Originally posted by pethop
The bad news is that we did not send out an email listing us as a national contact to help the Plainfield greys or asking folks across the country to call or email us to figure out how to help these lovely dogs. We sent an email to a Massachusetts shelter, asking if they could take a few dogs; without our knowledge they edited it and sent it on to other folks, who without our knowledge edited it and sent it on to other folks, who………well, it’s just plain gone all across the country. This has been a good thing because it’s raising awareness about the track closing, and greyhounds in need. But, it’s also been a bad thing, because the email changes every time it’s sent, and usually lists us as the people to contact if you want to help, and contains information that is not accurate (either plain wrong or badly out of date).

Karina King
Dakin Animal Shelter
www.dakinshelter.org
May 5, 2005
Karina,

I'm sorry, but I smell a rat here. The posts I saw on sites like GreyTalk and WatchMyHound were verbatim copies of what was posted on your web site. The ones I saw were essentially unaltered from your 5/01 news item ("500 Dogs to Die!") which I posted earlier in this thread. That is not a copy of an e-mail, but your group's words.

I suspect that the "experienced greyhound rescuer" was the person who fed you the bogus information you published. I also suspect they sent that same info from group to group to person to person. Once it achieved critical mass it went to every corner of the greyhound world overnight. That outfit has branches in NJ, NC and elsewhere. They have always played fast and loose with the truth when it comes to greyhound racing. If indeed you were duped by them you will not have been the first.

Martin