One of the biggest misspeaks of the week goes to Iowa Sen. Jeff Danielson (D-Cedar Falls), who was quoted by KWWL.com as saying a quicker phase-out of greyhound racing in the state would “be irresponsible.”

Senator Danielson must have been misquoted or must have misspoke – right? Does he realize that it is the greyhound racing industry itself that is irresponsible? The faster we can end greyhound racing, the faster it is that the dogs can be rescued and adopted into loving homes. It is irresponsible and cruel to allow the suffering and the injuries and the deaths to continue for another day.

Maybe he was misquoted, because otherwise it seems he does not understand the meaning of the word.

And the article published Feb. 13 reports Danielson and a Senate committee will look into a second draft of legislation that would allow casinos in Iowa to drop greyhound racing. But this second version was developed by the Iowa Greyhound Association (a breeder group).

The dog-racing industry should be the last group considered for input on legislation that could impact animal welfare.

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