15 million reasons to end dog racing in West Virginia

Sign the petition to end dog racing in West Virginia

Dear Friends,

I am writing today to ask for your urgent help to end dog racing in West Virginia. If you would like to see two more American tracks close and hundreds of greyhounds get the second chance they deserve, please sign our new petition now.

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I am so excited about our West Virginia campaign. Just as in Massachusetts, Arizona, Florida and all the states where we have passed a ban on dog racing, we will use major media, digital lobbying tools and grassroots power to spread the word that dog racing must end! Go to greyhoundracingfacts.org to learn more and make a donation to this lifesaving campaign.

Thankfully, state lawmakers have now joined the fight. West Virginia stands as one of the last states to allow dog racing, and this unpopular activity has only continued because of a law that both mandates dog racing and covers its losses to the tune of $15 million each year! Read more from Senate President Mitch Carmichael and then please sign and share our petition to Governor Jim Justice now.

My visit to the Tri-State dog track in Charleston is something I will never forget. Over and over, groups of eight dogs were brought out, paraded before a small handful of bettors, then shoved into tiny metal starting boxes. Each race was no more than 30 seconds. I was one of only five people there.

Dogs are pushed into small starting boxes.

One black greyhound wearing a white jacket fell far behind the other dogs. But “Number 3” kept going and struggled around the last turn. Tail wagging, he looked so happy and proud to have finished the race! This young pup hoped for a reward, but instead he was grabbed by the collar and dragged away, out of sight.

Let’s face it, this callous industry has no love for slow dogs … Number 3 was as good as dead. In fact, according to state records, an innocent greyhound dies every ten days, on average, in the Mountain State.

As a 501(c)4 organization, we are empowered as no other group to work in the legislative arena to pass laws and make sure that dog racing is shut down for good. Please join us in this lifesaving campaign by making a generous donation of $25, $50 or more today.

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For a gift of $80 or more we will send you a beautiful greyhound doll and one of our new “end dog racing” caps along with a special surprise.

Every dollar you give brings the greyhounds us one step closer to freedom.

For the hounds,

Christine Dorchak signature

Christine A. Dorchak, Esq.
President
GREY2K USA Worldwide

P.S. We know how to close down dog tracks and save greyhounds. For eighteen years, GREY2K has been banning dog racing and changing the lives of greyhounds across the globe. We have shut down more than three dozen U.S. tracks and prevented the expansion of dog racing to countries such as the Philippines, Jamaica and South Africa – all thanks to the generous support of people like you.

In 2018, our coalition succeeded in closing the only legal dog track in China and months later, Florida voters approved our bill to prohibit dog racing in their state. Now we are setting our sights on the remaining six American tracks and the world at large. West Virginia is next. Won’t you please help?

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