The solution to solving the Greyhound racing problem relies on protesting an advocating against the races. Florida passed legislation last year in November of 2018 that agreed to end greyhound racing by 2020. Amendment 13 proposed to ban dog racing and 69% of voters were in favor. (Burch & Caron 2018) With Florida operating eleven of the seventeen tracks still around the U.S, it’s safe to say that the industry is dying. According to The New York Times in 2007 20,000 dogs were registered for races, ten years later the number has dropped to 8500. That passage is also a result of voting meaning the public recognizes the mistreatment and problem with the racing. When the Florida races officially come to an end the 3700 registered greyhounds won’t all become pets, some of them will continue to race. (PETA 2019) Races are still going in Arkansas, Alabama, Iowa, Texas, and West Virginia so with more advocacy/lobbying we can hope to ban dog racing everywhere. (Grey 2k USA Worldwide 2018)
