USA: Greyhound Races: Cruel and Unprofitable

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USA: Greyhound Races: Cruel and Unprofitable

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Greyhound Races: Cruel and Unprofitable
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Description: Greyhound Races: Cruel and Unprofitable

We've written before about the perils of greyhound races
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/grey ... rous-races and the negative physical and psychological impact it has on
its "racers." So, it should come as no surprise that the business has its
detractors. What may surprise you is the identity of some of those who are
against the practice. It turns out that these events aren't just cruel,
they're also unprofitable and actually cost many of the track owner
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/us/gr ... r=3&c=eta1 's money. This has a number of
them, who have opened up considerably more profitable casinos with the
tracks, to want the ability to shut down the races and move on with the real
moneymakers.

The New York Times reports
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/us/gr ... =3&mc=eta1 that track owners in Iowa,
Arizona and Florida have all tried to persuade their respective governments
to change the legislature and allow the closure of the tracks, which cost
many of them millions to maintain. The laws on the books require races six
days out of the week and seem superfluous now that the casinos have moved to
the foreground of the industry.

Some tracks are even subsidizing their greyhound races with the revenue from
the casinos. Tracks like Bluffs Run in Iowa, which currently spends 10
million
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/us/gr ... =3&mc=eta1 on races and has offered 49
million dollars to the state for a change in the law. Bo Guidry, general
manager at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs casino
http://www.horseshoecouncilbluffs.com/c ... home.shtml? complex, which includes Bluffs Run told the
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/us/gr ... =3&mc=eta1 , "There is no reason to continue
spending money on a dying sport."

The irony of this addition to the anti-race crusade is not lost on those
that have been on this side the whole time, "We've been fighting the
racetrack owners for years, and to suddenly have them as allies takes some
getting used to," said Carey Theil, executive director of Grey2K USA
http://www.grey2kusa.org , a national non-profit organization dedicated
to passing stronger greyhound protection laws and ending the cruelty of dog
racing.

Ethically, many may be against any industry that harms animals, but this
doesn't even have to be a matter of ethics. Logic can lead this charge and
show that the industry is dying and there is no reason to keep it afloat at
the expense of everyone involved.
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