Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
A “veteran of the industry” was found guilty of animal cruelty charges after two greyhounds were found dead on a training treadmill. The Bendigo Magistrates Court heard how the two dogs were found “dangling lifelessly by their leads” after she forgot about them while training the other 60 dogs on her property. She would often … Read more
Seven young greyhounds were killed at racing tracks in January and at least a further seven were injured and killed away from the track.
Jetpets has joined Qantas and Air Canada in GRNSW’s export program to rehome ex-racing greyhounds in North America. The Drake Inquiry called on GRNSW to “immediately halt the USA Rehoming Program and not engage in any other overseas export of greyhounds.” At least six dogs had died in transportation, a death rate ten times higher … Read more
A young greyhound called Effie died after suffering extreme leg injuries while racing on the failed Taree “super track” on 22 February. Effie fell in Race 2 and suffered an open comminuted (shattered) fracture of the hindleg and an open fracture of the foreleg. In only her second race, she was euthanased. The Taree racetrack … Read more
The greyhound racing industry is like a constantly broken-down car. It is inherently flawed, and cannot be fixed.