{"id":182,"date":"2014-06-05T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.net\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2019-04-09T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T19:01:30","slug":"myths-busted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/?page_id=182","title":{"rendered":"Myths Busted"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"182\" class=\"elementor elementor-182\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-137abf28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"137abf28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c44e1d7\" data-id=\"6c44e1d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38af51a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38af51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; line-height: 1; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #6ec1e4;\">Looking to Learn About Greyhounds and Greyhound Racing?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3dbde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a3dbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">A quick search on the internet will lead you to a great deal\u00a0of information. Unfortunately,\u00a0most of it is inaccurate and\/or out dated. Half truths and misinformation lead to myths, so we&#8217;re exposing and refuting them with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">FACTS!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f083403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f083403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Busting the Florida Hysteria Myth of \"Thousands of Greyhounds\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e93986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0e93986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The Beginning<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1521\"><p><span style=\"color: #121212; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4949 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-101x150.png 101w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0.png 691w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-100x148.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-300x445.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-450x667.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-600x889.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/>Way back in 1919, the Blue Star Amusement Company built an oval track in Emeryville, California, so a mechanical lure invented by Owen Patrick Smith could be used for racing greyhounds. Smith intended to charge spectators 99 cents t<\/span><span style=\"color: #121212; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">o watch the exotic dogs race.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #121212; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #121212; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In 1931, Florida became the first state to legalize dog racing. Because of its climate, Florida became an epicenter for greyhound racing. Celebrities were often spotted at dog tracks. Frank Sinatra played an unlucky Miami greyhound bettor in the 1959 \u201cA Hole In The Head\u201d movie.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1522\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1522\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">What Happened<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1522\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1522\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 16pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-1-254x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" \/>The Constitution Revision Committee (CRC) is supposed to be a citizens input to the Florida Constitution. \u00a0The CRC meets once every 20 years to tweak and add Amendments to the Florida Constitution as necessary.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 16pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Amendment 13 tabled with financial support from The Humane Society of the United States and Grey2KUSA Wordwide. <\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 16pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201cChristine A. Dorchak, president and general counsel of GREY2K USA Worldwide, a nonprofit lobbying organization dedicated to passing Greyhound protection laws and ending dog racing, said she drafted the amendment language.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 16pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The Florida Greyhound Association, Committee to Support Greyhounds, Greyhound Adopters for Racing, and various other groups came together to fight the Amendment, and the lies it was based on. <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe dogs are kept in small cages 23 hours a day\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe dogs are aggressive and must be muzzled\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe dogs don\u2019t have any toys or treats, and have very little human contact\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe dogs are given 4D meat from diseased and dying animals\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe dogs are given cocaine\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe females are given performance enhancing steroids\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe dogs are forced to run\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 16pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Unfortunately, on November 7, 2018, Florida voters passed Amendment 13, which bans dog racing and wagering on dogs by 2020. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1523\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1523\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">What Happened - The Truths<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1523\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1523\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3577 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-150x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-900x875.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3456 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-150x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-900x875.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1685 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-150x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-900x874.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1684 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-150x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749-900x874.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4749.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4952 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA-100x49.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA-200x98.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA-450x221.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA-600x294.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goree-NO-K9-DNA.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1524\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1524\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">What Happened - The Wording<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1524\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1524\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to look at the wording of what Amendment 13 passed. It did NOT make greyhound racing illegal, which is actually only illegal in one state &#8211; Idaho. The amendment made betting and wagering on dog racing illegal. Greyhounds are dogs, just like weiners dogs who participate in weiner dog races are dogs, and just like dogs that participate in lure coursing. As of December 31, 2020, any betting on those will be illegal too. <\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2800 alignnone alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4547 alignnone alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1525\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1525\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The Aftermath<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1525\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1525\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4956 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-200x193.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-450x435.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>Following the passing of Amendment 13, the administrators at 6 of Florida\u2019s 11 tracks committed to stay open the remaining two years. Most of those planning to continue racing run year-round tracks, whereas most of the seasonal tracks that were closed as of November are unlikely to reopen. