do you agree with greyhound racing???

[xan]

Some good thoughts here. I agree almost completely with terrierman.
When it comes right down to:

If greyhound racing was carried out with the same consideration to the dogs health, happiness, and the well-being of the breed as a responsible breeding program, would you not agree with it?

...this is where I show my extremism. I believe what you propose is a best case for THIS world. Unlikely, but much more likely than in my DREAM world, where no creature is a slave in any sense.
(yes, I'm a vegan! )
The problem with almost any plan, however wonderful, is the people who will then carry it out.

[Taz_Zoee]

I do not agree with Greyhound racing. Many years ago my sister rescued a greyhound. When she first got her, Maggie had no hair on her rear end. This was from being locked up in a kennel all the time. She also did not like men. It took her a few months to totally be comfortable with my dad and brother. But as the months went on she became a sweetheart of a girl and everyone who met her loved her.
(play hard at the bridge dear Maggie)

[ontariogreys]

I agree with it, and this helps to describe why http://www.gra-america.org/the_sport.../a_nature.html

Working as a volunteer in adoption and helping to do the bathings of new greyhounds coming in off the track or track adoption agencies for almost 2 years I have seen a lots of freshly arrived greyhound coming out of 3 different of the US they are is a lot better condition than most of the pet dogs being turned over to shelters, and definitely better mannered

[ontariogreys]

Many years ago my sister rescued a greyhound. When she first got her, Maggie had no hair on her rear end. This was from being locked up in a kennel all the time. She also did not like men. It took her a few months to totally be comfortable with my dad and brother.

Bald thighs also occurs in non reacing greyhound who are raised as pets and not crated and also in some line of whippets, Medical researcher have been trying to explain for years and still have no answer as to why it occurs, and has nothing to do with crate rub. Some will arrived fully haired off the track and a year or 2 later will have bald thighs, it appears to be genetic.

As for not liking men, it is probably because she was rarely exposed to men, the greater number of greyhound trainers are female, so often the only male a greyhound will have contact with is the state vet ( so not surprising they may feel a little wary of men if that is their only exposure.

When greyhound goes from track to a home, it would be like us taking a young child from it's family and home in North America and throwing it in with aboriginals in the jungles of Bornea, where absolutely nothing is familiar. If you were a child placed in that position how would you react? and how long do you think it would take you to adjust to a totally different lifestyle with totally new expectations of you? to me I view it as amazing that they can become comfortable and relaxed in only a couple months considering what a huge transition a pet life is for them