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07/14/10: Group: Greyhound organization unlawfully active in Iowa politics
03/02/10: New Video Shows Injuries At Iowa Dog Tracks—You Can Help End This Cruelty
02/05/10: Letters and E-mails Needed to Help Iowa Greyhounds!
Quick Facts
In Iowa, there are two operating dog tracks.
Bluff's Run (Council
Bluffs)
Dubuque Greyhound
Park & Casino (Dubuque)
Greyhound Injury Records Released
For the first time, GREY2K USA has been able to obtain official records for greyhounds racing in the state of Iowa. All information was provided by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission in response to statutory public information requests.
According to reports provided by the Commission, and as reported in the Des Moines Register, more than one hundred (100) greyhounds were reported as injured at Bluffs Run (70) and Dubuque Greyhound Park (31) in 2008.
Bluffs Run is open for live racing year round, while Dubuque is seasonal, running six (6) months per year.
The majority of injuries reported were broken legs, followed by muscle tears and two dogs suffered severed tails. Ten dogs were euthanized post-race.
It is our hope that this new information will help bring an end to the cruelty of greyhound racing in yet another state.
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