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ended <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flagler &#8211; seasonal, June 2018<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melbourne &#8211; seasonal, Dec 26-31, 2018<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pensacola &#8211; seasonal, Jan-Sept, 2018<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Big Easy (Mardi Gras) &#8211; seasonal<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ending May 2019<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarasota &#8211; seasonal, Jan-May, 2019<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ending May 2020<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naples-Ft Myers &#8211; seasonal, Jan-May, 2019<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1526\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1526\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Enter The Hysteria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1526\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1526\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat will happen to the thousands of racers now??<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThousands of greyhounds will need new homes\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThousands of greyhounds will be euthanized\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThousands of greyhounds will end up in shelters\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1527\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1527\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The Reality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1527\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1527\"><p>The Reality? They will continue racing&#8230;<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rory Goree, president of the Greyhound Pets of America, said in a statement about the vote that there is no urgency in finding homes for dogs because most will continue racing. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has not been an anomaly for greyhounds to \u2018race the Florida circuit\u2019 while the seasonal tracks are open. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are two dogs that are currently racing at Wheeling. Like many racers, both have traveled to seasonal tracks throughout their careers.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4958 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed.png 418w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-122x150.png 122w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-100x122.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-150x184.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-200x245.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-300x367.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4959 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1.png 427w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1-125x150.png 125w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1-100x120.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1-150x180.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1-200x240.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1-300x360.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1528\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1528\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The 'Other' Tracks<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1528\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1528\"><p><strong>Track Availability<\/strong> &#8211; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are nine other tracks in the NGA circuit. Four tracks are seasonal. Five tracks race year round. These tracks are not at their full capacity, either.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4961\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture2-1.png 126w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture2-1-84x150.png 84w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture2-1-100x178.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-100x58.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-200x116.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-450x261.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1-600x347.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture1-1.png 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kennel availability <\/strong> &#8211; Photographed below are the kennel compounds for Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras (TriState). <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In accordance with the West Virginia Racing Commission Greyhound racing rules, each kennel shall consist of no less than 50 crates, and must have an active list of at least 35 dogs. Most kennels have between 60-80 racers. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is there booking space? Yes. Is there kennel space? Yes.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4966 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-1024x469.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-150x69.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-100x46.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-200x92.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-450x206.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-600x275.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks-900x412.png 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tracks.png 1088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4967 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-126x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-126x150.png 126w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-100x119.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-150x178.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-200x237.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-300x356.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1-450x534.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture4-1.png 571w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Talent a<\/strong><strong>vailability <\/strong>&#8211; The different tracks do have different levels of talent, and different dogs do better at different tracks. The purse points make that pretty clear, and trainer know which dogs will do better at which tracks.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There <\/span>are opportunities for the various remaining tracks to allow for different distances and even\u00a0a change in grading to allow for newbies and different talent to continue racing.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As sh<\/span>own on the right, Tri State \/ Mardi Gras in West Virginia recently added the 330y distance to their race distances, as well as the 770y. This opens up the field of racers that could race at Tri State for example.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1529\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1529\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Breeding - The Reality of Numbers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1529\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1529\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Every breeding &#8211; accidental or planned &#8211; must be reported to the National Greyhound Association. There is form and a $30 fee for each breeding reported. If a breeding is NOT reported in a timely fashion, there are associated penalties. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breeding is a planned process, with lineage and genetics, talent and various other elements taken into consideration. Owners are not breeding just for the heck of it. <\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4969\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-207x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-100x145.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-150x217.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-200x290.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-300x434.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-450x651.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1-600x869.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture5-1.png 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding.png 947w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-150x66.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-100x44.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-200x88.