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Summer has begun in earnest.  As animal loving Australians scramble to keep themselves and their beloved companion animals cool and comfortable, the Greyhound Racing industries are trying to continue business as usual. According to Dr Eleonora Gullone, the Animal Justice Party’s greyhound racing industry campaign coordinator “Just like us, our canine companions are at risk … Read more

What will happen to all the greyhounds when greyhound racing in Australia shuts down? According to official documentation, the greyhound racing industry in Australia kills up to 17,000 young dogs every year (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-28/nsw-greyhound-racing-industry-in-crisis-inquiry-hears/6809724). Thus, while greyhound racing continues to be legal in Australia, 17,000 dogs are killed EVERY YEAR. Once the industry is shutdown, this … Read more

Dear honourable member, I am writing to you regarding the issue of the live export of Australian greyhounds. Since this issue was aired on the ABC’s 7.30 program, the national reaction has been one of shock that there were still more horrors relating to Australian greyhound racing. As if live baiting, the killing of thousands … Read more

  In a heartwarming story about the kindness of strangers, a discarded greyhound has been saved from certain death the day before he was scheduled for euthanasia. Robbie, a three-year-old black greyhound, was dropped off at Renbury Farm Animal Shelter on 28 November 2015. He was given five days to find a home before being … Read more

A number of questions are posed in the Issues paper on overbreeding and wastage. The fact that certain of these questions needed to be included in the issues paper reinforces the problems plaguing the industry. A transparent, professional industry with nothing to hide would have clear documentation of: The average length of a racing greyhound’s … Read more