Originally posted by wolfie
I missed the other arguement.... but I agree with lizbud

by move on do you mean leave pet talk?
No, I simply mean don't read the thread.

And did you know that in RI (where I live) not too long ago some greyhounds at the racetrack tested positive for cocaine!!!
Can you provide a link for the cocaine story in RI? I was not aware of that occurring at Lincoln.

I do know there was a similar incident in Florida. The State Gaming Commission there randomly tests dogs for drugs and there was a flap in the press that several dogs tested positive for trace amounts of cocaine in their systems. These would be thousands of times lower than required to affect the dogs and would be consistent with being handled at some point by an individual who had trace amounts of cocaine on his or her hands. If my memory serves me some 50 dogs had trace amounts in their systems out of 35,000 tested over a two-year period. It is pretty clear that the situation is not serious or widespread and has made no impact whatsoever on the dogs. Bank tellers often pick up similar amounts from handling bills that had been used for snorting cocaine.

Do you honestly think those owners cared about their dogs? No, they cared about making money off them winning. And if they cared about their dogs, why would they put them up for adoption (at best), kill them, or dispose of them when they can't race anymore?
I am an owner of racing greyhounds and pets. I do care about my dogs.

Most racing owners place their dogs through the more than 340 adoption groups across the country because they do care about them. More than 90% of racing greyhounds are adopted or retained for breeding.

If you agree greyhounds shouldn't be subject to cruel exploitation then you agree with us.
It just so happens that I own racing greyhounds and think they shouldn't be treated cruelly. The vast majority of racing people believe the same way.

Argument over. If not I'm just going to ignore you from now on
Translation: "Your point of view is incorrect and not worth listening to if it doesn't agree with mine."

What an enlightened point of view!