Friday, August 07, 2009

Friday Hound Blogging

OK it's pretty obvious democracy is in terrible danger in this country. We mean, look at the facts: We're ruled by a Kenyan president who is also a fascist Muslim with socialist tendencies. He's trying to kill your grandmother and force you to marry a gay after getting a sex change operation, and as if that's not bad enough, his wife parades around the country with naked arms.

But all is not lost. There is a group of patriots who are willing to stand up for free enterprise, free market, and free balloons for the kids on Saturday.

We're talking about the overlords, of course. Allow us to explain. Back in November most of the people in Massachusetts voted to end greyhound racing. Ha! you think a little thing like majority rule is going to stand in the way of them sucking a free meal ticket off the suffering of the dogs...er...we mean engaging in their constitutional right to life liberty and the pursuit of trailer payments?

No way. Now the power of their movement has overwhelmed the fat cats and socialist puppy huggers in the capital. Bow before the awesomeness of the minority timorous officials, merely elected by more than half of the populace! What say you now that we stand before you in our full formidable glory?
Greyhound racing supporters trying to overturn a statewide ban on dog races have been dealt a legal setback by the state attorney general. Attorney General Martha Coakley advised Lynn District Court to throw out an election fraud complaint filed a pro-dog racing group trying to overturn the ban.
Ha! We thought so. You're not so big when faced...wait, what?
Coakley wrote that "no person could be properly charged ... based on the statements upon which the complaint is premised."
But...but...how can you kill a thriving industry like this? How can you ignore the millions of people who want to see unit exploitation...er...greyhound racing?
These are changing times for the parimutuel industry and also for the Jacksonville Kennel Club.The venerable greyhound racing track, which first opened its doors in 1935, is now closed. "There are some things in the works," Matthew Kroetz, CEO of Jacksonville Greyhound Racing, said without being specific, though it would not likely involve greyhound racing.
Well, OK the millions of people except for Florida. Wait. Don't go. What if we had more crashes? People go to the car races to see crashes. What if we had more greyhound crashes?
GREY2K USA recently reported on racing injuries at tracks in Arizona. Two tracks in the state reported a total of 555 injuries in 2008, including 451 at Phoenix Greyhound Park. Thirty-seven of the events proved to be fatal. On June 21, the Arizona Republic published a story about declining attendance numbers for racing, competition from casinos and pressure from animal-advocacy groups.
Well, sure it sounds bad when you say it like that, but all of the injured greyhounds get the finest in medical care.

The dog, Atomic Clock, which has won eight times from 46 starts, fractured her tail in a collision during the running of race nine at Adelaide's Angle Park track on January 26.

Greyhound Racing SA vet Dr Christopher Doyle told the Sunday Mail he heard "a dog making a screaming noise like it was in pain" in the kennel house after the race.

"I saw Burgess hosing down the dog's tail, it was bleeding and obviously there was a piece of it missing," Dr Doyle said.

"I saw the bloody scissors and asked Burgess what happened and he told me up front, his attitude was it was no big deal."

Hey, come on. That's just one bad apple. Besides, he got in trouble big time.
Paul John Burgess, of Broken Hill, was originally banned from the sport for 10 years by Greyhound Racing SA after the incident in January, but that was reduced to just 12 months by the sport's racing appeals tribunal earlier this month.
Yeah, but did you read the part about no TV and he has to come straight home after the races?

No TV? Whoa. Those dudes are serious about your welfare, huh Allie?

Allie makes the cutest expressions with her ears—one up and one down, or both stuck out in different directions. Allie is very outgoing and loves attention; she will come up to you for pets and will stay there as long as you are petting her. She loves toys and has her favorites, one being a stuffed bunny that she will carry around the house. She has one ear that will fold up that is so cute; she loves to lie on her back in the “cockroach” position. She will rub against you to get your attention away from the other dogs. In the morning she loves to rub against the bed. Allie will sometimes give kisses. When she gets really excited, she likes to nip at your hand in a playful way. Allie would do fine in a working family home with well-mannered children ages 5 and up. She is fine with the other dogs and would probably be fine as an only dog. For more information about this dog, and other rescued racing greyhounds looking for homes, go here. If you don't know about the plight of racing greyhounds go here.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Atomic Clock, despite the winnings, got amputated from the crowd, as usual.
Why?
On its way out.
The people are ruthless.

