The organizers behind Question 3, the ballot initiative seeking a statewide dog racing ban in Massachusetts, have begun airing their first television ad.

The Committee to Protect Dogs' ad features testimonials from several voters stating their support of Question 3 because they believe dog racing is inhumane.

Carter Luke, the president of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, also lends his support to the measure.

"I would ask the voters of Massachusetts to join the MSPCA and vote yes on Question 3," Luke says.

The ad shows video footage of dogs being loaded into cages taken from Wonderland Greyhound Park in 2005 and 2006.

According to the campaign, the ad first aired on Tuesday and is running on all Boston broadcast channels. The campaign expects the ad to run through Election Day but said that it purchases air time every day depending on its fundraising. It does, however, plan to run the ad statewide before Election Day.

Check out the ad below.