Live baiting in Greyhound racing

[Aractus]

Purebreeding and overworking will do that to an animal. I suppose softer ground would just make the dogs slower, so they don't try something to cushion the impact?

Without breeding specific species you wouldn't have gods that are fit for specific purposes, for example only purebred Labradors, Golden Retrievers and Labrador/Golden Retriever crosses are trained as Guide Dogs. Labradors are also the main breed used by police and customs for detection (sniffer dog). Without pure-breeding we simply wouldn't have dogs available for specific work jobs.

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A number of sponsors, including Macro Meats Gourmet Game have pulled their sponsorship from greyhound racing. As I mentioned above, it simply is not good enough for the industry to point the finger at the perpetrators, or for that matter at regulators, it is up to them to ensure they keep their industry clean and respectable and they have spectacularly failed at doing so. They are the ones that provided an environment where abuse was possible, they have nobody else to blame. Trainers have made hundreds of thousands of dollars through the use of live baiting, and some have even made millions. They are not worried because they know the harshest possible penalties include life-bans from racing, and from the court if prosecuted a fine and up to 2 years gaol. All who get prosecuted to the full extent of the law will still have profited far more than their losses.

I sincerely hope that the entire industry is forcibly disbanded. All it promotes is the shit we don't need in our country. There are plenty of other things to gamble on without it.