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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

End Greyhound Racing

Target: George Bush, President of the United States, United States
Sponsor: Vince Slevin
  • Signatures: 4,167
  • Goal: 5,000
  • Deadline: 6-19-2004
Help the end the terrible "sport" of greyhound racing.

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Number Date Prefix Name Gender Country How do feel about greyhound racing?
4,174 8:37 pm PDT, Jul 2   Yvette Monnet Female France  
4,173 12:36 pm PDT, Jun 11   Raquel Fernandez Female Spain  
4,172 10:44 am PDT, May 21 Ms. Deb Hawkes Female United Kingdom Cruel
4,171 5:46 pm PDT, May 16 Mrs. rachel guy Female United States cruel
4,170 10:34 am PDT, May 9 Ms. Kandice Fraser Female United States its disgusting and cruel and needs to be stopped!
4,169 10:30 am PDT, Apr 14   Anonymous Female United States I want it to end becuase it is cruelty to these dogs i love so much.
4,168 2:01 pm PDT, Mar 10 Mrs. hedi arquqilliere Female Canada it is disgutsing.
4,167 10:28 am PST, Feb 10 Ms. monkarey claudine Female France  
4,166 12:27 pm PST, Feb 8   Anonymous Female Slovenia  
4,165 1:18 pm PST, Feb 5   Edmond Ciesielski Male France Halte à ces cruautés
4,164 12:50 pm PST, Feb 3   Hélène Szzépaniak Female France  
4,163 1:05 pm PST, Feb 2 Mr. Arnaud Henseval Male France  
4,162 1:44 pm PST, Feb 1 Ms. Véronique Ciesielski Female France  
4,161 6:41 pm PST, Jan 20   Pam Kittredge Female United States please do the right thing, make racing illegal.
4,160 1:19 pm PST, Jan 17 Mrs. Catherine GREJON Female Spain  
4,159 3:25 am PST, Jan 16 Ms. Julia Meecham Female United Kingdom We at www.maps4pets.com are in full support. Well done with the site
4,158 2:14 am PST, Jan 14 Ms. Gemma Bagshaw Female United Kingdom I am absolutely disgusted by the way ex-racers are treated when they are no longer needed to race!!
4,157 10:04 pm PST, Dec 30   Anonymous Female United States  
4,156 4:23 am PST, Dec 10 Mrs. Adonai Candice Female France not human comportement
4,155 7:04 am PST, Nov 29 Ms. Stacy Judge Female United States It sucks!!!
4,154 4:49 am PST, Nov 11 Mrs. Anonymous Female Switzerland STOPPED
4,153 4:41 pm PDT, Oct 30 Ms. Carly Richmond Female Australia  
4,152 6:46 am PDT, Oct 24 Mrs. Teresa Fuson Female United States Greyhound racing is cruel and should be banned. The crimes against these animals is shocking to say the least.
4,151 7:21 pm PDT, Oct 23 Mrs. Sandra Esposito Female United States My Aunt Adopted a greyhound and we all love her. I couldn't imagine sweet Beverly without a loving home that she has now. Racing should be against the law and these beautiful animals should live a beautiful domesticated life, not one of torture.
4,150 6:29 pm PDT, Oct 10 Ms. Liz Menges Female United States Greyhound racing isn't a sport; it's disgusting. Are you aware due to the racing industry, greyhounds are considered livestock and therefore not protected by the same laws as domesticated pets? Let me tell you that greyhounds ARE domesticated, wonderful pets! Greyhound racing should be illegal. Casinos are for gambling--dogs are not for gambling.
4,149 9:05 am PDT, Oct 1 Mrs. Jennifer Ham Female United States  
4,148 8:09 am PDT, Oct 1   Lynne LoVasco Female United States  
