At two West Virginia dog tracks, 6,636 greyhound injuries were reported between January 2008 and October 2015. During the same period, 343 dogs died or were euthanized.
At Southland Greyhound Park in Arkansas, 867 greyhound injuries were reported between January 2008 and September 2015, including at least 35 dogs that died or were euthanized.
While Greyhounds may live 13 or more years, they are usually 18 months to 5 years old when they are retired from racing because they are either deemed unfit to race after an injury or no longer fast enough to be profitable.
5 states still have active Greyhound racing: Iowa, West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, and Florida. Greyhound racing is cruel and heartless. I am calling for Greyhound racing to be illegal in every state.
Please care.