Received my GAR tank this week and thought I’d add a pic of one of my Florida retired racers, Sookie Stachouse, share a bit of her story and some of the many reasons why I support racing. While she was racing, she developed an immune disorder causing an eye condition that resulted in her being unable to produce tears. Instead of discarding her like anti-racers would like to lead others to believe, her caretakers in her racing kennel took her to the vet, got her properly diagnosed and treated, and once it was determined she could no longer race, made her available for adoption. She remained at the racing kennel for several weeks throughout this process, continuing to be loved and cared for even though she was no longer racing. I am honored to call a number of these wonderful people my friends now. Even though Sookie has been retired for almost 5 years, they keep in touch and remain interested in how she is doing. Sookie is a wonderful ambassador at meet and greets for greyhound adoption, and I’m happy I can share my first-hand knowledge of how wonderfully she was treated by those in greyhound racing.
Amy McCleary Kiven
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