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-450x199.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-600x265.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-900x398.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4973\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-1024x633.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-100x62.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-200x124.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-450x278.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-600x371.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-900x557.png 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>The National Greyhound Association releases reports on all breedings several times a year. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the right are the number of reported successful breedings* since 2012. This isn\u2019t whelping &#8211; this is actual breedings. Breedings are on the decline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of this decrease has been a result of more careful and planned breedings for quality over quantity. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2014 to 2018, there has almost been a 1,000 decrease of successful breedings. <\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*A successful breeding is one where there isn\u2019t a reported abortion, miss or other (i.e, the dam passes away, conception cannot be determined).<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15210\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15210\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Whelping - The Reality of Numbers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15210\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15210\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every whelping &#8211; alive or stillborn &#8211; must be reported to the National Greyhound Association. There is form and a $30 fee for each whelping reported. If a whelping is NOT reported within 10 days of whelping, there are associated penalties. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, strict reporting and accountability.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4976 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-106x150.png 106w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-100x142.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-150x212.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-200x283.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-300x425.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1-450x637.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Picture6-1.png 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4977 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping.png 1074w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-150x49.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-100x33.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-200x66.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-450x148.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-600x197.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/whelping-900x296.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4973 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-1024x633.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-100x62.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-200x124.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-450x278.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-600x371.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart-900x557.png 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/breeding-chart.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Greyhound Association releases reports on all whelping several times a year. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the right are the number of reported whelpings since 2012. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a similar decrease in the number of pups whelped over the same time period as the decline of successful breedings. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of March 2019, there are 9,432 greyhounds aged 16 months and younger in various stages of training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When looking at total whelped numbers, it is important to remember that not all whelped pups make it to the track. Some unfortunately pass &#8211; like other breeds &#8211; due to Fading Puppy Syndrome. Others may be too small to safely race, or some have medical issues that would be inappropriate to start training, or some head to be pets or some flunk out from training school. <\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4983 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2326\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted.png 2326w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-150x54.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-1024x368.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-100x36.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-200x72.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-450x162.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-600x215.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/accounted-900x323.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2326px) 100vw, 2326px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The Last Three Years - Spring Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15211\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the time period as reported in the Spring Review for 2017, 2018 and 2019 for breedings and whelpings. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, a decrease in just this period alone over the last three years. What will the next Summer issue show? Probably more of the same as owners and breeders become conscious of the future of greyhound racing.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4987 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-1024x310.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-1024x310.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-150x45.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-100x30.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-200x61.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-450x136.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-600x182.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs-900x273.png 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/combined-three-springs.png 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">The Adoption Group Reality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15212\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4988 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-4.png 512w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-4-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-4-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-4-100x49.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-4-200x99.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-4-450x222.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 147 National Greyhound Association Endorsed Responsible Adoption Groups. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span>n a 10 day period from March 16-26, 2019, there were 7,241 individuals greyhounds that ran a race.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if all 7,241 active racing greyhounds retired today, that is only 49 dogs each for the 147 groups.<\/span><\/p><p>Even if all 9,432 greyhounds at training school and on the farm were retired today, that is only an additional 64 dogs each for the 147 groups.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many, if not all, of the 147 adoption groups have waiting lists.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So. Where are these \u201cthousands\u201d of dogs??<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5617df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5617df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Busting the Confinement Myth<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156fb2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156fb2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1qaTsp95SR0M96fz01MWPCCETF9iPXUix\/view?fbclid=IwAR1os05_mvxrU9b9YutjtCRgrrvyZ8ye44Q89EGLjd_aDvkZa4mSZMTovEQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1643\" height=\"2111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4926\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-117x150.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-100x128.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-150x193.