Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
Animal welfare issues harming NSW greyhounds Over-breedingThere has been a 50% increase in puppies bred for racing in NSW since 2017 The re-homing crisisThe NSW industry regulator recently highlighted this issue, stating that in NSW in FY21/22, there were an estimated 1352 rehoming places available for the approximately 4719 greyhounds who needed homes. A flawed … Read more
Ten young greyhounds lost their lives on Australian tracks in October. Five were killed over 5 days alone. All but one were under 3 years old. Four “failed to finish” their last deadly race. One poor greyhound, Bootleg Road, fell and fractured his wrist on the first turn but gamely ran on to the end. … Read more
September 2022 proved lethal for 14 unlucky greyhounds killed racing on Australian tracks. In fact, six greyhounds died in a three-day period alone. Among them were two young dogs tragically killed in their very first race after suffering excruciating leg injuries and being trampled by other greyhounds. A further two greyhounds were killed outright in … Read more
Animal welfare advocates have condemned the greyhound racing industry for holding the Million Dollar Chase while greyhounds continue to die on racetracks and suffer a rehoming crisis.
While Greyhound Clubs Australia were celebrating their dog-killing industry at an awards night in Sydney late in August, they were conveniently ignoring the fourteen greyhounds killed racing in the same month. NSW – the deadliest State August saw NSW take the dubious award for most greyhound deaths, a horrifying seven in total, starting at Taree … Read more