I live just a short ways (about an hour and a half) from Daytona where they have greyhound racing. I have seen several dogs from off the track that have retired due to injury. A broken leg is certainly not uncommon. At the boarding facility I work at we board several retired greyhounds from the track and they ALL (and I do mean all) have bear butts from being in crates for such long periods of time. Also my best friend has been talking to greyhound rescue about adopting one from the track, and she probably will be soon. She seen and heard some horrible things that these dogs have been through. I am for one totally 100% against dog racing, it's a sick sport. If they love their dog and want them to run they can put them agility classes and keep them off the track.

Originally posted by K9soul
I'm sure some of the people involved in racing greyhounds treat their dogs wonderfully, the best of everything, and so on. I don't think anyone disputes that. But let's get realistic here, all racers don't race because the dogs love to run and they want to see their dogs have a good time. They race to make money, it's part of the gambling industry, and don't even try to tell me that it isn't true that for some racers the dollar is top priority. And I'm sure that a racing greyhound message board will look a lot different than a greyhound rescue board. I also doubt that the people who treat their greyhounds badly would be involved in a greyhound msg board, just like you don't see people who hate and abuse dogs join Pet Talk.
I agree completely.