Anonymous said...

Are you kidding? Atomic Clock is at THE RITZ compared to all the poor Greyhounds at FREDA TOMBLIN'S KENNELS IN CHAPMANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA! (better known as THE KILLING FIELDS OF CHAPMANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.)
But then again, you'd have to ask EARL RAY, PRESIDENT SENATE, WEST VIRGINIA.
He's the BOOK KEEPER.
(Hope he's better there and no checks are missing.) The Greyhounds?
"Pfst!"

Anonymous said...

Paul John Burgess sounds like a" dead ringer" for possible employment at FREDA'S, TOMBLIN KENNELS, WEST VIRGINIA. ( better known as "THE KILLING FIELDS OF CHAPMANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA")
You'd have to ask SENATE PRESIDENT ,EARL RAY TOMBLIN, though. He may try for GOVERNOR of WEST VIRGINIA. Could be a bit of a "handicap"? However , according to "Mark" on Sam Webber and Jack Swint's comment section, could be a plus for "control". It's kind of a "toss up". (or" down", depending who is ordering the "muscle".)

Anonymous said...

A comment on Jack Swint's : "CHAPMANVILLE KILLING FIELDS OF WEST VIRGINIA", regarding EARL RAY TOMBLIN and TOMBLIN KENNELS, a writer just accused them of murdered dogs all over their various properties that they keep moving around , to seemingly, avoid detection?
HUMANE SOCIETY? ASPCA?
Are you gutless or what?

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, they need the local police to accompany them for the "violent" scenarios and of course, according to the writers, most of the cops are all crooked too.
You know what the real joke is? If that S.O.B. does get to be Governor. You think West Virginia has problems now? All these cowardly idiots hiding behind their whinings and childish fears are going to have their computers cut off! We'll never hear even a whimper.

Anonymous said...

I really hope Ironicus Maximus will re-visit the Chapmanville Killing Fields. So much more has to be uncovered and let's face it; this EARL RAY TOMBLIN, SENATE PRESIDENT, WEST VIRGINIA, from all the comments on Jack Swint's story appears to be nothing more than one more uneducated, hick and now through time, and with the help of his fellow politicians , a cheap thug.
Let's get that bozo in a corner with all the people he has harassed and destroyed.

Anonymous said...

How can these Greyhound Racing Tracks treat these sweet dogs so badly. Our society must embrace animals instead of destroying them and intentionally.

Greytdog said...

Dogs injured on the track, especially broken legs, are usually left without medical care until the owner decides to turn the dog over to an adoption group. The Track vets are complicit in animal abuse by allowing dogs to be in pain - imagine having your femur busted and being basically told you're worthless and not worthy of medical attention. That's the attitude on the track. Thank god for some of those kennel folks who text the groups ASAP about the injured dogs.

Anonymous said...

URGENT! EVERYONE LOOK AT JACK SWINT'S CHAPMANVILLE KILLING FIELDS COMMENTS...THE FLOODGATES ARE BREAKING OPEN!
OPRAH,...YOU OFFER AN AWARD FOR THESE COURAGEOUS PEOPLE THAT ARE SPEAKING, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. THEY HAVE FEAR BUT HAVE MORE LOVE FOR THESE DOGS!

Anonymous said...

Holy Crap!
The screen is blowing up on Jack Swint's site!
Get back on that story, IRONICUS MAXIMUS!
Christmas is coming and the ribbon is on EARL RAY TOMBLIN!

Anonymous said...

KEN STRAWBRIDGE!

MARTIN ROPER!

MIKE GREEN!

EARL RAY TOMBLIN, WEST VIRGINIA PRESIDENT OF SENATE! ( TOMBLIN KENNELS)

BREEDERS OF GREYHOUND RACETRACKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHECK OUT THE KILLING FIELDS OF CHAPMANVILLE WEST VIRGINIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

"Oh OH "

...NGA.... (NATIONAL GREYHOUND ASSOCIATION)

PROBLEMOS!

CHAPMANVILLE KILLING FIELDS OF WEST VIRGINIA

Anonymous said...

