GREY2K USA

We really appreciate this review Alanna.

Thanks for this review.

Thanks for this review Joyce!

GREY2K USA is a non-profit organization that works to pass greyhound protection laws, phase out dog racing and promote greyhound adoption. The claim that we do not plan for track closures is simply not true. For example, when we brought a question to voters in Massachusetts to end greyhound racing we took several specific actions to ensure that there was a responsible transition. First, we included a 14 month phase out into the ballot question itself. Second, we reached out to the track owners and offered our help, which they accepted. Third, we reached out to non-profit animal shelters throughout the state and secured commitments from them to accept greyhounds and take care of them until loving homes were found. Fourth, we reached out to the greyhound breeders and offered our help. They refused our help, and instead found homes themselves for the greyhounds that were being displaced. Greyhound breeders somehow believed they were spiting us by helping the dogs, but of course we were delighted to see them do the right thing. The bottom line is that according to state records, 781 greyhounds were adopted from Massachusetts tracks during the last year of greyhound racing in the state, while only 11 dogs died or were euthanized, all from serious racing injuries. That was the highest year ever in terms of greyhound adoption in the state. So again, the claim that we do not plan for track closures is factually incorrect, and this "reviewer" is wrong on the facts.

This "review" was posted by a dog racing supporter, as part of an organized campaign to submit false reviews here, and is not factually accurate. GREY2K USA had absolutely no knowledge of the scheme cited above. The "article" this person links to is a smear that was released on the eve of a contentious election. Here are the facts: http://blog.grey2kusa.org/2011/09/dog-racing-supporter-smears-grey2k-usa.html

Thanks for this review.

Thanks for the review.

Thanks for this review Sharryl.

Thanks for this review DrBenedetto! Also, thanks for adopting.

This isn't a review, it is a rant from someone in the dog racing industry. The "reviewer" is wrong on several substantive points. 1) When dog racing ended in Massachusetts, virtually all of the dogs that left the racing industry found homes. According to state records, during the final year of dog racing in Massachusetts 781 greyhounds were adopted. During the same period, only 11 greyhounds died or were euthanized. GREY2K USA worked with non-profit organizations throughout the state to create an adoption plan, and were prepared to step in and help. Greyhound breeders refused to work with us, and found homes for the dogs themselves -- a great outcome. 2) The dog racing industry knew for years that greyhound racing could end in Massachusetts. Citizens very narrowly voted, 51% to 49% to continue allowing dog racing in 2000, and it was a full eight years later that citizens opted, in an overwhelming vote, to end the activity. Finally, I do agree that greyhounds love to run. That is one reason why it is so cruel for them to endure lives of confinement, kept in small cages for long hours each day.