A couple of weeks ago, the tragic death of a greyhound due to barking muzzle usage came to light. She and her 14 kennelmates had been muzzled with these archaic devices and left to fend for themselves, unable to open their mouths, on a Rockhampton property. The temperatures rose to 35 degrees while their trainer was out. It is a miracle only one of them died.
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GOTBA VIC Unable to Defend GRV’s Fudged Adoption Figures
A couple of weeks ago we exposed Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) for lying about its adoption figures. The Greyhound Owners, Trainers and Breeders Association (GOTBA) of Victoria attempted to defend the industry, but fell flat on their face due to a lack of factual evidence to back up their platitudes and claims. Here’s how they failed:
Greyhound Racing Running on Borrowed Time
By Alanna Christiansen and Fiona Roscoe
While Racing & Wagering WA (RWWA) and Greyhounds WA celebrate the official opening of the new Cannington greyhound track on the night of the Perth Cup (23 April 2016), the ever-increasing number of people strongly opposed to greyhound racing will stage a historic first-ever protest outside the gates of a WA greyhound racetrack. Here’s why they are rallying:
Greyhound Racing: A Case Study in Cruelty (QLD)
Yesterday, the live baiters of the greyhound racing industry received heartening news – stringing up helpless piglets, chickens and rabbits for them to be mauled to death and suffer an agonising, slow death in sheer terror is punishable by a mere $5,000 fine (as reported in this video).
What Have We Learnt from QLD’s Proposed Increase to Breeding Fees?
In line with recommendations from the MacSporran Report, Racing Queensland has proposed to increase the cost of the registration of a breeding female greyhound from $250 to $1200. The additional $950 will be diverted to greyhound rehoming and welfare initiatives. We were pretty surprised to see this response from the industry: so surprised, in fact, that we had to blog about it because a Facebook post just ain’t gonna cut it this time.