Sun, Jul 05, 2009

Tucson Region

SOUTH TUCSON

Measure protecting dogs wins 402-373

By Josh Brodesky
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.05.2008
South Tucson voters approved an initiative Tuesday night to regulate the care and handling of dogs.
South Tucson voters backed the Tucson Dog Protection Initiative 402 to 373.
The initiative applies to all dogs, but targets those at Tucson Greyhound Park.
It makes it illegal to feed dogs raw and diseased meat and to inject dogs with anabolic steroids or other artificial performance-enhancing substances. The initiative also requires that dogs be kept in a minimum-size cage for no more than 18 hours.
Greyhound racers often are fed diseased or raw meat, injected with steroids to keep female dogs from going into heat and kept in cages for more than 18 hours.
Voters also backed an initiative to eliminate partisan elections, 394 to 312.
● Contact reporter Josh Brodesky at 573-4178 or jbrodesky@azstarnet.com