4,147 4:20 pm PDT, Sep 30 Ms. Marcia Myers Female United States I rescued greyhounds for over ten years when 42,000 were being put down yearly. Keep fighting as the numbers have dropped and will keep dropping if you don't give up. I still own greyhounds and still keep educating people about the treatment of these animals. The government makes alot of money and they don't want us to know anything about greyhound racing, drug companies, etc. Bet the president wouldn't like his breed of dog treated like they treat the greyhounds. We need to cut the food bill at the whitehouse.Lighter is Faster!! Best Wishes, Marcia
4,146 10:38 am PDT, Sep 29 Mrs. Gina Hartig Female United States  
4,145 5:55 pm PDT, Sep 24 Mr. Jonathan Herschel Male United States I am dog sitting a greyhound and it breaks my heart to see the scars from the abuse this dog got. She didn't even know how to play until we taught her. She is such a loving dog, I hate greyhound racing with a passion!
4,144 5:54 pm PDT, Sep 23   Sean Hartig Male United States Greyhound Racing SUX!. 25,000 Grey's are killed each year because they are no longer needed. STOP GREYHOUND RACING NOW!!!. POST THIS LINK ON YOUR FACEBOOK, MYSPACE OR WEBPAGE!!!! Its been TOO LONG!!!
4,143 6:15 pm PDT, Sep 9   Angie Koeneker Female United States This sport is not a sport but rather an opportunity to engage in torture. This is wrong and we need our leaders to take a stand against it.
4,142 1:50 am PDT, Aug 12   NARET M. Female Belgium Stop this. It is not human !
4,141 2:57 pm PDT, Jul 20   greta malkotzoglou Female Greece  
4,140 2:36 pm PDT, Jun 30 Ms. Alison Hiestand Female United States  
4,139 3:31 pm PDT, Jun 27   Melissa DeGayner Female United States I'm very involved in greyhound rescue and educating the public on the plight of the greyhounds. I foster greyhounds that come from the tracks and farms, and it breaks my heart knowing that I cannot save them all. It breaks my heart knowing that the littermates of the greyhounds that I have adopted, and foster may not have made it into a home. Greyhound racing needs to stop. The laws need to change immediatly to reclassify the greyhounds as pets, not as an agriculture commodity!
4,137 3:38 am PDT, Jun 15 Ms. colnot virginie Female France  
4,136 7:30 pm PDT, Jun 2 Mrs. Jennifer Boeringer Female United States I remember the hollow look of my retired racing greyhound when we brought himhome to be loved. The whole concept of being treated well, loved and cared for had to be learned by him. This "sport" should be outlawed everywhere!
4,135 7:23 am PDT, May 15 Mrs. Lynda Anna Marie Harding Female United Kingdom  
4,134 6:20 am PDT, Apr 16 Mrs. Anonymous Female United States to race or not to race -- the greed of man and how they treat the animals is very sad and shameful-- the want of money over the best care of greyhounds is horrible in todays society -- greys were born to run but not for the LOVE of money and abuse from man
4,133 5:04 pm PDT, Apr 9   Joey Mello Male United States I think Greyhound racing is just plain old gross and needs to end period!
4,132 1:05 pm PDT, Apr 4 Ms. Anne sophie Brion Female France  
4,131 6:38 pm PDT, Mar 20   Lorraine Bock Female United States I'm not pro racing although I know there are greyhound parents who are. I don't understand that concept but everyone's entitled to their opinion.
4,130 8:58 am PDT, Mar 20 Mrs. Kara Main-Hester Female United States Thousands of greyhounds are euthanized every year for what? A couple bucks at the track? This "sport" is sick.
4,129 3:47 am PDT, Mar 15   Raina's Mom Female United States I think it should be outlawed.
4,128 9:06 am PDT, Mar 9   Helle Larsen Female Denmark  
4,127 9:21 am PST, Mar 7 Ms. Danielle Starr Female United States It harsh! why would anyone want to sacerfice there dog for money!! Ask that to your self WHY??
