Figures from various sources suggest anywhere from 8,000 to 15,000 greyhounds currently racing or in training for Florida's final racing seasons will need new homes over the next two years. By.

Since the Greyhound Race of Champions was inaugurated in 1982, only one trainer, Dick Child, has won it twice. Child, now training for the Dairyland-based Nova Kennel, did it with ET’s Pesky in ...

For years there have been rumors that some kennels and dog owners were training young greyhounds to race by first allowing them to chase live jackrabbits. Within the industry, it is known as "live ...

The American greyhound racing industry prohibited the use of live animals as bait 41 years ago after an expose on ABC’s "20/20" news show prompted calls by some members of Congress to ban the sport.

They race dogs in Arkansas, West Virginia and at a track in Tijuana, Mexico, where greyhound racing remains legal. Lashmet said they have fewer than 100 dogs on their farm these days, down from ...

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2018, file photo, greyhound dogs sprint around a turn during a race at the Palm Beach Kennel Club, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Florida greyhound racing will soon hit the finish ...

They race dogs in Arkansas, West Virginia and at a track in Tijuana, Mexico, where greyhound racing remains legal. Lashmet said they have fewer than 100 dogs on their farm these days, down from ...

Jerry Crawford, an attorney for the Iowa Greyhound Association, said the association would support any federal bill that bans so-called "live-lure" training. "As for the end of greyhound racing ...

These investigations, plus similar ones in Texas and Kansas, prompted a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to bring a bill this year to ban greyhound racing and live-lure training.