Ban Greyhound Racing Internationally

Greyhound Racing in USA

Greyhound racing is a dying industry more than 39 American dog tracks have closed or have stopped live racing operations. USA was which invented modern commercial Greyhound Racing, there are now only 8 dog tracks remaining in five states which is very impressive and effective whilst saving so many Greyhounds in the process.
Greyhound Racing industry has been diminished by nearly two-thirds in US. With tracks in operation there are still cases of Greyhounds being abused, drug use, being exported to China
With the 2018 passage of Florida’s Constitutional Amendment 13, the three remaining Florida tracks must wind down operations by December 2020. Southland Park in Arkansas must phase-out live racing by December 2022. The phase-out of dog racing is due to increased public awareness that dog racing is cruel and inhumane, a decades-long legislative effort and competition from other forms of gambling
In five states, all dog tracks have closed and ceased live racing, but a prohibitory statute has yet to be enacted. Those states are Oregon, Connecticut, Kansas, Wisconsin and Alabama
In just four states, pari-mutuel Greyhound racing remains legal and operational. These states are West Virginia, Arkansas, Iowa and Texas.

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H.R. 7826 will prohibit dog racing nationwide!

GREY 2K USA announced the first federal bill in US history to end dog racing! Sponsored by Representative Tony Cárdenas of California and Steve Cohen of Tennessee, H.R. 7826, the Greyhound Protection Act of 2020 will make it a federal crime to engage in commercial dog racing. Following the release of our successful investigation of live lure training by greyhound breeders in three American states, this legislation could not be more important for both hounds and rabbits.

If you live in the United States, please write to your Representative in Washington, DC and ask him or her to co-sponsor this groundbreaking legislation. Let your lawmaker know racing is a terrible industry that is bad for the dogs, bad for the unwitting taxpayers who subsidize it, and completely violates the values of this country. Sign their petition to President Trump, asking him to support a nationwide ban on Greyhound Racing.

Greyhound Racing in South Africa
Greyhound racing has been banned in South Africa since 1946 . There has been many attempts to make it legal have been quashed based on the sheer animal abuse and that it doesn’t bring any financial gain to the country it would encourage gambling to the country.
With South Africa still needing to implement legal measures in Dog Fighting, Puppy Mills, and Animal Welfare Law to be implemented.

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There are 64 greyhound tracks in the country. In 2015, a total of 40,978 greyhound races were held throughout Australia.
A majority of the Greyhounds racing in Australia were bred in the country. In 2015, there were 3,006 litters of greyhounds registered. There are 261 breeding kennels listed on greyhound-data.com, an online database maintained by dog racing gamblers.
Each governing state and territory body has its own set of racing rules that include regulations regarding registrations for dogs, clubs and individuals, race meeting requirements and policies on doping.6 Greyhounds Australasia also has a set of regulations; however, the rules of local controlling bodies take precedence over them.
Betting on Greyhound races is legal in Australia. In the last five years, total wagering, or “turnover,” on races rose from $1.7 billion in 2012 to over $4.1 billion in 2016.8 Seventy-five percent of turnover in 2016 came from the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
The Greyhound industry is responsible for the unnecessary deaths of 13,000 to 17,000 healthy greyhounds each year.

Greyhound Racing in China

Although that Greyhound Racing is illegal in China, it is pretty much been run underground. A multi million dollar industry that makes money on the cruelty and suffering of animals.
It exists as a pop-up sport of sorts on tracks in rural areas and other off-the-beaten path places, according to research by Grey2K. Animal rights groups say dogs have been kept in deplorable conditions there, abused and forced to run against circus animals, including cheetahs.
Greyhounds are kept in horrific conditions and because it illegal they kept in underground kennel and when raced they taken to track in sports bags to the location and raced. Once they had no used they were sold on to Dog Meat Farms or to Live Markets for human consumption.

Greyhound Racing in Vietnam

Greyhound racing in Vietnam takes place at the Lam Son Stadium in Vung Tau was granted a twenty-five year license to operate greyhound racing and conduct betting on it in the country..
The greyhounds are housed and trained at a kennel complex around fifty minutes away by car from the track. The greyhounds that race in Vietnam are both imported from Australia as well as bred in country in horrific conditions. There are between 750 and 800 greyhounds being trained and bred in the country. A kennel caretaker told GREY2K USA Worldwide Board Member Charmaine Settle in 2012 that there is no adoption program for the dogs after they finish racing.
Dog-racing is highlighted as a package with tourism. Vietnam Travel Guide promotes dog-racing as follows: "One of the newest attractions in Vung Tau is the Greyhound Racing Track at 15 Le Loi Street. The Nyuyen Ngoc exploiting dogs
He was awarded a 25-year license in Vietnam and a 30-year license to start the venture in Cambodia. Greyhounds to Vietnam were imported from Australia but operators in Vietnam are now breeding their own dogs.

Please Sign the Petition to Stop Greyhound Racing in Vietnam

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Cambodia and Vietnam have granted lengthy licenses that allow a Vietnamese entrepreneur to operate Greyhound racetracks in both countries. Both governments need revoke the licenses and ban this brutal sport that turns innocent dogs into creatures of entertainment.
Greyhounds are being exported to Cambodia from Australia as well as having close connections with Vietnam. Dogs are bred and kept in horrific conditions and expected to race and when they are surplus to requirement they are sold on to the Dog and Cat Meat Trade.

Greyhound Racing in Pakistan

The main group organizing greyhound races in Pakistan is the Dhillon Greyhound Club. They conduct both straight track sprint and coursing competitions in a village named Chack Its big annual race is the Faisalabad Derby. The club also used the Agriculture University of Faisalabad to hold a Spring Festival race in March 2013.1
At least some of the greyhounds in Pakistan were imported from Ireland to serve as breeding dogs. There are also 19 greyhound breeding kennels in Pakistan listed on greyhound-data.com, an online database maintained by dog racing gamblers. According to just one kennel it breeds 70 to 80 pups each year. Imported greyhounds participate in separate races from greyhounds bred in the country.

Ban Greyhound Racing in Mexico

The Agua Caliente Racetrack of Tijuana is the last operational greyhound track in Mexico. Located in the Mexican state of Baja California, the track first began offering greyhound racing in 1927.1Though governed by local authorities, Caliente is considered part of the United States racing circuit. Races are conducted six days a week, and in 2014, 4,978 races were held at the track.