Critter News

MAY 14, 2011

The financially troubled VictoryLand in Shorter is ending live dog racing, officials said Tuesday. Chief Operating Officer Lewis Benefield said electronic bingo games subsidized live greyhound racing for many years, and live races are no longer feasible now that bingo is shut down. Excellent news! From Forbes.com.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

Nearly every dog owner buys a collar for their new pet but few are aware of the long history and many different types of collars. In situations where dogs were primarily guarding domestic animals, collars tended to have studs or spikes to frustrate the jaws of a marauding wolf. By Augie Berings, Bering’s Hardware.

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Animal Person

JULY 10, 2009

And when you're checking out at the health food store with your cans and bag of vegan dog food, how could that not be a seedy opportunity? I call my greyhounds sneaky activism opportunities. Possible segue into the tie to gaming that's artificial, but legislated, and needs to change. Segue into horse racing.

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Animal Person

JULY 12, 2009

Nicole at Alec's Story writes: One of my pet peeves, so to speak, is the concept of “unconditional love” as attributed to dogs by humans. But she's also an alpha dog and Charles isn't. When off leash and permitted to do anything, Charles wants to play racing games. Tags: Activism Greyhound Matters Language.

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