Greyhound Racing Facts

West Virginia is one of only a handful of states that still allow greyhound racing. Lawmakers will soon consider a bill to end millions in dog racing subsidies.

[Greyhound Racing Facts @dogracingfacts]

ICYMI: This afternoon @SenCarmichaelWV called on the state to stop subsidizing greyhound racing.

#endwvdogracing #wvpol #wvlegis

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[Greyhound Racing Facts @dogracingfacts]

On Friday, three greyhounds fell during a race at Tri-State and didn't finish. The video footage for this race has been removed from the track's website.

What happened to these three dogs?

#wvpol

[Greyhound Racing Facts @dogracingfacts]

What happened to the greyhound Easi Crystal?
On Friday the 3 year old red dog didn't finish her race at Tri-State Greyhound Track.

The official race notes say that she "FELL OPENING STRETCH" and video footage of her final race has been concealed by the racing industry.

#wvpol

[Phil Kabler @PhilKabler]

If West Virginia is the last state to permit greyhound racing, it will send the same message to businesses and individuals as when Louisiana was the last state to permit cockfighting.

[Bridget @LoschBridget]

@RyanWeld West Virginia Senator, greyhound racing isn't the answer to helping your economy.
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[Rep. Tony Cárdenas @RepCardenas]

Greyhound racing is cruel and appalling. It's time we outlaw it.

This week, I introduced the #GreyhoundProtection Act to ban greyhound racing once and for all. https://t.co/Lr1wir1TQd

[MetroNews @WVMetroNews]

Carey Theil, Executive Director of @GREY2KUSA, talks with @DaveWilsonMN about federal legislation to ban greyhound racing. WATCH: https://t.co/yCFQ3nDJuy

[Greyhound Awareness Cork (IRE) @GreyhAwarenCork]

@donalwx @Waveyltc @TreasaMalarky @offtheball This article may be an inconvenient truth for greyhound industry participants.
"Ahead of the budget, the Department of Agriculture considered decoupling the two sports and ending the mechanism which grants funding to Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI)"
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[Greyhound Racing Facts @dogracingfacts]

As subsidies continue dog deaths pile up @WheelingCasino. New state data:

Dec 9: "Dashing Fast" brks elbow, killed
Jan 1: "Exit Velocity" collapses & dies
Jan 2: "Wild Red Dragon" collapses & dies
Jan 15: "Pat C Hurra" brks leg, killed
Feb 12: "On Marches Time" brks leg, killed

[Greyhound Racing Facts @dogracingfacts]

Wheeling Island removed footage of a race on Friday, after a dog named Pat C Hurra fell and did not finish (DNF).

The track has removed footage repeatedly over the last year, after greyhounds suffered serious injuries.

What happened to this two-year-old dog?

#wvpol #wvlegis

[GREY2K USA Worldwide @GREY2KUSA]

Last night a greyhound named Ciroc fell into the rail at Southland. The black dog is 2 years old & legally owned by notorious greyhound racer Steve Sarras.

Join us in sending hopeful thoughts that Ciroc was not catastrophically injured.

Warning: footage is graphic

[Grateful2u @Grateful2u19]

@dogracingfacts Abolish greyhound dog racing! #goldie

[The Herald-Dispatch @heralddispatch]

In a recent radio segment, supporters of greyhound racing likened my nonprofit organization to the movie monster Jason, who cannot be killed and perpetually reappears, wreaking havoc and mayhem. When I heard this, I knew the industry is worried abou… https://t.co/rlNHXmnUd6

[Charleston Gazette-Mail @wvgazettemail]

Members of the West Virginia Racing Commission Tuesday approved dedicating 1% of greyhound racing purses to the National Greyhound Association for administration and operation of the Greyhound Hall of Fame, located in Abilene, Kansas.

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[Steve McElroy @stevemacwv]

I would support this!
California Congressman Wants to End Greyhound Racing in America https://t.co/EVkijdIEdw

[Greyhound Racing Facts @dogracingfacts]

More than five months later, we finally received confirmation from the West Virginia Racing Commission that this dog died after suffering a heart attack during a race at Wheeling.

#wvpol #wvlegis

[Greyhound Racing Facts @dogracingfacts]

What happened to the greyhound named Leo Tolstoy?

Last night the four-year-old dog failed to finish (DNF) his race at Wheeling.

The footage of the race has been removed from the internet.🤔

#wvpol

[EIN Presswire: Press Releases @EINPresswirePR]

․@AWAction_News @GREY2KUSA: Federal Legislation Introduced to Ban Greyhound Racing, Live-Lure Training․ Massive Applause @RepCardenas and @RepCohen for their leadership on this issue! #EndGreyhoundRacing #BanGreyhoundRacing #Greyhound https://t.co/QPLQzh92J8

[Rep. Tony Cárdenas @RepCardenas]

Today, I introduced the Greyhound Protection Act to ban greyhound racing. Read more here 👇

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[The Frontier @readfrontier]

Two of the videos provided to @readfrontier were filmed in Keota in March on a greyhound training course owned by Haskell County Sheriff’s Deputy and former Keota chief of police Jason Martin, according to GREY2K USA Worldwide. | via @cliftonhowze

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[The Frontier @readfrontier]

Many of the dogs brought in to #Oklahoma were allegedly illegally trained with live rabbits to perform in sanctioned greyhound races in other states, according to @GREY2KUSA, which obtained the videos without the trainers’ knowledge https://t.co/S59wCM7XYy