"I'd heard a lot of conflicting information"

I adopted my 2 Greyhounds, Kash (Hilco Kash) and Karma (PG Karma), roughly 3 years ago. They were both foster fails and came to me the same day they left the track at Bluffs Run in Iowa. My boy Kash (red) was my first foster and up until I got him, I'd heard a lot of conflicting information about greyhound racing. Seeing how perfect he was, the same day he left the track, made me lean more toward the pro-racing side, but I still wasn't 100% convinced. I couldn't imagine a group (you know the one) could be THAT successful if there wasn't at least a tiny bit of truth to what they were saying, so maybe my boy was just a fluke.

After my second Foster, Karma (black), was just as perfect, I decided to really dive in and research everything I could about greyhound racing (that WASN'T written from an anti-racing perspective). I also started looking into the background of this group that seemed to be looking pretty shady. I was shocked with what I found and couldn't believe that this group was preying on the good intentions of millions, just to turn a profit and push their secret agenda (anti-gambling). I was also shocked to see how much work the racing industry puts in to caring for, protecting, and preserving this breed that I'd come to love so much.

I support Greyhound racing for many reasons, but if I could only pick one, it would be this: Without the racing industry, there won't be anyone else to look after this breed. I'll never get another Kash or another Karma and I'll be forced to helplessly watch this majestic breed get ruined by puppy mills and backyard breeders.

Laura Ragsdale

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"As a person who helps connect humans and Greyhounds..."

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"And one year later we visit the first time a racetrack."

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