Madeline Burton

For the record: NSW greyhound racing industry is not meeting its rehoming targets

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A new CPG white paper provides the first insight into how industry rehomers (GAPs) are performing compared to community-run rescues. The research shows just how badly the NSW racing industry is failing to meet its responsibility for rehoming greyhounds. In an article published by Guardian Australia on 20 October 2021, Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) rejected … Read more

The death of Wagtail Sage – how WA injury recovery schemes are failing greyhounds

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by Free the Hounds, greyhound welfare advocacy group based in Perth, Western Australia Trackside euthanasia in WA has significantly decreased over the past couple of years due to the introduction of two injury schemes. The schemes mostly cover dogs who’ve sustained fractures to either the hock or foreleg. One scheme provides financial support to the … Read more

Analysis of greyhound racing injuries, Oct-Dec 2020, NSW

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by Jeff White, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds The racing injury and death report (officially called “Analysis of Greyhound Racing Injuries”) for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 has been released by the NSW Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission. Here are the highlights: Catastrophic injuries leading to sudden death or euthanasia A total of … Read more

For the record – can GWIC provide proof of life for missing greyhounds?

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On 14 October 2020, news.com.au published an article titled ‘More than 2300 missing greyhounds feared killed in NSW.’ This article quoted from a study by the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds titled ‘Disappeared Greyhounds FY 19/20’. The study found that 2,338 greyhounds born in NSW over the previous four years could not be accounted … Read more