Listen: they already have problemos with June 12.

Anonymous said...

June 12 looking like heaven compared to "guards", "knocking down", "bullets" etc.
Chapmanville Killing Fields is going to bring a lot of people tumbling into the cells.
Thank you Ironicus Maximus for helping spread the word.

Anonymous said...

You know what? I don't know how I would get through the end of the week without Ironicus Maximus. Seriously, you always exit with a killer remark, condemning the Greyhound Industry and you always look good when the curtain closes.
Myself? After the "confession" of a "Greyhound Rescuer" on "The Chapmanville Killing Fields, West Virginia", at TOMBLIN KENNELS, I can barely breathe I am so wasted with guilt and compassion for the Greyhounds.
How is possible an entire state not only turns away from the cruelty but continues to enjoy it?
If something is not done very soon in West Virginia, I really believe half of the Untied States is reaping and it's all going into the hands of the politicians.
And MANCHIN may be going to WASHINGTON?
How sick is all of this?

Anonymous said...

You know how sick all of this is? It's "SOPRANOS" sick. (and that went off the air even though with a lot of discontent)
Well, we did have a lot of fun with it because most of the guys that ended up "swimming with the fishes" were BAD guys.
Well, these mobsters are worse because they kill innocent, defenseless animals, and have destroyed this breed , GREYHOUNDS, for a century.
Interesting remark about GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN being a MOBSTER on one comment at Jack Swint's comment section. Anyone ever find out about the "bike hit" of his wife GAYLE MANCHIN?
Probably as simple and stupid as an "EARL RAY TOMBLIN" SENATE PRESIDENT" West Virginia maneuver , to hurry a law through, he being the "string man".(Earl, you are such an asshole.)
The Law of the Land has had decades to do something. Isn't it "funny" that all these courageous people , of minimum wages and having been screwed with these absolute douchebags, are coming forward and finally doing what lawmakers should have done but didn't have the nads to do?
I might retire in West Virginia, yet.

Anonymous said...

Incredible! When you look at some of the breeders in Greyhound racing, one popped up, a RON HEVENER. Amazingly enough, he has some little tidbit about the "dark side" of animal rights !
These types look so squeaky clean they scream of more inspection.
We have already seen the amount of doping , starvation , overbreeding , cancerous meats not to mention slaughtering hounds when they are no longer profitable.
Where do scum like this go when they die?

Anonymous said...

Greytdog...I wish you would put some comments of what you know for Jack Swint and his readers to look at.
So many of us are truly agog of the hell these Greyhounds go through and their final reward is to be thrown to their half-alive Greyhound company.
The perverseness and evil must be illustrated and hopefully, names and places will imprison these people. PLEASE TELL YOUR INFORMATION.

Anonymous said...

"Free balloons for kids on Saturday"...looks like a RON HEVENER special!
(Kiddie stories to "dream by"?
Hugging a horse while you are "in good standing" with the NGA? (National Greyhound Association)
Nobody liking ANY dog (collies included) would want to be known for that, let alone SELLING your DOG(S) to them!
Ron Hevener, your books are at the racetracks "selling" for a reason! TELL US WHY?
We are all waiting to see it on Jack Swint's :
"THE KILLING FIELDS OF CHAPMANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.

Anonymous said...

I remember reading from The Harvard Law Review, a long time ago, the same Martin Roper who we all cornered last month, pulling the same routine he had on 45 MPH Heartbreak, by Michael Mooney in that the race track people were the finest and the tracks were wonderful and it was the "anti-racing" people who were fleecing the public!
The lying, thieving, low-down hits and kicks are spotlessly combined with the smooth -talking , greased back hair of all these creepy , "religious" political fanatics making a team of hell bent hicks on the grab for money and power.
Boy. This stuff gets lower than pond scum when you hear of the crimes against animals and Greyhounds alike. Please uncover and expose this business for what it is. True murder and true obliteration of the Soul.

Anonymous said...

What is worse is that Earl Ray Tomblin, Senate President since 1995, is the longest serving President ever. Isn't that enough to break your heart?
Does everybody get the fact that all these crooked people are into the slaughter of the Greyhound business,( whirligig included,) and are bathing in Greyhound blood and even demanding more?
What the hell. Where is America?