Report on Injuries in Racing Greyhounds (2005 ... - Grey2K USA

INJURY EXAMPLES
On October 12, 2006 a three-year-old 2 male dog named Kup’s Denali was euthanized at Hinsdale
Greyhound Park after breaking his left hind leg in three places during a race.
On October 11, 2006 a one-year-old male dog named UMR Abbott was euthanized at Hinsdale
Greyhound Park after suffering a deep laceration from jumping into the racetrack rail during a race.
On September 21, 2006 a three-year-old female dog named Kaycar Diane died unexpectedly half
an hour after a race at Hinsdale Greyhound Park.
On September 21, 2006 a three-year old female dog named Drivenbypeaches was euthanized
after suffering a “fracture and severe injury” to her right hind leg during a race at Hinsdale
Greyhound Park.
On September 15, 2006 a two-year-old female dog named Corkys Messkan was euthanized after
suffering multiple deep cuts over her entire body at the Lodge at Belmont.
On August 25, 2006 a two-year-old male dog named AMF Ghost Rider was euthanized after
colliding with another dog during a race at Seabrook Greyhound Park and shattering his elbow.
On June 7, 2006 a four-year-old female dog named Femme Sirius died during a race at Hinsdale
Greyhound Park when she collided with another dog entering the first turn and suffered a broken
neck.
On May 19, 2006 a three-year-old male dog named Strycova was euthanized after a bone in his
left front leg was broken so severely it was “sheared in half” during a race at Seabrook Greyhound
Park.
On April 22, 2006 a one-year-old female dog named Amber died during a race at Seabrook
Greyhound Park when she ran into the racetrack rail, fractured her skull, and suffered “massive
brain damage.”
On February 18, 2006 a five-year-old male dog named EF Big Harry was euthanized after suffering
a spinal cord injury that caused him to lose feeling in his tail and legs during a race at Hinsdale
Greyhound Park
Note: The actual injury reports for these dogs appear as Appendix B of this report.
CONCLUSION
In total, 716 injuries were reported by commercial dog tracks in New Hampshire in 2005 and 2006,
nearly 7 per week.
Of these injuries, 22% were career or life ending, while another 74% recorded an average estimated
recovery time of 4.4 weeks.
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Ages of individual dogs were obtained from the Greyhound Breeding and Racing Database.
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