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Good News for Greyhounds

Animal Person

But one area that continues to provide them is the fight against the use of greyhounds as a source of entertainment (and gambling revenue) by forcing them to race. But voters called and e-mailed and sent letters to their legislators making sure that the original decision was preserved ! Mooney Rhode Island.

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Greyhound Racing to End in Rhode Island

Animal Person

As you may have heard ( here and here are two of Stephanie's posts on the matter), Rhode Island legislators were going to hold a special session to prevent Twin River from shutting down live racing. As is usually the case, the next step is legislation that actually bans dog racing in the state.