Kansas

GREYHOUND'S DEATH OUTRAGES ADVOCACY GROUP
A national group opposed to dog racing is drawing attention to a dog injury at Wichita Greyhound Park that led to the animal being euthanized.

On Sunday, a dog named Black Spuds became tangled up with two other dogs on a turn and fractured two bones in a front leg, said Tracy Diel, executive director of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, which regulates the park.
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Source: The Wichita Eagle, By Tim Potter, 5/26/04

111 GREYHOUNDS WERE DONATED TO KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOR RESEARCH between January 1996 and May 1998. 52 adults and 57 puppies were euthanized and two adults were adopted out. In ten instances, females were donated with their nursing puppies. A majority of the dogs were donated by members of the National Greyhound Association ("NGA"). Kansas is home to the NGA and the Greyhound Hall of Fame.
Source: Kansas State University Canine Acqusition Records