Surviving a fracture
The facts: Since 2021 rugby league player Ryan Papenhuyzen has been a paid ambassador of Greyhound Racing NSW and Greyhounds As Pets. He says: “Greyhound racing is a sport I love and know very well, and I have actually been a participant through ownership of a few racing dogs.” On 8 September 2023 he was […]
Another young greyhound dies on western Sydney’s “safe track”
The second greyhound to die at the Richmond racing complex in four days collapsed after running on a supposedly “safe” track. Ten greyhounds have now died racing at Richmond’s two tracks – circle and straight – this year, despite $1.5 million having been spent on upgrading the NW Sydney facility and supposedly making it safe. […]
Serious greyhound racing injuries in NSW increase 30 percent as Miss Indi dies from a broken neck
Greyhound welfare advocates have renewed their calls for an independent inquiry into NSW greyhound racing after serious injuries increased almost 30 percent and a young dog died from a broken neck on an upgraded “safe” racetrack. According to an analysis of stewards’ reports by the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds (CPG), in the first […]
July 2023 proves deadly for older greyhounds
A four-and-a-half-year old greyhound drops dead straight after her race. Another two snap their necks while running for their lives. Six greyhounds, mostly older and all females, lost their lives racing in July 2023.