Dog track managers who turn dogs over to adoption organizations appear compassionate to the public. People don't understand that the rescued dogs represent only a fraction of the ones that are destroyed. However, she does take every opportunity to champion her cause and says she has seen some progress in her decade of involvement. When I'm walking my dogs these days, people come up to me to tell me what happens to retired greyhounds. They didn't know that not only are thousands of greys killed each year, but that the dogs die horrific deaths.
Greys also are popular animals for use in medical research because of their size and short hair.
Perron, whose background is in industrial toxicology, is no stranger to the lab. Too much is done simply for grant dollars. Perron sounds weary but determined. She strokes Sierra's head gently and Nevada nudges closer, wanting the same attention. Our number-one mission is to educate the public to see the end of dog racing.