Is your dog a rescue?
About 4½ years ago, my partner and I decided we were ready to adopt a companion dog into our family. Our adult son had a beautiful greyhound, so we decided to go for a grey ourselves.
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Over-racing of greyhounds rears its ugly head again
Greyhound racing participants are given appearance money as a financial incentive that encourages them to race their dogs as often as possible.
Pippi’s story
I am writing to share an anecdote with you about my greyhound Pippi. We rescued her from the Victorian racing industry last year.
Life as an elite athlete
The racing industry insists that greyhounds are treated like elite athletes. We examine this through the lens of a greyhound’s reality.
Government support for greyhound racing in Australia: it makes no sense, or does it?
State governments spend millions of taxpayer dollars on grants and subsidies to prop up the dog racing industry, and this goes against the wishes of their constituents, so they are clearly out of step with the people they are supposed to represent.