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-200x257.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-300x385.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-450x578.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-600x771.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Grey-Paper-With-Photos-900x1156.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea9423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ea9423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Female Greyhounds<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac379d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aac379d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Females are given low-dose testosterone in oral form to inhibit their reproductive cycle while racing. It does not enhance their ability to race, but does allow them to compete with the males equally and safely. Females in estrus would attract the males, leading to fights and stress. Good racing females go on to produce puppies, proof of the safety of the dose.<\/p><p><strong>Usage<\/strong><br \/>The Florida Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering permits the use of veterinarian prescribed chewable tablets, or capsules, for the control of estrus under 61D-6.007. Females receive the oral form once or twice per week, depending on the dose. Today, this low-dose form of birth control is not administered by injection.<\/p><p><strong>Side Effects<\/strong><br \/>With its short term use, the chance of negative side effects is significantly reduced. Females who show sensitivities do not receive any further treatments.<\/p><p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><br \/>In addition to preventing unintentional pregnancies, low-dose testosterone also prevents pyometra, a life-threatening hormonal disease caused by repeated heat cycles.<\/p><p><strong>Breeding Numbers<\/strong><br \/>Approximately 10,000 puppies were whelped per year from 2012-2015. 9,488 were whelped in 2016 and an all time low of 7,181 in 2017. Through the use of safe, responsible, birth control methods and selective breeding, the numbers are kept in check.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe609f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfe609f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greyhound Racing is Illegal in (X) Number of States. <br><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7143911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7143911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Contrary to what you&#8217;ve heard, Idaho is the\u00a0ONLY\u00a0state where racing is illegal. ALL racing for ALL dog breeds. No lure coursing, no weiner dog races. It&#8217;s legit in 49 of the 50 states.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3777e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3777e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef106cc\" data-id=\"ef106cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6f3cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb6f3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4547\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0795-900x900.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-355f538\" data-id=\"355f538\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a6090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2a6090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2800\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51ba08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c51ba08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crating by Jennifer Ng, DVM<h4><br><\/h4><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-adae183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adae183\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc6507d\" data-id=\"bc6507d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba0fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ba0fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">A common misconception about racing greyhounds is that they spend the majority of their lives confined to small cages with little human contact. Dogs spend an average of 12-18 hours each day sleeping or resting (with most greyhounds closer to the high end) regardless of whether they are loose or crated, in a home or at the track. At the track, that sleep and rest time is spent in comfortable, individual crates.<\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The regulation track crates are larger than the crates typically used in homes for pet greyhounds. They can comfortably stand, stretch out, roach or even share space with their favorite trainer in those crates. When visiting a racing kennel it is quite obvious from the dogs&#8217; behavior that they are comfortable, content and secure in their crates.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">As professional athletes, racing greyhounds also have to receive appropriate exercise and activity to stay in shape and perform their best. They spend the rest of their time playing and hanging out with their kennel mates in the turn out pens, interacting with their trainers and kennel staff, and being checked over thoroughly and massaged to make sure they are sound before, and after their races. Time is also spent training to race as well as racing<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f9a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8f9a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3986\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image8-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3677abb\" data-id=\"3677abb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29e1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d29e1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1685\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_4750-900x874.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe09d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe09d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greyhounds and Other Breeds<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf04f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf04f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A common myth is that greyhounds are only introduced to other canine breeds when they retire. The truth is that many greyhound farms have other dog breeds that run and play with the greyhounds!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-765afd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765afd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e0e302\" data-id=\"8e0e302\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412880c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"412880c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-1024x995.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2936\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image-900x875.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3279f11\" data-id=\"3279f11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1ad52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df1ad52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3988\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image4-900x599.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fdff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6fdff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greyhounds and Muzzles<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d0ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d0ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For those of you who are unfamiliar with greyhounds, these dogs have notoriously thin skin. Normal mouthy dog play will tear holes in it.<\/p><p>When you have several dogs running and playing together at the same time, a plastic basket muzzle is a smart precautionary measure to take.\u00a0It also protects the dogs from eating things that could be dangerous such as rocks. They can still keep their mouths wide open and drink while wearing them<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7beaf42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7beaf42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d06e2c\" data-id=\"2d06e2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047956b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"047956b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3456\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image6-900x875.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b9a5b7\" data-id=\"7b9a5b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878469f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"878469f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3990\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-900x596.