Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
by Jeff White, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds and Fran Chambers, Let Greyhounds Run Free Tasracing has released one of those consultant reports that purport to measure the economic benefit to society of the racing industry.(1) It’s all smoke and mirrors. This report is produced by IER, which has many years of experience providing … Read more
With further broadcasts of Thrill of the Chase on Channel 7, the advertising machine for the racing business is back in operation. The disinformation program’s initial broadcast featured a lot of advertisements. As a result, brands are being educated even though they may not know they are helping a business that kills dogs. Among them … Read more
Ebonique had to compete in 93 races but made it through. Unfortunately, Ebonique’s life comes to a sad end. The five-year-old and her sister Piparae were involved in a collision at Cranbourne on November 8, 2021, during her 94th race. Suffering a broken ankle but still struggling to run home, Ebonique was euthanased post-race by … Read more
Victorian racetracks have amused bettors with a barrage of wounds. In November, twenty greyhounds were hurt during two separate racing meets in Warrnambool. Ten dogs were hurt at Cranbourne between these meetings, and one of them perished. Consequently, in just three Victorian race meetings, 30 greyhounds were injured, and one was killed. This carnage occurred … Read more
As usual, most fatalities were caused by on-track vets delivering euthanasia due to broken legs. Poor Joey Cortex suffered what must be the most agonising form of fracture, a “compound comminuted” break. A communited fracture is one that breaks in at least three places; more commonly seen in gunshot wounds and traffic incidents … or in … Read more