Originally posted by lizbud
The Greyhound Racing industry is a dying business. I am so glad about that. Why can't the registered owners of these dogs
be charged a high fee payable to rescue groups who have to re-home these poor dogs when they eventually stop making money for their greedy owners.

Everytime the subject of Greyhounds and ex racers come up on PT, we get the same old crap about how much the dogs love to
run, that's what they're bred for, etc, etc, and the subject gets
changed around to talking about how beautiful the Greyhound
is. They are beautiful and they sure deserve better than being
dumped onto some charitable organization once, the owners
are finished with them.

I wish THESE 500 animals all the luck in the world in finding good
homes. and the NEXT 500, etc, etc.
I am one of those "greedy" bastards you are speaking of. I've never made a nickel at greyhound racing. I breed and race these dogs because I love the breed. I want greyhounds to survive into the future at their current state of functionality, not like the current morbidly inbred, dysfunctional monstrosities "bred" by AKC breeders. The AKC registers 160 greyhounds a year---fewer than 30 litters. Their gene pool has shrunk to a few dozen examples that aren't worth breeding. AKC greyhounds are so slow they can hardly run out of sight on a dark night.

By contrast there are 26,000 NGA greyhounds registered every year that represent 46 families which can be traced back to the 1700s. Greyhounds are the most pure-bred dogs on earth. They have none of the congenital diseases like hip dysplasia common to so many breeds. There are no puppy mills and all farms are subject to strict inspections. Failure of an inspection can lead to the loss of a license and a lifetime ban from the NGA. State Gaming and Agriculture Departments also inspect the farms and kennels. A greyhound breeder gets infinitely more scrutiny than any other breeder.

Lizbud, you've tried to denigrate greyhound owners and breeders on here before with your ignorance, name-calling and propaganda. My guess is that you've never been to a farm, never seen the inside of a kennel, nor visited a track. You know nothing about greyhounds yet you persist in your statements based entirely on supposition and hearsay. Your arrogance and utter disregard of the facts is appalling.