"greyhounds As Pets"

[Stressmagnet]

Kinda off topic, but:

So this thread actually made me go and google " greyhound racing in Canada" and I was surprised to find it's actually NOT illegal. Just (and even worse) unlegislated . That's a whole other very scary (I suspect) discussion but I come back to the fact that, growing up and living there for 30+years - I'd never heard of greyhound racing (except on the TV from the States).

What struck me when I arrived here, is the madness you Aussies (blanket statement alert) have for gambling. On anything. So I guess it makes sense that it is popular. Canadians don't gamble, it's illegal except on the Native People's Reservations and that's all casinos. You couldn't bet on a football game or anything else (legally) until about 20 years ago. There's not a culture of gambling the way there is here with pokies (dunno how those even work) in bars . Which goes back to answering my initial question, which you answered, that it's all about money, and lots of it.

I'm not sure banning is the answer either, despite my initial horror, because banning anything never works. I'd love to see better legislation for it in the books though. I think my next dog will be a grey (when Ernie's gone) as the amount of rescues is simply staggering.

Okay, sorry to derail your discussion.