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Friday, March 27, 2020

COVID-19 forces dog tracks in Florida to close for good, meaning 1,500 greyhounds need new homes


As racing tracks close due to coronavirus, 1,500 greyhounds are now looking for homes.

In 2018, the state of Florida passed a bill that outlaws dog racing in the state. According to Awesome Greyhound Adoptions, racing was supposed to continue through December 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced tracks to close, and many won't reopen.

"We need someplace for them to go," Carolee Ellison of Awesome Greyhound Adoptions said.

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