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News Release, 22 April 2020Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds More ex-racers in Victoria will die because Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) is diverting owners to charity rescues, the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds (CPG) said today. GRV’s rehoming arm called GAP (Greyhound Adoption Program) have recently stopped taking new greyhounds for rehoming due to … Read more

CPG’s International Reporter Jeff White looks at the declining racing industry in USA, Ireland and United Kingdom. The closure of the Canidrome in Macau two years ago seemed to herald the irreversible decline of greyhound racing worldwide. Track closures in several other countries have confirmed this trend. Jeff also discusses what this international experience has … Read more

Most dog owners have a special attachment to their chosen breed and greyhound owners are particularly guilty of this. For the majority of conditions and treatment applications, greyhounds can be treated like any dog. However, there are some veterinary situations where the fact that your dog is a greyhound will need to be taken into … Read more

A draft code for the welfare of greyhounds in NSW has been released and a call is being made for feedback. The feedback deadline has been extended until 14 April 2020. Participants, industry stakeholders and the general public are able to provide feedback. We need as many people as possible to make it clear to … Read more

CPG’s view is that the NSW greyhound regulator the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) is unable to protect greyhounds when they are ‘retired’ from racing and transferred to a third party outside the industry. This situation is not GWIC’s fault. Regulators can only do what they are empowered to do. It is the responsibility … Read more