Greyhound racing Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
, Florida, USA on February 9 1909]] Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase an artificial hare on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner.Modern greyhound racing has its origins in coursing. The first recorded attempt at racing greyhounds on a track was made at Hendon in 1876, but this experiment did not develop. The sport emerged in its recognizable modern form, featuring circular or oval tracks, an artificial hare as quarry and on-course gambling, in the United States during the 1920s. In 1926, it was introduced to Britain by an American, Charles Munn, in association with Major Lyne-Dixon, a key figure in coursing, and Brigadier-General Critchley. They launched the Greyhound Racing Association, and held the first British meeting at Manchester's Belle Vue. The sport was successful in cities and town throughout the U.K - by the end of 1927, there were forty tracks operating. The sport was particularly attractive to predominantly male working-class audiences, for whom the urban locations of the tracks and the evening times of the meetings were accessible, and to patrons and owners from various social backgrounds. Betting has always been a key ingredient of greyhound racing, both through on-course bookmakers and the totalizator, first introduced in 1930. Like horse racing, it is popular to bet on the greyhound races as a form of parimutuel gambling.
In common with many other sports, greyhound racing enjoyed its highest attendances just after the Second World War - for example, there were 34 million paying spectators in 1946. The sport experienced a decline from the early 1960s, when the 1960 Betting and Gaming Act permitted off-course cash betting, although sponsorship, limited television coverage and the later abolition of on-course betting tax have partially offset this decline.
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Greyhounds are often treated as investments while racing. This often means that the care they recieve is intended only to help them perform on the track, not for their long-term health. Frequently, retired greyhounds reach adoption groups with tooth problems from a soft-food diet, worms and fleas from a lack of proper vaccination, and other basic problems. While some owners take better care of their dogs, without legislation there is no financial incentive to care for the animals properly.
In recent years, several state governments in the United States have passed legislation to improve the treatment of racing dogs. While the legislation and a growing adoption movement have helped the problem, many Greyhounds still suffer from a lack of basic medical treatment while racing. In most other countries that allow racing, similar legislation does not exist or is unenforced.
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Many ex-racing greyhounds are killed after their career is over. Several organizations, such as Adopt-a-Greyhound, try to ensure that the dogs are adopted instead.See also
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