![]() Horses, however, tested positive a lot more. There were 349 positive greyhound drug results between 20, according to state Division of Parimutuel Wagering data compiled by GREY2K USA Worldwide, an organization trying to end racing. "The animals are running in circles, and whether they run into a fence or one another, stress injuries, these things, are going to happen." "We tried to get injury reporting into statute, but the industry blocks it because they don’t want people to be able to stand up on the floor of the Legislature with evidence of how exactly injuries are going on in these tracks," Lee said. The total amount wagered on live racing declined 70 percent from 2001 to 2016, according to state data, and Niebler admits he wishes he wasn't in the greyhound business.Īfter Seminole County passed a 2016 ordinance mandating Sanford Orlando Kennel Club to report injuries, the Florida Greyhound Association filed a lawsuit to block it. If decoupling legislation were passed, market forces would eventually force many, if not all, tracks to shut down and the impact on employees who depend on such jobs would be felt over time - instead of all at once. Proposals that could be passed by the Legislature, such as the greyhound ban, should stay out of it.Ī ban is not the best solution for the issues involving the sport. Only measures that are "foundational principles necessary for Florida’s government to operate" belong in the document, Harding wrote in a recent op-ed. ![]() The group Keep Our Constitution Clean, led by former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Major Harding, flagged Prop 67 as one of the proposals that don't belong in the Constitution. Proposal 67 under consideration by the state's Constitution Revision Commission would ban greyhound racing in 2020 and would allow tracks to continue to offer card games after that. The commission next month will decide whether to allow the proposal to be on the November ballot, where it would need 60 percent voter approval to be added to the Constitution. ![]()
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