NEWS ARCHIVE

Oct. 16, 2007    Texas: Corpus Christi Greyhound Park is scheduled to close its doors on December 31, 2007, according to the Texas Greyhound Association.  Corpus will be the fourth track to close this year, following Jacksonville Kennel Club,Tampa Greyhound Park and Wichita Greyhound Park. Information about the closure of Corpus Christi is sketchy.  Full details of the closure will be in the Fall 2007/Winter 2008 edition of Greyhound Network News.

TUCSON  DOG TRACK KILLS GREYHOUND AND SUSPENDS KENNEL OWNER WHO TRIED TO SAVE HER LIFE

Demonstration held on Sept. 4 for Dog Killed by Tucson Greyhound Park.  see news release

News Reports

Dog owner drunk at track loses license

Two-week suspension spurred by confrontation over euthanizing dog
By Dale Quinn
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.05.2007
A Tucson Greyhound Park kennel owner, widely supported by dog-adoption groups, had his operations shut down and his license suspended for being drunk on the job, the track's Board of Stewards ruled Tuesday night.
The suspension stems from a Friday night incident when kennel owner David Blair tried to keep a veterinarian from euthanizing an injured greyhound, said Tom Taylor, the track's general manager. read more

 

Greyhound Racer, Rescuer Punished By Board of Racing

Sep 5, 2007 06:34 PM MST

By J.D. Wallace, KOLD News 13 Reporter

David Blair has a kennel full of greyhounds whose racing days are long gone, and that is just fine with him.

"I've never put a dog to sleep, never killed a dog in 30 years," Blair said. read more

 

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