Greyhound Protection Update - July 27, 2007
Friends,
We write today to report several wonderful advances in our campaign to end dog racing in New Hampshire!
The biggest news came last week, whenHinsdale Greyhound Park announced it is ending year-round racing. This means that as of Labor Day, all dog tracks in the state will race only seasonally, for just a few weeks each year. There will no more winter racing in New Hampshire!
Additionally, in June, lawmakers voted to end a taxpayer subsidy the tracks had been receiving for drug testing. Had it not been repealed, this ridiculous corporate welfare plan would have amounted to a $2 million subsidy for the tracks over the next four years. Earlier this year a broad coalition, including GREY2K USA and lawmakers from both parties,
filed legislation to end this wasteful program.This is the second time in two years that GREY2K USA has helped end a taxpayer subsidy to New Hampshire dog tracks. In 2006, we worked with lawmakers to
eliminate an $325,000 annual subsidy the racetracks were receiving from the state’s Educational Trust Fund.The tide is truly turning for greyhounds in the Granite State. Our promise to you is that we will keep working until Seabrook Greyhound Park, Hinsdale Greyhound Park and The Lodge at Belmont shut down for good.
Your support is needed now more than ever so as we plan the next step in this vital campaign. Please make the most generous donation you can today to ensure that this vital work for the dogs continues.
Make a Donation Today to Help End the Cruelty of Dog Racing
For the greyhounds,
Carey Theil & Christine Dorchak
GREY2K USA
PO Box 442117
Somerville, MA 02144
(866) 247-3925
Know someone who cares about greyhounds as much as you do and wants to make a difference? Please forward this update to them. You can also encourage friends to join our e-mail list by sending their e-mail address to joinlist@grey2kusa.org.
Thank you for your continuing commitment to protect greyhounds.
**************************************************************************************************************GREY2K USA is a national non-profit organization dedicated to protecting greyhounds and ending the killing and cruelty of dog racing. For more information, or to make an immediate financial contribution to our efforts, go to
www.grey2kusa.org.GREY2K USA is a national, non-profit 501(c)4 organization. Personal and corporate contributions are acceptable, and there are no limits on how much one individual can contribute. Because GREY2K USA actively lobbies for greyhound protection, contributions are not tax deductible.
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