West "By God" Virginia!

The greyhound community had some pretty high hopes that the GOP with its "Jobs" Agenda would support the racing greyhound community, that their jobs, 1700+ jobs in West "By God" Virginia, wouldn't be under attack. Boy, did we get it wrong! Thank God that the Democratic Governor, Jim Justice, and others understood what was at stake and he got it right!

Photo courtesy of the Governor's Office &
WV Metro News

Governor Jim Justice vetoed the decoupling bill that would have killed thousands of jobs, displaced thousands of dogs, and wrecked families. He said,

“If we get rid of greyhound racing it will mean job losses and fewer people coming to West Virginia,” Justice later stated in a release.

Eliminating support for the greyhounds is a job killer and I can’t sign it. The last thing we need to do is drive more people out of West Virginia. We can’t turn our back on communities like Wheeling that benefit from dog racing.

Greyhounds are born runners, and I hope to keep them running in West Virginia for a very long time.We can’t turn our back on dog racing in WV!”

He also questioned the legality of the Legislature unilaterally decoupling West Virginia casinos and race tracks because counties authorized gaming and racing as a package deal.

At this time, we want to offer our thanks to Governor Justice and all those who supported West "By God" Virginia greyhound racing in its time of need.

THANK YOU!

Yours in greyhounds....