourth birthdays. Anabolic steroids would be prohibited.

3) Greyhounds are kept in cages at least 22 to 23 hours a day--not much of a life. Eighteen will be the maximum allowed unless under the medical care of a veterinarian. Yes, eighteen is still a lot, but six hours a day out of those cages will be a vast improvement over one.

PLEASE DONATE TO:

TUCSON DOG PROTECTION

PO Box 30357, Tucson, AZ 85751

(520) 909-2775

Er4az@aol.com 

Tucsondogprotection.com

For donations over $25 we are required to ask you for your address, occupation, and employer.

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