This week Florida residents voted overwhelmingly to end the cruel greyhound racing industry. Approximately 5.4 million voters supported Amendment 13 which phases out commercial greyhound racing in the state by 2020. The initiative easily passed with 69% of voters in favor.
Dogs exploited for the racing industry suffer greatly. Greyhounds are kept for 20 to 23 hours a day in tiny warehouse-style metal cages often so small that dogs cannot stand up or turn around. Dogs are routinely drugged. In order to keep female dogs racing, they are regularly injected with anabolic steroids. And more than 400 racing greyhounds tested positive for dangerous drugs including cocaine and oxycodone in the last decade.
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