Looks like the measure will be put to the residents of Massachusetts.
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Frankly, I think the dog track owners would prefer to see racing end so they can become simulcast/casino centers.
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We been talking about that today.
Worst case scenario with it is a few legal battles that hold up everything until the day the ban goes into effect(if voted in and I think it will be passed) and come Jan. 1st 2010 there's a ton of dogs displaced all at once.
I have a few personal opinions why Grey2k claims to support adoption but won't commit to helping with the adoption of the dogs displaced from their actions, none of them are scenario's that I want to see happen, but I tend to believe that they want it to happen to further their cause.
If they would commit to helping adoption groups, I would see everything in a different light, I'm sure others would as well. Too many dogs are depending on their actions or rather their inactions.
I just don't want any dogs harmed in this. Their unwillingness to commit leads me to believe that they do. That would be much better for their cause when they move on to the next state.
I have a few personal opinions why Grey2k claims to support adoption but won't commit to helping with the adoption of the dogs displaced from their actions, none of them are scenario's that I want to see happen, but I tend to believe that they want it to happen to further their cause.
If they would commit to helping adoption groups, I would see everything in a different light, I'm sure others would as well. Too many dogs are depending on their actions or rather their inactions.
I just don't want any dogs harmed in this. Their unwillingness to commit leads me to believe that they do. That would be much better for their cause when they move on to the next state.
If a single dogs dies after this passes it will be the industry's fault. It isn't like they won't know the closure is coming.
Think about this - When Plainfield closed the race folks jumped up and down on how they saved EVERY dog. If that is true then why can't it be done again? And what do you say about the seasonal closing at the New England tracks every year? We all can agree most of the dogs that were running up there didn't head to other tracks since most of them were pet quality they day they arrived for the seasonal meets. Are you folks saying they all were saved? If they died (any of them) is this the fault of Grey2K too?
Think about this - When Plainfield closed the race folks jumped up and down on how they saved EVERY dog. If that is true then why can't it be done again? And what do you say about the seasonal closing at the New England tracks every year? We all can agree most of the dogs that were running up there didn't head to other tracks since most of them were pet quality they day they arrived for the seasonal meets. Are you folks saying they all were saved? If they died (any of them) is this the fault of Grey2K too?
One years notice is not enough time- there will be 6 months of puppies on the farms that were bred to go there plus the dogs from the tracks and in the mean time there's still the pets that are waiting in kennels.....the track has to have dogs to run until Jan 1st 2010, they can't run closer then 4-5 days rest.
Mass can track their dogs all that they want- most of the states that the dogs will be going to will simply displace dogs there to make room for Mass dogs. You're saying that 18 dogs is bad at JCKC? Wait until the Mass dog invasion.
Mass has great adoption programs and the state even kicks in money- even Grey2k can't fight that but no one has a plan to get homes for that many displaced dogs.
By the way there were a ton of Plainfield and Shoreline dogs down here after their closings. Kennels full of Shoreline dogs used to come down here, they had like a circuit going. Plainfield dogs just couldn't compete.
Mass can track their dogs all that they want- most of the states that the dogs will be going to will simply displace dogs there to make room for Mass dogs. You're saying that 18 dogs is bad at JCKC? Wait until the Mass dog invasion.
Mass has great adoption programs and the state even kicks in money- even Grey2k can't fight that but no one has a plan to get homes for that many displaced dogs.
By the way there were a ton of Plainfield and Shoreline dogs down here after their closings. Kennels full of Shoreline dogs used to come down here, they had like a circuit going. Plainfield dogs just couldn't compete.
And I don't blame Grey2k for anything but I do think that they are terribly irresponsible with their ways of ending racing.
Mass dogs are some of the highest regulated dogs in the industry. They have excellent adoption programs there and you certainly don't see the horror stories from there like you do in the other states. Grey2k conceeds all that. They are basing this whole ban on injury reports from 2002 until now. 800 dogs were hurt in that time but the actual injuries are not listed in the reports and since they aren't yelling that they were all broken legs that had to be put down, I assume that most of those were minor injuries because if they weren't Grey2k would be shouting that over the mountain tops.
Why in gods name would you take dogs out of a great situation and throw them into the states that you know are not highly regulated, have horror stories about them and that you know are not nearly as good as the state that they are in?
They are throwing the dogs to the wolves and they know it. They are irresponsible and not helping these particular dogs at all.
Mass dogs are some of the highest regulated dogs in the industry. They have excellent adoption programs there and you certainly don't see the horror stories from there like you do in the other states. Grey2k conceeds all that. They are basing this whole ban on injury reports from 2002 until now. 800 dogs were hurt in that time but the actual injuries are not listed in the reports and since they aren't yelling that they were all broken legs that had to be put down, I assume that most of those were minor injuries because if they weren't Grey2k would be shouting that over the mountain tops.
Why in gods name would you take dogs out of a great situation and throw them into the states that you know are not highly regulated, have horror stories about them and that you know are not nearly as good as the state that they are in?
They are throwing the dogs to the wolves and they know it. They are irresponsible and not helping these particular dogs at all.