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GREY2K USA Shares Important News Reports

May 21, 2013 • Rescue

FIDO’s friends at Grey2K USA shared that on Friday, they were featured in two important news stories in two different states:

First, In Pennsylvania, Matt Belanger of ABC Channel 4 reported on the 1,400 injuries and 100 deaths to greyhounds racing at a West Virginia dog track. Dogs broke their legs, crushed their skulls and suffered spinal injuries. While Wheeling track officials would not appear on camera, Marci Anderson of Steel City Greyhounds spoke of efforts to save as many dogs as possible.

Second, In Florida, Chris Umpierre of the Fort Myers New-Press announced the passage of new humane rules to protect greyhounds at the state's thirteen tracks. These include a prohibition on keeping more than one dog in a racetrack cage and the implentation of weekly inspections by state officials. Sadly, regulations like these might well have prevented the deaths of dozens of greyhounds at Ebro Greyhound Park three years ago.

From now on, racing kennels will be required to keep a log of all dogs on site, and to automatically notify the state when a greyhound dies. Those who break the rules may be fined as much as $1,000 for each violation.

As we all know, information is the key to ending dog racing. Both of these stories were the result of the research and lobbying efforts of GREY2K USA. Please go to their news page to read other media stories featuring these continuing efforts to expose the cruelty of dog racing.

For more information please visit - http://www.grey2kusa.org/eNEWS/G2K-052013.html To donate to this wonderful organization please visit http://fundly.com/my-greyhound-used-to-live-in-a-cage

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