by mhessenberger | Dec 14, 2019 | Paws Up/Paws Down
December 14, 2019 A year after Florida’s landmark vote to ban greyhound racing, a dog racing company in Arkansas has decided to put this practice to an end, without any need for legislation. Every ten days, a racing greyhound dies in West Virginia. Southland Racing...
by ctaylor | Jul 16, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up! To CA Representative Tony Cardenas for re-introducing H.R. 3335, the Greyhound Protection Act of 2021. Dogs are injured and die every year on racetracks for the sake of gambling. July 16, 2021 After a year fraught with uncertainty amid the pandemic,...
by ctaylor | Aug 4, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up! To Congressman Tony Cardenas for introducing legislation that would phase out dog racing in the United States. August 4, 2020 On Wednesday, July 29th, 2020, Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA) introduced the Greyhound Protection Act, which would phase out all...
by mhessenberger | Feb 27, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Down!February 27, 2020 In an upsetting turn of events, the majority of West Virginia’s state senators voted against Senate Bill 285, which would have saved 2,000 greyhounds and over $15 million in state funds. The West Virginia Greyhound Breeding...
by mhessenberger | Jan 18, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down, Uncategorized
January 18, 2020 West Virginia is the only state that still subsidizes greyhound racing, according to WV Senate President Mitch Carmichael. Every year, the WV Greyhound Breeding Development Fund is given $15 million of gambling revenues to support the breeding of...
