Comments on: Greyhound Racing Ban Goes To Florida Voters http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:22:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: terri http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375864 terri Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:16:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375864 VOTE YES.........STOP CRUELTY VOTE YES………STOP CRUELTY

]]> By: ML http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375662 ML Sun, 28 Oct 2018 03:12:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375662 What M, Bob C, and Straight Shooter said. Vote NO! What M, Bob C, and Straight Shooter said. Vote NO!

]]> By: Matchbox http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375641 Matchbox Sat, 27 Oct 2018 04:15:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375641 I have to agree that this is a trojan horse....why not just say. ..greyhound racing ban...slick I have to agree that this is a trojan horse….why not just say. ..greyhound racing ban…slick

]]> By: Humane treatment of all animals http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375634 Humane treatment of all animals Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:34:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375634 To think that this amendment will eventually lead to banning all fishing and hunting is nothing but "the sky is falling" rhetoric by lobbyist hoping to influence the ill informed. It will do nothing more than ban Greyhound racing here in Florida. Which ultimately will lead to fewer Greyhounds being bred for racing, fewer animals being forced to live in deplorable conditions and fewer dogs being killed because they couldn't satisfy a humans gambling habit. Surely we humans can find an alternate way to amuse ourselves. Vote YES on 13 if you love your pets. To think that this amendment will eventually lead to banning all fishing and hunting is nothing but “the sky is falling” rhetoric by lobbyist hoping to influence the ill informed.

It will do nothing more than ban Greyhound racing here in Florida. Which ultimately will lead to fewer Greyhounds being bred for racing, fewer animals being forced to live in deplorable conditions and fewer dogs being killed because they couldn’t satisfy a humans gambling habit. Surely we humans can find an alternate way to amuse ourselves.

Vote YES on 13 if you love your pets.

]]> By: anne1of2 http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375631 anne1of2 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:27:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375631 Trojan Horse for sure. Maybe people will vote against it by its number 13. We must teach them we can read and we know better than to trust this will apply to one animal. Trojan Horse for sure. Maybe people will vote against it by its number 13. We must teach them we can read and we know better than to trust this will apply to one animal.

]]> By: terri http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375602 terri Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:20:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375602 VOTE YES...Its about time VOTE YES…Its about time

]]> By: Straight Shooter http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375582 Straight Shooter Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:29:48 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375582 VOTE NO. It is another bundled amendment with loose language. "The humane treatment of animals is a fundamental value of the people of the state of Florida.” could be interpreted to mean no hunting. Who knows what the Florida supreme court will look like after elections. IF All they wanted to do was ban dog racing, why not say only that. Why not ban horse racing as well, same thing, this could apply to rodeo's as well. VOTE NO. It is another bundled amendment with loose language. “The humane treatment of animals is a fundamental value of the people of the state of Florida.” could be interpreted to mean no hunting. Who knows what the Florida supreme court will look like after elections. IF All they wanted to do was ban dog racing, why not say only that. Why not ban horse racing as well, same thing, this could apply to rodeo’s as well.

]]> By: Bob C. http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375578 Bob C. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:58:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375578 Not convinced that dog-racing needs to be in the Constitution of Florida. Seems like it can be done thru the Legislature but there are members there who are very entrenched in the GAMBLING industry and wanting to have open casinos under the blanket of "it raises taxes for school children and old people". Yeah, Right. Contained in the above article: Hammer, a former national president of the NRA, issued a prepared statement calling Amendment 13 a “Trojan horse.” In part, Hammer contends that “extreme animal rights groups” could use the amendment to do such things as try to ban hunting and fishing. Yep Folks, this is a smoke screen not just for opening gambling but also to take away our and our children's rights to Hunt and Fish because it may be cruel to the animals we harvest. Voting Against this as a Constitutional Amendment. REALLY distrust this "Bundling" of items on the Constitutional Amendments. That is all.....sly are these politicians. Not convinced that dog-racing needs to be in the Constitution of Florida.
Seems like it can be done thru the Legislature but there are members there who are very entrenched in the GAMBLING industry and wanting to have open casinos under the blanket of “it raises taxes for school children and old people”. Yeah, Right.

Contained in the above article:
Hammer, a former national president of the NRA, issued a prepared statement calling Amendment 13 a “Trojan horse.” In part, Hammer contends that “extreme animal rights groups” could use the amendment to do such things as try to ban hunting and fishing.

Yep Folks, this is a smoke screen not just for opening gambling but also to take away our and our children’s rights to Hunt and Fish because it may be cruel to the animals we harvest.

Voting Against this as a Constitutional Amendment.
REALLY distrust this “Bundling” of items on the Constitutional Amendments.
That is all…..sly are these politicians.

]]> By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2018/10/greyhound-racing-ban-goes-to-florida-voters/comment-page-1#comment-375574 M in Bratt Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:09:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=341910#comment-375574 This "Trojan Horse" amendment has wording hidden in it that would require "humane treatment of all animals" in Fl., which sounds very nobile on the surface. But then you realize that there is a faction in Fl. that believe that it is inhumane to participate in hunting and fishing. They believe that the existence of the beef and poultry farming is inhumane. They would have this country living on tofu and bean sprouts if they had their way. Don't give them an avenue to get these types of activities into court. vote no on this amendment. This “Trojan Horse” amendment has wording hidden in it that would require “humane treatment of all animals” in Fl., which sounds very nobile on the surface. But then you realize that there is a faction in Fl. that believe that it is inhumane to participate in hunting and fishing. They believe that the existence of the beef and poultry farming is inhumane. They would have this country living on tofu and bean sprouts if they had their way. Don’t give them an avenue to get these types of activities into court. vote no on this amendment.

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