Greyhound Racing may may end in USA

I didnt even know they still had it today.    Last time I even saw a dog track was in Colorado when I was a teenager.....circa 1980-something.      I guess it better than cock fighting  =)

And then there are housecats. Mankind has served them from the earliest days of civilization. Ask any cat, he'll tell you that is the natural order of things.

Fun fact: in medieval times, the societies that (quite literally) demonized cats and killed them on sight suffered much higher mortality from plagues, as housecats kept down the rat population, and fleas on those rats were the carriers of the disease.

My cat, reading over my shoulder, says, "Well, duh. Now feed me."

From my understanding there are two active tracks in the United States. Both in the state of West Virginia. I think it's technically still legal in half a dozen states but West Virginia has the only active tracks. 

Makes sense, as that is the least evolved state in the US.

Greyhound racing is right up there with monster truck rallies and pro wrestling. They are perfect IQ tests, much more so than the standard formalized versions that take hours.

There are tons of injuries in it.  Especially on the turns.  And dogs are put away if they aren't very good at racing.  I live in WI and there were lots of issues here.  At the end of the day, casinos just destroyed the tracks here.  There was no handle and they were shut down very fast.  

I believe the two tracks still running are Mardi Gra and Wheeling.

So just like with human athletes there is significant risk of injury. But your feeling is humans have the capability of understanding the risks while the dogs don't?  Is that a fair summation?

Do a lot of injuries come from dogs tripping on each other in turns and stuff? 

 I'm curious, do you feel injuries could be significantly reduced if dogs raced solo against the clock? I know it wouldn't be very practical and would probably be less entertaining to watch. 

Are there other steps that could be taken to decrease injuries without a ban? 

It looks like Wisconsin has a lot of dinky-doo Indian casinos scattered all over the rural areas of the state, but none in the southeastern metro areas. But I guess Milwaukee residents have lots of choices in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. Gotta have a place to blow your paycheck!

Thanks for your great questions. I hope that once Greyhound racing is completed all Greyhounds just like other breeds can live a life free from injury caused by humans. I understand that animals are needed to work and for food but that has nothing to do with someone placing a bet on them in a race in which there is a high probability they may suffer an injury and they had no choice in participating in the event. I hope that there will always be Greyhound dogs and that they will get to live a life that does not involve their performance at the track. I also enjoy gambling, mostly video poker so I'm not about the gambling part of this, I just think breeding dogs for use in gambling is something that needs to end. 

No doubt the ancient Romans placed bets on which gladiator would draw the most blood from the other. 

And what is your thought, please explain....