Momentum for the abolition of the cruel so-called sport of greyhound racing seems to be building up, with the only surviving dog-racing track in Mexico set to be closed down. The Caliente, or ‘Hot’, racetrack in Tijuana city in Baja California province, bordering California in the USA, will host its final dog races this month. Thereafter, the 150 dogs remaining in its cages will have to be moved out by July 22, a message from...
Christine Ann Dorchak, Esq, is a woman on a mission to end the so-called sport of greyhound racing worldwide. Ms Dorchak is president and general counsel of GREY2K USA, an organization that was set up to campaign against dog racing and rescue the animals trapped in the cruel enterprise. Greyhound racing originated in the USA over a century ago and spread to different parts of the world, mostly white Anglophone countries. While supporters claim it...
Greyhound racing, once widespread in the USA, is now on its last legs. On Thursday, Connecticut became the country’s 43rd state to outlaw the racing of greyhounds, a press release from GREY2K USA, the largest greyhound protection group in the world, said. GREY2K USA thanked Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont for signing the bill outlawing greyhound racing, calling the law a victory for everyone who cares about dogs. Greyhound racing now continues only at two tracks...
