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Greyhound Mythbuster: Just The Facts

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Illustration: How greyhound health compares with high school athletes.
(Hint: Racing is safer.)

  • Since racing started in 1935 there has not been one recorded case of animal abuse involving a racing greyhound at a regulated track in Massachusetts. (Department of Agriculture, State of Massachusetts)
  • 99.85% of greyhounds racing in Massachusetts come off of the track healthy and with NO injuries. (Racing Commission, State of Massachusetts)
  • Greyhound Tracks in Massachusetts have achieved 100% adoption of greyhounds retiring in Massachusetts. (Removal forms from Racing Commission, State of Massachusetts)
  • Greyhounds love to run; they are not forced.
  • The size of the crates used in Massachusetts racing kennels was set with the assistance of Grey2k and the MSPCA, the co-founders of the Committee to Protect Dogs.
  • It is illegal by racing regulations in Massachusetts to put down a healthy greyhound.
  • The kennels are inspected by the MSPCA. They have never reported any violations.
  • The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals believes that euthanasia is the only humane course of action for some of these animals, but the instances for racing greyhounds are incredibly rare. The Racing Commission reported that of 2066 racing greyhounds at Massachusetts licensed dog tracks in 2007, 15 - less than 1% - perished: 8 Massachusetts racers were euthanized, one of them due to cancer; 7 died of other causes, at least one under anaesthesia. (Racing Commission, State of Massachusetts)

    • Phony animal rights claims about Question 3 and the 1,138 jobs it really will eliminate:
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