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33733a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b33733a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greyhounds, Treats and Toys<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0621a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea0621a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Some believe that greyhounds have never had treats and toys until after they retire from racing.\u00a0All kennels give their dogs treats and each trainer has their own treats of choice, such as marshmallows, Milk Bones, bully sticks and shank bones.<\/p><p>While growing up on the farm they have toys to play with. Many race kennels also have toys. Of course a muzzle or an empty bleach bottle are just as fun as those bought at the store.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a020be9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a020be9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ebb7c4\" data-id=\"8ebb7c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ef862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61ef862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"605\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-1024x995.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3577\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-200x194.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-450x437.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-600x583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1-900x875.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image1.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03d1cd9\" data-id=\"03d1cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3193b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3193b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-300x416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive-300 size-responsive-300 wp-image-3992\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-300x416.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-100x139.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-150x208.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-200x277.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-450x624.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image9-600x831.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56eaca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56eaca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Strauss picks out his own treats.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c7947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0c7947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greyhounds Are Forced To Race.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c7d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c7d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>I came across an interesting article today. The thrust of it is something breeders of sporting and working dogs have known for a long time.<br \/>\u201cNew research from Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, has shown that it is possible for some information to be inherited biologically through chemical changes that occur in DNA.\u201d<\/p><p>But of course, there is a heritable and collective consciousness within species and breeds of animals. Not all things they do are learned. Not all behaviors they exhibit are simply to please us, or in spite of us. Some things are just etched upon their DNA, and they couldn\u2019t care less what we think of it.<\/p><p>That\u2019s why Doberman Pinscher dogs warn and protect. It\u2019s why Huskies mush. It\u2019s why Shepherding dogs herd. It\u2019s why Labradors retrieve. And it\u2019s why Greyhounds race.<\/p><p>It\u2019s also why greyhound breeders, trainers, and others who are truly knowledgeable of the breed, take extreme exception to the oft-repeated fable and fallacy, that by some sinister spell of dark magic, greyhounds are \u201cforced to run\u201d by their breeders and handlers.<\/p><p>Like most of the popular mythology of the Racing Greyhound, nothing could be further from the truth. A greyhound who doesn\u2019t revel in the gifts of his own speed and grace, a greyhound who isn\u2019t inclined to compete with his littermates and pack mates, or a greyhound who does not choose to chase after game or lures\u2014they are the anomalies.<\/p><p>For a breed of considerable antiquity, such as the greyhound, these things are self evident, to anyone who has even the slightest familiarity or experience with the modern, racing Greyhound.<\/p><p>I have no idea why it has taken science so long to catch up with what King Canute and his subjects knew in the 11th century (see: The Forest Laws by Martin Roper), and what rural, agrarian, wide-open-spaces America has known since pioneer times. Greyhounds are running, hunting dogs, who are furiously competitive when doing so, and who are completed &#8212; made whole&#8211;by the very act of partaking in the chase.<\/p><p>Far from being \u201cforced to run\u201d by humans, a greyhound\u2019s every nerve, fiber, sinew and cell demands that he run. He is compelled to do so, by voices so ancient and powerful that we, in our suburban idyll, cannot even imagine their resonance.<\/p><p>As a former professional greyhound trainer, I would love to be able to sit here and tell you all that each and every greyhound who was placed in my hands, owed all of his\/her success to my consummate skills and intuition, as someone who trained them, impeccably, to run and compete. But that would be yet another myth to add to the litany of greyhound mythology already out there for public disinformation.<\/p><p>The truth is that the trainer\u2019s job is to give the greyhound ample opportunity, repetitions and time to hone the skills he already possesses, and to nurture the drives and desires the greyhound is born with. We merely allow them to express themselves. We don\u2019t teach them to race and to compete. They already know how to do that. We simply evaluate where they are, physically, mentally and competitively at any given time, and we try to maximize each greyhound\u2019s competitive potential and physical conditioning.<\/p><p>A greyhound who does not wish to race, simply doesn\u2019t race. They either refuse to break from the starting box, or they quit the chase shortly after the race begins. I have never known anyone who could \u201cforce a greyhound to run\u201d. Neither has anyone else.<\/p><p>It might surprise you to learn that some great greyhounds, even breed icons like Rinaker and Dutch Bahama, declined to race at one point or another in their careers. And no one could force them to do it. They decided for themselves, if and when they would or wouldn\u2019t. Greyhounds are like that, as many of you may know.<\/p><p>So, contrary to insidious, popular mythology, greyhounds are not forced to run or to race. It is simply impossible for a handler to do that. Period. The greyhounds we see racing on tracks do so because they love to, and as the researchers from Emory University have surmised:<br \/>\u201c\u2026 experiences are somehow transferred from the brain into the genome, allowing them to be passed on to later generations.\u201d<\/p><p>Inasmuch as that is certainly the case, by whatever mechanism, and has been for hundreds of generations of sporting Greyhounds, it behooves us to ask ourselves what the real \u201ccruelty\u201d is.<\/p><p>Breeding and enabling them to race? Or forcing them not to?<\/p><p>Copyright, 2015<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50700d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50700d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4607 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-450x450.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/B5DC3EE9-6537-4304-B926-2A6AFB680209-900x900.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to Learn About Greyhounds and Greyhound Racing? A quick search on the internet will lead you to a great deal\u00a0of information. Unfortunately,\u00a0most of it is inaccurate and\/or out dated. Half truths and misinformation lead to myths, so we&#8217;re exposing &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/?page_id=182\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Myths Busted<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":132,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4989,"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182\/revisions\/4989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greyhoundfacts.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}