Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
Ten young greyhounds lost their lives on Australian tracks in October. Five were killed over 5 days alone. All but one were under 3 years old. Four “failed to finish” their last deadly race. One poor greyhound, Bootleg Road, fell and fractured his wrist on the first turn but gamely ran on to the end. … Read more
by Jerone van Kernebeek Jerone is the strategy and campaigns director for the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds. Before joining CPG, he was the first international director of GREY2K USA Worldwide which fights to end the greyhound racing industry around the globe. Jerone founded and led the Australian branch of global animal welfare organisation … Read more
Animal welfare advocates have condemned the greyhound racing industry for holding the Million Dollar Chase while greyhounds continue to die on racetracks and suffer a rehoming crisis.
While Greyhound Clubs Australia were celebrating their dog-killing industry at an awards night in Sydney late in August, they were conveniently ignoring the fourteen greyhounds killed racing in the same month. NSW – the deadliest State August saw NSW take the dubious award for most greyhound deaths, a horrifying seven in total, starting at Taree … Read more
Australian politicians – and their canine friends – have come out against greyhound racing to mark Dogs in Politics Day 2022. Rescued greyhounds feature prominently in the video statements collated by the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds. Image above shows Tim Read with Ally. https://greyhoundcoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dogs-in-Politics-Day-Final-2022.mp4