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ray jr · 05-20-2005, 11:27 PM

Is the track going bye bye bad thing? Yes there would be the loss of jobs and tax revenue to the town and the state, which would be unfortunate but think of all the dogs that wouldn't have a place to race anymore. To me that is an upside. Granted there are other tracks in NH, MA and CT, but I was involved with retired racing greyhound adoption for more then ten years and have seen the effects of racing and what it can do to a dog. Now I know there are good and bad in every sport, but in a perfect world I would like to see the people who own/invest and make money off the dogs be the ones who find a home for the dog when they are through with them opposed to making it some one elses's responsibility. If a dog doesn't get brought to an adoption program and aren't good for breeding they are generaly put down at the ripe old age of 3. They do make great pets and can live to be 12-13. I can't remember who said it but one way a "society is judged is by how it treats it animals"

05-20-2005, 11:27 PM	#7
ray jr Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is bye-bye a bad thing ? Is the track going bye bye bad thing? Yes there would be the loss of jobs and tax revenue to the town and the state, which would be unfortunate but think of all the dogs that wouldn't have a place to race anymore. To me that is an upside. Granted there are other tracks in NH, MA and CT, but I was involved with retired racing greyhound adoption for more then ten years and have seen the effects of racing and what it can do to a dog. Now I know there are good and bad in every sport, but in a perfect world I would like to see the people who own/invest and make money off the dogs be the ones who find a home for the dog when they are through with them opposed to making it some one elses's responsibility. If a dog doesn't get brought to an adoption program and aren't good for breeding they are generaly put down at the ripe old age of 3. They do make great pets and can live to be 12-13. I can't remember who said it but one way a "society is judged is by how it treats it animals"