Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane, resulting in hundreds of injuries and deaths of otherwise healthy dogs. It is…”

“greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane, resulting in hundreds of injuries and deaths of otherwise healthy dogs. It is already prohibited in 44 States and exists in only one, West Virginia. Despite existing only in West Virginia, Federal legislation to end greyhound racing is necessary because greyhound races are still transmitted to bettors across the United States. Bets placed on these simulcast races prop up this cruel but dying industry both in the United States and abroad. The bipartisan Greyhound Protection Act--did I say bipartisan?--has been a legislative concept since 2020, building off of the work of former Representative Tony Cardenas and now-United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz. I have been the lead sponsor of this bipartisan legislation for the past 4 years, alongside my colleagues Randy Fine, Zach Nunn, and Don Davis. During these 6 years, the Greyhound Protection Act has earned dozens of Democratic and Republican cosponsors. It is endorsed by over 250 animal protection groups, local humane societies, and community leaders. In March, the bipartisan Greyhound Protection Act passed the House Agriculture Committee by voice vote during the farm bill's committee markup.”