Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
Image shows Travis’s Scrub falling at The Q, Queensland’s deathtrap for greyhounds. He somersaults along the track and lies stricken in the sand and is killed by the on-track industry vet soon after. Greyhound racing killed twelve young dogs in May and at least a further seven greyhounds were killed away from the track … Read more
The greyhound racing industry once again showed its greed and callousness with a race meeting at Gosford in the Central Coast NSW on 1 July 2025. Races went ahead despite a forecast weather event described as a bomb cyclone, vigorous coastal low, and category two cyclone. Dangerous conditions for dogs and people The greyhound racing … Read more
The Q is the over-budget, over-hyped, under-prepared and unsafe new greyhound racing complex at Ipswich in south-east Queensland. It has exceeded the worst nightmares of greyhound welfare advocates by killing greyhounds even before it officially opened. “Queensland greyhound racing participants can now proudly say they have a permanent home for their sport” “Constructed with animal … Read more
The good news keeps coming as another dog-killing NSW racetrack faces closure. From the Greyhound Recorder, 21 June 2025: “GRNSW Calls Time On Coonamble Carnival: The famous October long weekend carnival at Coonamble, an institution in NSW greyhound racing for half-a-century, has run its last race.” This carnival of carnage injured 27 greyhounds in one … Read more
From the Greyhound Recorder, 19 June 2025: “The Board of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) has been handed a six-month extension by Minister for Gaming and Racing David Harris.” The GRNSW directors: Chair Adam Casselden SC, Deputy Chair Rebekah Giles, Matthew Waring, Kevin Gordon, Louise Wakefield, Paul Gentle and Gregory Johnson. Message from Adam Casselden SC … Read more