4,126 1:12 pm PST, Mar 4 Ms. Molly kelly Female United States its the worst way for people to have fun. they have to have sick minds to see these dogs being mistreated in such manner. they see the kind of shape they end up in after they retire from racing. i dont see how you could own a pet and watch it suffer in pain.
4,125 11:12 am PST, Mar 2 Ms. xXxXAnime FanXxXx Female United Kingdom Worst sport created!
4,124 12:02 am PST, Mar 1   Iddas Gianmario Male Italy  
4,123 6:44 pm PST, Feb 29 Ms. Anonymous Female United States I believe there are other ways for people to gamble instead of mistreating these innocent animals!!!!!
4,122 4:11 am PST, Feb 27   Debby La Puma Female Belgium  
4,121 2:35 pm PST, Feb 25   Anonymous Female United States i absoluty hate it i think that whoever invented it should be ashamed of themselves because this is animal cruelty greyhouds should a wonderful life without racing!!!!!STOP GREYHOUND RACING!!!!!
4,120 4:39 pm PST, Feb 24   Anonymous Female United States  
4,119 9:56 am PST, Feb 19 Ms. norma marrero Female United States i think it's wrong. i dont own any grey hounds but i an an animal lover. i think any living creature should be treated how any of us would like to be trated. and to think how faithfull dogs are to man. they do not deserve pain. and just like alot of animals being used for something they are not made for. i just think it's horrible that people could do such things. they should all be punnished. people should be put in jail for killing animals just like they would for killing people. they have fellings just like us.
4,118 8:35 am PST, Feb 18 Ms. CHASTITY MCNEELY Female United States  
4,117 4:29 am PST, Feb 18 Ms. cathy hutchinson Female United States  
4,116 8:37 pm PST, Feb 17   Melissa Sabin Female United States I own a retired grey and it is wonderful. Why can these people get away with abuse and if anyone else abuses any other animal there are cruelty charges brought against them?
4,115 11:43 am PST, Feb 17   Callie Luce Female United States  
4,114 10:46 am PST, Feb 15 Mr. Anonymous Male United States IT is horrible and should be stopped
4,113 7:47 am PST, Feb 1   Megan Comey Female United States  
4,112 3:21 pm PST, Jan 18 Mr. Zane Donaldson Male United States Greyound racing should be banned nationwide! This is an industry that will never clean itself up, based on a culture that has proven unable to change.
4,111 6:33 am PST, Jan 16   RENAUD JUSTINE Female France  
4,110 3:11 pm PST, Jan 14 Ms. Kristen Turner Female Canada i feel that greyhound racing is inacceptable by killing them and it kills me to see them being raced and bought for racing.
4,109 8:19 am PST, Jan 6 Mr. vercknocke pascal Male France  
4,108 7:46 am PST, Jan 4 Mrs. Amal EL BEKRI Female Morocco  
4,107 1:15 am PST, Dec 17   de mey anne Female Belgium pour arrèter le masacre
4,106 12:08 pm PST, Dec 16 Ms. goossens dominique Female Belgium  
4,105 3:20 am PST, Dec 14   Nadine Lavallé Female Belgium  
4,104 9:08 am PST, Dec 9 Mrs. fedrizzi michele Female France  
4,103 9:42 am PST, Dec 4   Anonymous Male United States It is absolutely discusting what these animals are put through. It should be stoped.
4,102 5:15 am PST, Dec 3 Ms. Anonymous Female United States i think its cruelty to the greyhounds, they deserve better. naturally they enjoy running but they are not willing to be killed for there owners selfish reasons
4,101 11:56 am PST, Dec 1   BEE Marjorie Female Spain  

