A friend sent me this article.

Running for Their Lives: The Realities of Greyhound Racing
By Rebecca Simmons, Outreach Communications Coordinator for the Companion Animals section of The HSUS

In the tenth century, King Howel of Wales declared that the penalty for killing a greyhound was the same as that of killing a person—death. In the days of the Egyptians, greyhounds were valued by the pharaohs for their grace, beauty and mild temperament. But in the 21st century greyhounds in the racing world are prized for only one thing—speed. In 2003 alone, an estimated 7,500 to 20,000 greyhounds were euthanized simply because they couldn’t run fast enough.

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