The report found that disciplinary systems routinely fail to impose meaningful consequences. These outcomes substantially weaken deterrence and allow repeat offending to persist.
Crimes against greyhounds, FY25
This report reviews every publicly available greyhound racing disciplinary decision finalised across Australia during FY2025. The data reveals 492 proven charges against 240 individuals, spanning animal welfare violations, doping offences, and participant misconduct.
However, the primary finding is not simply the scale of offending, but the persistent failure of greyhound racing regulators to prevent, detect and meaningfully deter it.
Infractions in FY25 spanned:
- Animal welfare — cruelty, neglect, live baiting, poor housing, rehoming failures, failure to socialise, use of prohibited devices, lack of vet care.
- Doping — positive drug tests, banned substance administration.
- Misconduct — abusing officials, possession of banned substances, possession of prohibited devices, record-keeping failures, lay betting.
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