Plagued with Injuries and a Depressed Economy, Gulf Greyhound Park in La Marque Seeks Ways to Stay Afloat LA MARQUE – Stately and silver-haired,Ronald Buck punched a meaty fist at the cloudless blue sky and barked encouragement to the dogs that raced around the track. His words were unintelligible, but his fervor was pyrotechnic. On lucky days…
Texas: Grey2KUSA Releases Report on Greyhound Track Injuries
1300 Injuries since 2008/ 49 Deaths from Injuries Documented by Report and Video at TX’s Only Track–Gulf Greyhound Park Download Report ( pdf ) Watch Video footage
Australia: Trainer Gets Off with Light Fine for Drugging Greyhounds
Richardson Guilty Not One, But Two Positive Swabs To Pholcodine & Receives Fine Only Written By Kevin Pitstock, Editor & Australian Greyhound Racing Expert Contributor Friday 21st October 2011 Victorian greyhound trainer Adam Richardson has received a $750 fine only as the results of two separate positive swabs in different greyhounds trained by him. Both greyhounds returned positive swabs…
Florida: Ebro Track Trainer Gets 6 Year Sentence for Greyhound Cruelty
Williams Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges- 37 Greyhounds Die in His “Care” UPDATE: Circuit Judge Christopher Patterson sentenced Ronald Williams, 37, to what amounts to six years in prison for felony cruelty to animals. Thirty-seven greyhounds in Williams’ care were discovered dead last year, and five more in severe distress were rescued, after officials responded…
Spain: European Parliament Pressures Spain to Enforce Animal Welfare Laws
Members of European Parliament Ask Zapatero for a stricter legal framework to prevent cruelty to Spanish Greyhounds (Galgos) ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ Madrid 05/10/2011 16:49 Galgo abandoned in Olivenza (Badajoz) EL GUADIANA Y LA TRAILLA The cruelty inflicted upon galgos in many regions of Spain is of great concern within Europe. This concern was expressed in a…
Great Britain-Oxford: Cash infusions to Greyhound Owners Revitalizes Racing Industr
30,000 Pounds for Racing, None for Re-Homing Greyhounds Oxford owners and trainers are in for a massive bonus following a big injection of prize money by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. The GBGB initiative in awarding tracks a fund of around £30,000 over the next 12 months will be great news for Oxford Stadium….
UK: Greyhounds on Drugs and their Pushers (Trainers) who Break the Law
The variety of substances injected or fed to greyhounds that can potentially affect the animal’s performance – speed up or slow down – is matched only by the variety of excuses when the trainers are caught. More recently two cases stand out not only because of the substances involved but also because of how each…
Ireland-China: Will International Bailout Money Subsidize the Greyhound Racing Industry?
Action Needed: Irish Government May Use International Rescue Funds to Pay for Racing- including expansion into China Haven’t we heard this refrain before? From Grey2KUSA: and Greyhound Compassion In 2009, the Bord na gCon, a semi-state body responsible for the control and development of the greyhound industry in Ireland, received €13.6 million in government subsidies….
Arizona: Track CEO Caught on Video, Lying about Greyhound Track Conditions- Grey2KUSA
Underplays Abusive Conditions of Tucson Track Greyhounds Taylor claimed that Tucson Greyhound Park was an “ideal place for dogs.” He refused to allow reporters to see the kennels for themselves, saying that that the TV station would “show it to thousands of people, and we don’t know how they’re going to take it.” He added…
UK/Britain: Greyhound Injuries Reported in new Racing Track Survey from Greyhound Watch
A new survey – the largest of its kind undertaken – offers a disturbing insight into the world of greyhound racing and the set task demanded of these athletes: the racing at speed on tight anti-clockwise tracks.
