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Is dog racing cruel as horse racing?

I don't much about dog racing, but I know about the horse racing industry (very cruel). Is dog racing (the GreyHounds) cruel? Why or why not? Mulewrangler: There's also the fact that they wouldn't have got hurt if they weren't in the race.

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I believe it is. I don't know much about it either but I do know that if the dog is injured or sick they immediately put it down or shoot it just like with horses. That's incredibly cruel. That is why there are so many Greyhound rescues.
Yes, because you are holding an animal against there own will, and you are forcing them to do something they don't want to do. It is like me taking a whip to whip you and me saying RUN RUN FASTER FASTER GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Yes it is cruel I am highly against it!
i don't know but i do know that the horse racing industry is not cruel as a whole.. yes there are cruel owners and jockeys but there's cruel people in every animal sport you can blame all for a few nuts. to jamie.. so you would rather insted of putting a horse down with a sever injury down you would rather it lays there and suffers becuse it CRUEL to put it down? ohh fresh paint.. your talking to someone whos family dirt track races so i know how much race cars are and belive me when a driver wreaks the first thing on there mind isnt am i oky its F***** how much is this gonna cost me. drivers dont try to wreak there cars amber horses can break legs in any sport yes do i think that they start TBs on the track to soon yes but what good is it to abuse a 2 hunderd thousand dollar horse? none becuse that horse is the owners money maker. yes accidents happen but that would be like saying jumping.dressage,barrel racing and just running your horse in a field is cruel becuse they can bust a leg doing all that. by slipping, stepping wrong or tripping in a hole.
Yes, as soon as a dog isn't useful to the people anymore they are killed.
The industry is evil. Greyhounds have large litters, and less than 30% of those born actually make it to the race track. Of those 30%, less than 20% actually make it to a city grade race. In Austrlaia, there are around 15,000 greyhounds killed each year as they are "surplus" to requirements.
some people believe different things... at the end of the day deciding if it is cruel or not is just down to a matter of opinion .. greyhounds are naturally runners and we take advantage and use them for gambling .. that i find cruel. we are using the dogs for our Personal gain (very cruel) but on the other hand being naturally runners they may enjoy the sprinting and chasing .. also depends on how they are trained and looked after by the owner and trainer ... ,,, i would stick the whole thing down as cruel ,, but still it is only mi opinion .. i would say it is as cruel as horse racing because of the fact they dont have a choice and they are whipped and strained so yes they are both equally as cruel in mi oppinion
I only have what other people have told me to go on. But i think most racing animals enjoy it, greyhounds are naturally designed to run, and racing is a good way to do it, and if they didn't want to chase the bait they wouldn't. Horses are also meant to enjoy the race, the whips aren't hard enough to actually hurt (i have a friend who's into racing, she loves horses and couldn't imagine diliberatly harming it) HOWEVER; the industry side of it is entirely different. Grey hounds are rarely sent to new homes (although as awareness raises the more common it becomes), they tend to be shot if they don't preform to high enough standards, or are injured. There is always the issue of breeding with dogs. Selective breeding to get you ideal hounds, often involves imbreding, creating unnatural body form, legs to long and spindly to carry the body weight, brains to large for the skull (etc). Racing could be done ethically but many choose not to, simply for finacle gain.
I honestly don't know. I TOTALLY disagree with horse racing though. It IS CRUEL!!!! Guess what? Car racing is a money maker too and when the car wrecks it's like 200,000 there too. The car is MAN MADE!!!!! ENGINEERED!!!! NOT LIVING!!!!! Therefore, The only thing people cares about is the driver and her being ok. That is way horse racing is CRUEL!!!!!! How's that go? Take advice. (Mulewrangler!) Hope this helps! =) -Fresh Paint-
Cruel is a slippery concept. Our pet dogs exist to be our companions, but some pets find themselves homeless, neglected, or abused. Greyhounds are bred to provide entertainment and profit; many find themselves becoming treasured pets. I've seen how confident and excited the dogs at the track look when they go to be weighed in... they know they're about to race. I don't think they are mistreated at the track, and a few are even pet/racers who live with their owner. When the dogs are retired off the track and learn about home life, they can be overwhelmed at first, but most adore people and show no signs of having been abused. On the other hand, greyhounds risk injury from racing and illness (ehrlichia, babesia, valley fever, Alabama rot, pannus) at a much higher rate than a well cared for pet. Some of them are "rescued" only to spend another year or more living in a crate as a donor at a dog blood bank. Greyhounds are desirable blood donors because they are accustomed to living in a crate, have easily accessed veins, a high concentration of red blood cells, and a large blood volume. Even better, most greyhounds have the dog blood type that is the "universal donor" for dogs (like human type O) Thanks to greyhound racing, they are available free. Greyhound racing is contracting in the United States. There are fewer tracks and fewer dogs. Without the efforts of many volunteers and donors involved in greyhound adoption, many greyhounds would be put down. If you patronize a greyhound track, you are supporting the system that creates all of these dogs with only token concern for what happens to them after they're done racing. If you volunteer with, donate to, or foster and adopt with a greyhound rescue, you are supporting the network that ensures most of these dogs become pets, regardless of injury or medical needs.