Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
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
A collation of race video incidents has revealed the dangers that greyhounds face every time they race at the Wentworth Park racetrack. Wentworth Park is staging the Million Dollar Chase on 24 September 2022, promoted by the racing industry as the world’s richest greyhound race. Wentworth Park is the deadliest track in NSW in 2022, … Read more
by Warren Young Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Science, Psychology and Sport, Federation University Australia. In a society that cares about animal welfare, we should look for rules and regulations to make greyhound racing safer. One issue of concern is “over” racing, which means racing too frequently, which could increase the risk of injury to … Read more
Greyhounds in Australia will continue to be impregnated via a procedure that’s illegal in other countries, after a provision to ban it was recently overturned in a New South Wales government bill.