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MA Ballot Question 3 on Greyhound Racing

The Greyhound Protection Act Seeks to Abolish Dog Track Racing

Mass. voters will have the opportunity to vote on November 4, 2008, on Ballot Question 3, The Greyhound Protection Act, which seeks to ban greyhound dog track racing.

On November 4, 2008,The Committee to Protect Dogs is urging Massachusetts voters to "vote for the dogs" by voting "yes" on The Greyhound Protection Act, also known as Ballot Question 3.

If a majority of Massachu… Continue

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By Mike Stuckey
Senior news editor
MSNBC


The emotional debate over slaughtering horses for human consumption gained new life in Washington this week as a House committee approved a measure that would ban the practice nationwide and halt the export of U.S. horses destined for dinner tables in other countries.

While it’s unclear whether the Judiciary Committee’s Tuesday approval of the slaughter ban will lead to passage by the full House and Senate before the clock runs out on the current sessi… Continue