Former racing greyhounds will be spreading joy inside nursing homes, including residents living with dementia, in an Australian first program. “Dogs can have a wonderful, calming effect for someone with dementia. I have seen how quickly they can calm agitation,” Susan Kurrle, senior research fellow of HammondCare, said. The independent Christian charity is collaborating with…
Greyhound Racing Nearing Its End in the US After Long Slide
DUBUQUE, Iowa—Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season in Dubuque in May, the track here…
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