b"Editors Note: We asked Christine Dorchak,President and General Counsel, Grey 2K USAWorldwide, the largest Greyhound protectionorganization in the United States, to weigh in onthe article, Going Grey:Thirty-six inches by 24 inch-es by 32 inches. This is whatracing greyhounds at Florida DONTdogtrackscall home.Itis SHOP.theminimumsizeofthecages in which they are ware-housedfortwentyhoursormore each day. When they arelet out of their confinementtorun,theyfacetheriskofserious injury on some of theChristine Dorchak and Zoe. oldest dog tracks in the coun-try. Just a few months ago, agreyhound named PorPorPitifulMe was electrocutedwhile racing at the Palm Beach Kennel Club, andnearly200dogshavebeenkilledoverthelast20months. In fact, a racing greyhound dies every threedays in this state.Asdocumentedinournewly-releasedreport,High Stakes: Greyhound Racing in the United States, dogracing is a dying industry wherever it persists. Since2001, host states have watched revenues plummet by79%. More than 6,000 injuries and 300 deaths havebeen reported at the two tracks of West Virginia, andnearly 2,300 injuries have occurred at Texas only dogtrack, Gulf Greyhound Park, just since 2008.Florida John Marazzi has never required injury information to be disclosed and Zeus of to the public, so the number of injuries suffered by Brandon Honda. thethousandsofgreyhoundsusedforracinghere Zeus was remains a dreadful secret. adopted from E.A.R.S.Fortunately, state investigatory files tell us at leastpart of the story.According to the Division of Pari- (Elizabeths sMeet One OfMutuel Wagering, 14 dogs have tested positive for E.A.R.S. Our Adoptables:cocaine since 2008. 42 dogs were abandoned to die Animal Rescue & Sanctuary) is a A i l R& Sanctuary)in their cages when the racing season ended at Ebro VPDOO\x03\x18\x13\x14\x0bF\x0c\x0b\x16\x0c\x03QRQ\x10SURW\x03VKHOWHU\x03Greyhound Park in 2010, and 20 greyhounds were LQ\x032GHVVD\x0f\x03)ORULGD\x11\x03:H\x03DUH\x03DOZD\\V\x03LQ\x03QHHG\x03RI\x03YROXQWHHUV\x0f\x03injuredduringaseven-weekperiodatFlaglerin GRQDWLRQV\x03DQG\x03VSRQVRUV\x11Miami in 2011. These included 15 broken legs and adognamedFuzzysSanJoe whodiedofaheart E.A.R.S. Wish List:attack. In 2013, the Sarasota Kennel Club pledged to \x19 \x03 ([WUD\x03/DUJH\x03.XUDQGD\x03%HGV\x11allow public inspection of all of its injury data for the \x19 \x03 $\x03&DUSHQWHU\x03IRU\x03RQH\x03GD\\\x11 MADDIE\x19first time, but racing director Tom Bowersox quickly \x19 \x03 *DV\x03FDUGV\x11withdrew the offer.\x19 \x03 :HE\x03'HVLJQHU\x11 She was found as a pregnant stray in \x19 Gainesville. A great mother to her eight It is time for this cruelty to end. Over the last \x03 'RJ\x03WUHDWV\x11 SXSSLHV\x0f\x03QRZ\x03LWV\x03WLPH\x03WR\x03QG\x03KHU\x03D\x03KRPH\x11\x03several sessions, lawmakers have come close to passing She will be a very loyayal and loving dog.bothinjuryreportinganddecoupling,whichwould signal a phase-out of live racing. Until decou- 1644 Altamont Lane, Odessa, FL \x19\x03\x03 813.355.6285pling passes, dog tracks will be required to offer a EARSRescue.org \x19\x03\x03 earsrescue@gmail.commandatoryminimumof100raceperformancesayear, no matter how much they are losing and howmuch the greyhounds are suffering. This ad isIt is time for common sense and compassion to sponsored by BrandonHonda.comkick in.www.TheNewBarker.com Spring ~ 2015 THE NEW BARKER 13"