Only One More Month for Greyhound Racing in Wisconsin

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-11-24 13:49:00 UTC
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As you may have heard by now, the operators of Dairyland Greyhound Park in Wisconsin recently announced that the year's end will also bring the end of racing at the track, the last greyhound racing track in that state. The exploitative practice just isn't profitable anymore, as state after state is discovering.

Many of the greyhounds, unfortunately, will be shipped off to other tracks in other states -- reportedly, 25 to 30 percent of the 850-900 dogs will continue to be used and endangered elsewhere -- but the others will head for adoptive homes, via rescues across the country (including the local Greyhound Pets of America - Wisconsin).

It should be noted that greyhound racing isn't being banned in Wisconsin -- it's just being effectively ended. But whether individual states outright ban racing or tracks in those states disappear because they can't turn a profit, it's good news every time another state gets out of the business of breeding, confining, endangering, and killing greyhounds. As always, to stay up-to-date on campaigns to help greyhounds and end greyhound racing, sign up for alerts from GREY2K USA.

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Photo (mine) is of Ella the rescued racer, playing with her beloved stuffed frog.

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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