PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB’S POSITIVE IMPACT:
• SupportGreyhoundRacingandVoteNOonAmendment13(proposingthebanningofgreyhoundracinginFlorida).PalmBeachKennelClubisfullycommittedandsupportiveofthecontinuationofgreyhoundracinginFlorida.
• ThemanagementatPalmBeachKennelClubtakesitsresponsibilitiesforgreyhoundwelfareveryseriously.AlthoughPBKCdoesnotownthegreyhoundsthatrunatourtrack,wehaverulesandcontractprovisionsinplacethatrequireourkenneloperatorstofollowproperproceduresincaringfortheirgreyhounds.TheStateofFloridaandPBKCofficialsdoroutineinspectionsofthekennelsandwillfollowupifthereareanyissues.
• PalmBeachKennelClub’seconomicimpactandcommunitycontributions(2017): –539employeeswithpayrollof$16.8million –12kennelswith48employees,earning$4.2millioninpurses. –$4.8millionStateofFlorida&PBCountytaxespaid –$10.4millionspentlocallyongoodsandservices –$484,623donatedtolocalcharityorganizations –$86,316contributedtogreyhoundadoptionprograms
• Trackveterinarianonhandforeveryracedaycloselymonitoringtheconditionofallgreyhounds,sothatanyillnessesorinjuriesarequicklydetectedandtreated.
• Stateoftheindustrytracksafelyproceduresincludingimprovementstothetracksurface,newsaferluretechnologies,saferfencing,wideningofturnsandothertechniques.
• PBKCalsotakesprideinitsactivesupportofgreyhoundadoptionwith:AwesomeGreyhoundAdoption/Hounds&Heroes,ForeverGreyhoundAdoptions,GreyedAGreyhounds,GreyhoundPetAdoptionandGreyhoundSupportTransport.
• Since1932,PalmBeachKennelClubhasbeenoneofPalmBeachCounty’smostpopularattractionsprovidingfunandexcitementtoresidentsandvisitorstothearea.
Contact: Theresa Hume, [email protected] 561-683-2222, ext. 120
Mostgreyhoundsracetwiceaweek.Onnon-racedays,theyexercisewithkennelmatesinasprintpath.Somedogsalsoenjoyasoakinawhirlpooltoeasetightorsoremuscles,andothersmayswimatthebeach.
Professionalathletes,likegreyhounds,arefedhighqualityfoodthatmeetstheirnutritionalneeds.Themealsconsistofrawmeatthathasbeenfrozen,kibble,acarbohydratesuchasriceorpasta,and/orfruitsandvegetables.Eachtrainerhastheirownformularegardingvitaminsandothersupplements.
Cratingisthesafestwaytocomfortablyhousealargenumberofdogs.Italsoreducesthechancesoffightsbyprovidingthedogswithaspaceoftheirowntoeat,rest,andsleep.Greyhoundsreceiveplentyofhumaninteractionandsocializationatthetrack.
TRACK KENNELS:Trackkennelsarekeptclean,safe,andclimatecontrolledtomaintainaconsistenttemperature.Smokealarmsandcarbonmonoxidedetectorsareusedinadditiontoasecuritysystemthatmonitorsthekennels24hoursaday.Anyunusualfluctuationintemperaturewillsetoffanalarmthatalertstheguardshack.
TRACK CRATES:Trackcratesarelargeenoughforthegreyhoundstostandup,turnaround,roach,andsharewithafriend.
Theminimumsizeofatrackcrateis:42”x34”x32”=26.4ft3.Mosttrackcratesarelarger.
Acommonpetcratesizeis:42”x28”x30”=20.4ft3
TRACK TURN OUTS:Thegreyhoundsareturnedoutanaverageoffivetimesaday.Eachturnoutistypically30to90minutesandvarydependingontheweather.Thedogsareoutsideforashorterperiodoftimewhenit’stoohotorraining,forexample.
Muzzlesarewornasasafetyprecaution.Greyhoundshavenotoriouslythinskin.
FLORIDA GREYHOUND RACINGAfirsthandlookattracklife.It’smorethanjusttheraces.
Oftenthegeneralpublicdoesn’thaveatrueunderstandingofwhatthelivesofracinggreyhoundsarelike,andhowtheirtrackexperiencescontributetothembecominggreatpets.Internetsearcheswillleadyoutoagreatdealofinformation.Unfortunately,mostofitisinaccurateand/oroutdated.Thishonestinformationissourcedfromthosewhotrulycareaboutthegreyhoundsandtheirwell-being.
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An Orange Park kennel in Jacksonville, FL
Nothing goes unnoticed by the malesFemales relaxing in the sun during a turn out
Justin appreciates being waited on every dayBebe shares her crate with Guddy
A Derby Lane kennel in St. Petersburg, FL
Greyhounds receive plenty of human interaction and socialization at the track.