(Brynn Anderson/Associated Press)Florida voters overwhelmingly came down on the side of dogs Tuesday, voting to ban greyhound racing in the state, a decision that puts in question the future of thousands of racing dogs. Trained to chase lures that most often are mechanical, the racing dogs are neither vicious nor predatory. (Brynn Anderson/Associated Press)“There are groups already mobilizing in other states,” Kate MacFall, Florida state director of the Humane Society of the United States, told USA Today. Groups including the HSUS and celebrities such as Doris Day, a longtime animal rights activist, raised $2.5 million to lobby for the ban, The Post reported this summer, while greyhound racing supporters had raised only $24,000 to defend it. Soon, though, the industry will be closed down as the focus turns to finding new homes for the dogs.

Source: Washington Post November 08, 2018 15:41 UTC