Greyhound Races Face Extinction at the Hands of Casinos They Fostered

OK, this is the last article on Greyhound racing...for awhile, anyway. I'm posting this article because I am very familiar with this track in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In fact, this track is where I adopted my first Greyhound, Rush, in 1997. Once upon a time, Bluffs Run was a decent track, as far as Greyhound tracks go.

The woman who ran the adoption organization at Bluffs Run had a tough go of it, as it was a one-woman operation with not a whole lot of visible support. As I was about to leave the area for Oregon, there wasn't much I could do to help but adopt Rush (Willowrun Rush). There was no adoption fee....Rush hadn't even been neutered. He was in pretty rough shape and expensive vet bills soon followed.

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Greyhound Races Face Extinction at the Hands of Casinos They Fostered

Steve Hebert for The New York Times

Faced with declining profits, owners of greyhound tracks are now pushing for legislation to cut the number of races while maintaining their other gambling operations.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Not many people attend the races here at Bluffs Run Greyhound Park anymore. Aside from a few dozen aging diehards cheering the dogs from the shabby grandstand, the gambling-inclined prefer to take their chances amid the bright lights and constant action of the casino downstairs. Read more...