• Delphia@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I dont think racing animals as an industry as a good thing, its pretty horrible. Greyhound owners are wannabe horsey people with less class. Just saying that theres a harsh reality that goes with shutting down an industry like this.

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      8 months ago

      But it’s exactly the same reality if it keeps going. Keeping it running saves nobody, even their prize racers (I’ve got one next to me farting happily right now) are thrown aside when they’ve wrung the last few bucks out of them.

      Plus only a minority of the dogs ever even race, most are discarded at 2-3 years old.

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        8 months ago

        You are definitely more informed than most people, Im not in disagreement with you either.

        When the last scandal broke about the mass graves of the dogs and everyone wanted the industry banned more than a few people I spoke to hadnt considered what was likely going to happen to the dogs when they banned it… It was kind of funny in a horribly fucked up way watching their face change when they joined the dots.

        I guess I have a problem with people calling for bans outlawing things they dont like or disapprove of without really considering the implications more than anything.