There
are times I think, surely I didn’t just read “THAT”. A moment of no, no one could possibly be so foolish
as to utter those words. (Ok, I have
uttered a moronic comment or two in my life.
You don’t reach 50 without doing so.)
But
these are grown “men”, for crying out loud (term “men” used quite loosely and not
to be interpreted as remotely factual).
One a CEO and one a veterinarian.
Or so they claim.
Tom
Taylor, CEO of Tucson Greyhound Park.
Imbecile extraordinaire. Joe Robinson, quack “vet” of said TGP. One a mouthpiece, spewing remarks that dig a
deeper hole for himself. The other is
the “hit man” behind the spew-er (“hits” being dangerous injections).
KGUN9News aired coverage on the doping of female greyhounds. Because of the ban imposed by South Tucson (with
good reason), Tommy has the dogs trucked outside side the city limits to shoot
them up. He says it is a safe form of “birth
control” (read “squeeze an extra buck”).
He says they can have puppies (assuming they are kept as brood bitches
and not dumped on hard working rescues) when they come off.
According
to Councilman Steve Kozachik, ”… People who adopted
these dogs and watched them a die a slow death as a result of the UTI infectio
and enlarged livers,” What? Steroids do damage?
Well, that is no problem to Taylor, is it. They are no longer on his property, racing on
his rundown track. Yep. No problem…
And Taylor whines that the law is “unjust”. Others beg to differ. “… scores
of veterinarians who signed a petition supporting the 2008 law disagree. As
does Dr. Karter Neal, medical director for the Humane Society of Southern
Arizona. In a recent television interview, Neal noted that the steroids can result in liver-swelling, hepatitis and immune-system compromises.” Unjust?
Not likely. More likely it is
sound and humane.
It’s funny.
One of Taylor’s many justifications is everyone does “it”. The lemming approach, one used most often by
grade school/high school aged children. “But
mom, everyone else gets to.” “He said
injecting steroids into female greyhounds is the best form of birth control
they can give to the dogs and is widely used at dog tracks around the nation and the world.” Around the nation? Around the world? Really?
Oh, and Quack Robinson? On probation for records violations, ordered
to get a premise license for his “practice” and take continuing education
courses. He got the license…
Final words, Taylor? "It's what's best for the
dogs," Taylor said. "And we will always do what's best for the
dogs."
Taylor, what you do is what is best for your retirement
plan. Certainly NOT the dogs.
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