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Originally Posted by smooth
horse racing has long been a contentious issue within the horse community.
walking dogs on leashes and looking at them the wrong way are pretty safe activities over here in the states, unless you start dragging your pet around by the neck and kicking him in the ass. pretty basic stuff to understand I'd think...
you should probably google why sensible people have problems with horse and dog racing if you're still curious because it seems like you're just spouting off rather than genuinely curious at this point.
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I like to think I'm a sensible person. While I don't go often, I have been to the dogs a fair bit (especially as a kid as my mum worked at the local track). One of the reasons to ban something - "Greyhound racing is a dying industry", seems a ludicrous reason to ban something. Cruelty? Well, I don't know about the USA but Australia already has animal cruelty legislation, so I don't really see the point of this one, and also re dog doping, this would also appear to be illegal as well. I stand by my "why the hell was this legislation even up for a vote". Still looks like a waste of time to me.
edit: and by the way the other examples I set out were supposed to be ludicrous
