Groups Opposed ToThe Greyhound Racing Industry

[jcsperson]

Originally posted by aly
Its just too bad that since these dogs are bred SO much and so many need to go up for adoption, that they are taking homes away from other shelter dogs on death row.

For the last time, it is not greyhound racing's fault there are other purebreds and mixed breeds in shelters.

And do I have to point out, yet again, that the trend in greyhound breeding is down. If racing greyhounds were bred under the auspices of the AKC, they wouldn't nearly be among the most popular breeds.

2001

1 Labrador retrievers. 165,970
2 Golden retrievers. 62,497
3 German shepherds. 51,625
4 Dachshunds. 50,478
5 Beagles. 50,419
6 Yorkshire terriers. 42,025
7 Poodles. 40,550
8 Boxers. 37,035
9 Chihuahuas. 36,627
10 Shih Tzus. 33,240

http://www.petplace.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=4618

Greyhounds don't even come close to making the top 10 at 26,797. Additionally, there are a large number of the more popular breeds that are bred without "papers" where there are very few greyhounds that are unregistered.

So who gets the blame for overbreeding? Greyhounds, of course.