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by Jeff White, International Reporter, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds For many years Australia was the world’s biggest exporter of greyhounds. As recently as 2015, official government export statistics for the year showed 200 gone to Macau (a tiny semi-autonomous region on the south coast of China), 9 to the United Arab Emirates, 30 … Read more

Victoria is the country’s deadliest state for greyhounds. 53 greyhounds have been killed on Victoria’s tracks so far in 2020. More than 2,500 have suffered injury. The following scenes from Victoria are just a small selection of the pain and suffering that greyhounds have to endure. These companies help to support this animal cruelty through … Read more

As seen in official Victorian stewards’ reports. Total injuries: 347 Major injuries: 53including Life-threatening injuries  33 These are the highest monthly numbers for 2020 Deaths: 1Saint Burner – killed with a fractured radius/ulna at Shepparton on 8 August Note that 16 greyhounds sustained fractured bones, with stand-down periods of 60 or 90 days. We have to ensure … Read more

The Greyhound Racing Act 2017 is failing to meet its stated aim of “high standards of animal welfare”. Too many young, healthy greyhounds are still being put down instead of being rehomed. UPDATE 7 SEPTEMBER: The NSW Government responded to our query as to why their website stopped accepting submissions a number of hours before … Read more

In yet another example of how the racing industry distorts the truth, Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) has claimed an injury rate of 0.5% for 2018/19. When the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds took issue with the formula used to determine these numbers, RWWA insisted that they were “fully transparent in respect to the … Read more