On average, a dog dies every three days at a Florida Greyhound racetrack. This November, Florida voters will have an historic opportunity to help thousands of greyhounds by voting to pass Amendment 13 which will outlaw Greyhound racing in the state.

Florida is home to 11 out of 17 greyhound racetracks in the United States. Thousands of Greyhounds are bred annually – many more than are needed to race – in an attempt to breed the fastest dogs. These normally docile, friendly, and social dogs are forced to spend up to 23-hours a day confined in rows of double-stacked metal cages that are barely large enough for them to stand up or turn around.

Many racing dogs suffer injuries while racing and, according to state records, a racing Greyhound dies on average every three days on a Florida track.

Voting #YesOn13 will phase out commercial Greyhound racing by the year 2020, potentially saving or improving the lives of up to 80,000 Greyhounds over the next decade and put an end to this cycle of cruelty.

The video below, Every Three Days includes recent footage of greyhound confinement and deaths at racetracks across Florida. This footage was publicly released by the industry itself, and referred to as the “truth” about dog racing in the state.

The video contains footage of the final races for four greyhounds that died at Florida racetracks in 2017. It also includes footage of greyhound confinement that was publicly released by Sanford Orlando Kennel Club in 2014. Finally, the video contains footage of greyhound confinement that was shot in 2017 at Orange Park and Sanford Orlando Kennel Club, and publicly released by an industry supporter.

• On July 19, 2017 a two-year-old greyhound named B’s Moody Too died after she fell during a race at Orange Park and suffered a broken leg. The track veterinarian later told a state investigator he destroyed Moody because “even with surgery the dog would have a stiff and painful elbow joint.”

• On March 31, 2017 a two-year-old greyhound named FF Adam was destroyed after he fell during a race at Sarasota Kennel Club and broke multiple bones in his left front leg.

• A 23-month-old greyhound named Flippin Bubba died after suffering a broken back during a race at Orange Park on October 14, 2017. He was destroyed a day before his second birthday.

• A two-year-old greyhound named ZZ Top This died after he fell and suffered a broken back during a race at Derby Lane on October 21, 2017.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund joined the coalition of organizations supporting the effort to end Greyhound racing in Florida, and eventually across the nation and offer these “fast facts” to help inform voters and end the misinformation spread by those in support of continuing the outdated, inhumane practice: