QLD Must Follow NSW’s Lead in Ending Greyhound Racing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 July 2016   Queensland should follow New South Wales’ lead in closing down the greyhound racing industry as all the reasons cited by Premier Mike Baird are equally valid in the Sunshine State. Mr Baird said the decision to ban greyhound racing in NSW was due to the mass killing of … Read more

Isn’t it time that governments stopped placing losing bets?

  In September last year, IBISWorld released the Industry Report for Horse and Dog Racing in Australia, 2015. The report examines all codes of racing nationally from 2007 to 2015 (forecasting to the year 2021). The front page more than hints at the report findings, with the headline “Hold your horses: Industry revenue has been declining … Read more

Mystery Deaths of 12 Healthy Greyhounds in Steward Reports – TAS

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 February 2016   Mystery Deaths of 12 Healthy Greyhounds in Steward Reports – TAS   An independent analysis of the Office of Racing Integrity’s stewards’ reports from 1 Oct 2015 – 31 Jan 2016 has found that 12 greyhounds were scratched from races because they were ‘deceased’.   … Read more

A Nationwide Day of Action to End Greyhound Racing in Australia

This is Dr Gullone’s speech given at the Melbourne rally on February 7th, 2016.   Good morning and thank-you all for coming today to give your voice to the most exploited and abused breed of dog in the world. We are all here today at this Nationwide rally to let governments in Australia know that … Read more