I recently attended a
greyhound event and spent four nights in a hotel that used the sleep number bed
system. I stay in hotels quite a lot and the biggest thing I want out of
a room is a good night’s sleep. I had no idea how difficult it was to get
a good night sleep when I had no clue what my sleep number was!!
Each night I tried a new
number but to no avail.
An organization that
claims to be “greyhound advocates” can be a lot like a sleep number bed. You
see the surface presentation and think "This is exactly what I
want.", Yet when you take the time to really investigate what they are
offering and what you are supporting, you find out they are not the solution
and what they offer does not directly assist greyhounds.
They work to pocket as
much money as they can.
They spread unrest
and discomfort.
They do not
adopt/place/foster/transport ex-racing greyhounds. And in some cases they do
not even share their life with a greyhound.
They are not
comfy.
They destroy.
Unfortunately the
greyhound community has an organization that claims to be advocates for the
dogs, but when one looks at all the numbers, does a bit of research, learns the
history, reviews all the various state fillings (you have to dig deep because
they creatively hide many things) you find out over 50% of all money goes
directly to benefit (salaries, expenses, etc.) of two individuals.
You will also discover
EXACTLY how much is used to adopt/place/foster/transport etc. ex-racing
greyhounds.
It’s OK if you want to
be anti-racing. I just suggest you make sure the organization you support is
truly what you thought them to be and your donations go directly to greyhound
dogs and not to fluff up an organizations sleep number mattress.
I love your blogs and keep up the greyt work! I have been owned by 3 retired racer, 2 Galgos and a Sloughi and am part owner of a racer-in-training. WE need more advocates who can speak to all sides of the issue as kindly and firmly as you have here.
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