End Greyhound Racing

Note: This will be sent to more than just the President.

Dear George W. Bush,
We have all signed this petition today because of a very important and controversial topic in our country today, greyhound racing. Greyhound racing is a horrible "sport" where greyhounds are forced to race and live under terrible and abusive conditions. It is just a horrible form of gambling. If the dogs can't make them money, they are simply killed. 20,000+ greyhounds are killed in the US each year alone. The greyhound racing industry claims that most of them become pets, but that is simply propaganda. Not that many greyhounds are adopted. Even if they were all adopted, the dogs are abused in their racing days. The dogs practically live in crates when they are not racing. They are starved, so they won't get fat. They are fed raw meat that is can't be eaten by humans. Here are some cases of greyhound abuse:

51 GREYHOUNDS DIED OF EXTREME HEAT EXPOSURE near Lubbock, Texas, when the air conditioner for the training room in which they were located stopped working. According to local law enforcement officials, three breaker switches for the air conditioning units were discovered in the "off" position while the other breaker switches were in the "on" position.
Source: Lubbock Avalanche Journal / Gina Howard, August 23, 1994

65 GREYHOUNDS, MANY NEAR DEATH FROM STARVATION, WERE DISCOVERED AT A GREYHOUND BREEDING FARM in Ballinger, Texas. According to an animal control officer, the crowded kennels were filled with feces and skeletal remains of other dogs.
Source: San Angelo Standard Times / Andy Smith, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Associated Press, May 2, 1994

35 GREYHOUNDS, INCLUDING 25 PUPPIES, WERE CONFISCATED FROM A DILAPIDATED BREEDING FARM IN WEST VIRGINIA in September. According to Priscilla Oelschlanger, Director of Marshall County Animal Control, the dogs were found covered with flies and infested with parasites; seventeen of the dogs had to be euthanized. The dogs were being fed roadkill by the owner, who no longer had money to care for the animals. "They [breeders] get in over their heads and things like this happen, and as long as people go to the tracks, it's going to continue," she commented. The surviving dogs were sent to an adoption group in Michigan.
Source: Sun Sentinal (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) / Larry Barsezewski, Sarah Lundy, May 29, 1998, The Palm Beach Post / Tim Pallesen, May 30, 1998

MORE THAN 2,600 GREYHOUNDS WERE DONATED FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY BY COLORADO BREEDERS AND TRAINERS FROM JANUARY 1995 TO MARCH 1998, according to public records. Approximately one third of the dogs were used in terminal teaching labs where they were killed after use; the remainder were "excess" and were euthanized within 24 hours of arrival at the facility. Approximately 80% of the donated greyhounds were three years old or younger. In a news story exposing the flow of excess greyhounds into labs at CSU, Denver KGMH-TV Channel 7 (November 1993) aired footage of the bloodied and mutilated remains of greyhounds and the unsanitary holding pens the greyhounds were kept in until they were killed.
Source: Rocky Mountain News / Dan Luzadder, June 7, 1998

SEVENTEEN GREYHOUNDS WERE EUTHANIZED IN VIOLATION OF ARIZONA'S RACING CODE which mandates that "every effort" shall be made to adopt out greyhounds who are no longer raced or bred. Kennel owner Johnny Lloyd Rippetoe claimed he brought seventeen greyhounds to Pima County Animal Control because the adoption groups didn't take the dogs off his hands fast enough, and he couldn't afford to feed the dogs while they were awaiting adoption.
Source: The Arizona Daily Star / Carol Ann Alaimo, September 11, 1999

INVESTIGATORS FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THOUSANDS OF GREYHOUNDS HAD BEEN KILLED AND BURIED ON THE PROPERTY OF ROBERT RHODES OF LILLIAN, ALABAMA. RHODES, A RACING INDUSTRY VETERAN, WAS MOST RECENTLY EMPLOYED AS A GUARD AT A NEARBY FLORIDA DOG TRACK. Rhodes freely admitted that he shot the greyhounds for $10 a head as a favor for Florida breeders and trainers. He first took up his trade for a South Dakota dog track 40 years ago and has been providing his "kill for hire" services for the dog racing industry ever since. Baldwin County District Attorney David Whetstone likened the conditions of the property and the mass grave to a concentration camp for dogs. A veterinarian who autopsied four of the most recently killed greyhounds determined that most were shot through the neck, mouth and elsewhere, indicating they suffered before dying.
Source: Pensacola News-Journal / Brett Norman CNN.Com / Associated Press/Mobile Register / Brendan Kirby May 22, 2002


As you can see, these dogs are abused, killed, or sent to labs to get abused more until they die. Something has to be done to stop this. We are asking that you ban greyhound racing. Many animals right's activists would be thrilled you would be doing something great for animals. Please help out the dogs.

Sincerely Yours,

The Undersigned

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