April 2024 is month of carnage for greyhounds
April 2024 proved to be the deadliest month for several years when a total of eighteen greyhounds were killed on Australian racetracks.
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Government support for greyhound racing in Australia: it makes no sense, or does it?
State governments spend millions of taxpayer dollars on grants and subsidies to prop up the dog racing industry, and this goes against the wishes of their constituents, so they are clearly out of step with the people they are supposed to represent.
Vomiting, bleeding greyhounds forced to race
Stewards’ reports have given a glimpse of the harsh lives of racing greyhounds. 9 March 2024: Richmond Straight NSW Race 9 August Winds – Found to have vomitus in its kennel on being removed for the race. Pre race veterinary examination by the OTV in the presence of the trainer Mr.Callaughan revealed no apparent … Read more
Inaugural Greyhound Advocacy Workshop and Animal Rights Forum 2024
More than 300 attendees and 240 speakers from 28 different organisations gathered together on February 24-25 at the iconic Town Hall in Melbourne for the long awaited Animal Rights Forum 2024.
Racing industry champions surgical mutilation of female greyhounds while promoting International Women’s Day
The cynicism of the greyhound racing industry is again on display as it exploits International Women’s Day to preserve its social licence and ensure ongoing business. Numerous industry-generated articles have praised the industry’s recruitment of women in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on 8 March 2024, including: https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8543401/empowering-women-in-greyhound-racing-with-sarah-monaghan/ https://northern.starweekly.com.au/in-business/dr-backhoy-the-first-female-chairperson-of-the-mgra/ https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2023/12/landmark-gosford-greyhound-meet-sees-all-female-officials/ https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/first-all-female-greyhound-steward-panel The newly appointed … Read more