Bill would let Tucson dog park stop racing, continue off-track betting

Greyhounds race at Tucson Greyhound Park. A bill would allow the track to operate off-tracking betting without running live races.

Bill would let Tucson dog park stop racing, continue off-track betting

Tucson Greyhound Park could end all live racing at the track and still keep its doors open if a proposed change in state law makes its way through the Legislature.

Greyhound park cuts back to four days

Saying restrictive new laws are hurting business, Tucson Greyhound Park will reduce its racing schedule from six days a week to four.

Greyhound Park to stop accepting female dogs

After weeks of public scrutiny, the Tucson Greyhound Park won't be injecting female dogs with steroids any more.

Track has never had any dogs licensed

Despite housing more than 700 dogs, Tucson Greyhound Park hasn't licensed any of them in 60 years. County records show there are only three licensed greyhounds listed in South Tucson, where the track is located.

City bans dog steroid injections as way to thwart greyhound track

Tucson Greyhound Park will have to find a new municipality where it can inject steroids into its dogs. The Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the practice within city limits.

City bans dog steroid injections as way to thwart greyhound track

Jett, a greyhound, front, takes it all lying down as Susan Via addresses the City Council about the dog-racing industry's practice of injecting dogs with anabolic steroids, which she opposes. Via's own greyhound, Dilly, is standing behind her. The council approved a steroid-injection ban.

Dog-racing industry a model of disregard

We are not surprised Tucson Greyhound Park has skirted around a South Tucson law that bans anabolic steroid injections for dogs.

Racing greyhound steroid shots continue despite ban

Four years after South Tucson voters passed a law prohibiting dogs at Tucson Greyhound Park from being given anabolic steroid injections, the practice continues.