Surviving a fracture

The facts: Since 2021 rugby league player Ryan Papenhuyzen has been a paid ambassador of Greyhound Racing NSW and Greyhounds As Pets. He says: “Greyhound racing is a sport I love and know very well, and I have actually been a participant through ownership of a few racing dogs.” On 8 September 2023 he was … Read more

Serious greyhound racing injuries in NSW increase 30 percent as Miss Indi dies from a broken neck

Greyhound welfare advocates have renewed their calls for an independent inquiry into NSW greyhound racing after serious injuries increased almost 30 percent and a young dog died from a broken neck on an upgraded “safe” racetrack. According to an analysis of stewards’ reports by the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds (CPG), in the first … Read more

July 2023 proves deadly for older greyhounds

A four-and-a-half-year old greyhound drops dead straight after her race. Another two snap their necks while running for their lives. Six greyhounds, mostly older and all females, lost their lives racing in July 2023.

Racing industry misleads state premier

The South Australian drone video abuse case embarrassed the state’s premier by revealing the horrors of a greyhound racing industry that he supported.  An angry South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas had clearly had enough of the industry’s falsehoods when he announced an independent inquiry into the sickening cruelty.   “We were told that this type of … Read more