I've been in the neutral zone for a while now, but I answered yes for various reasons.

While it is true that modern greyhound racing deserves more improvements, racing today is vastly different from racing just a few decades ago. In a matter of years, greyhound adoption has increased leaps and bounds. In a matter of years, the amount of greyhounds getting euthanized is but a fraction of what it used to be. Yes, there are still dogs being euthanized and we need to improve on that aspect, but the statistics are favorable. Off the top of my head (I'm using very generalized numbers), about 25,000 greyhounds are registered with the NGA each year. About 20,000 of those dogs are adopted. About 3,500-4,000 dogs stay at kennels for breeding purposes or maybe just because the trainers really like them (it often happens). This results in about 1,000-1,500 dogs uncalled for, most likely euthanized. This is terrible, yes, but race tracks and adoption groups are working very diligently every day to increase adoption to 100%. I don't quite remember which track specifically boasts a 100% adoption rate but I want to say Southland...I'm pretty sure it was one of the tracks with "land" in the name so it could be Wonderland and/or Dairyland as well. I *believe* Multnomah had a 100% adoption rate when it was still in existence (don't quote me on that, though).

There was one quote that really stuck out in my head and I forget who said it, so forgive me if you're reading this:
Racing is only as good as the retirement plan it has in place for the creatures that do the work.
I will definitely not say that greyhound racing is anywhere near my standards, but it has come a long way and it is constantly improving. Just like anything else in life, it is not perfect. It has its shortcomings but racing definitely has many benefits. With the continued relationships between adoption groups and racetracks, I have no doubt in my mind that greyhound racing in *America* will serve as a model to all aspects of dog ownership. I only hope that it is a matter of sooner rather than later.