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by Warren Young, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds As a professional in sport science with coaching qualifications in track and field and strength and conditioning, I have made some observations comparing the human sprint events with greyhound racing. Track design In track and field, there are 3 sprint events; the 100m, 200m and 400m. … Read more

UPDATE: The state government request for feedback on the track closed on 11 February 2022. Thank you to everyone who made a submission or signed a petition.  Please keep an eye on our website and social media for updates and next steps. The Queensland Government plans to build an unwanted, $40m taxpayer-funded, dog killing track … Read more

by Warren Young, CPG My wife and I adopted Petra in 2020, a beautiful black greyhound from Gumtree Greys. The first time we met her in her foster home, she was hiding in the corner of a bedroom, appearing very afraid. She had only been in foster care for 2½ weeks after being with a … Read more

by Jeff White, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds and Fran Chambers, Let Greyhounds Run Free Tasracing has released one of those consultant reports that purport to measure the economic benefit to society of the racing industry.(1) It’s all smoke and mirrors. This report is produced by IER, which has many years of experience providing … Read more

The NSW greyhound racing industry has used a paid media article to promote its latest propaganda messages. The article, authored by Greyhound Racing NSW PR guy Michael Cowley,  uses selective data to paint a misleading picture on The Rural news site (“Official greyhound data breeds new confidence in the racing industry”). It’s the latest product … Read more