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Nollsie, what about the greys?

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Singer Shannon Noll is performing at Newcastle’s The Gardens greyhound track on 11 June 2022. He’s part of the “Ladbrokes 715”, a “new feature event” for long-distance racing, with the winner getting $500,000. Why would you want to sing at a track where: – two greyhounds have been killed this year, seven in 2021, and … Read more

“Circle racing is back!” And greyhounds suffer

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The latest track to have a “safety upgrade” paid by taxpayer money has resulted in more greyhounds suffering in agony.  In four race meetings, 23 dogs have been injured. 13 May was the “Grand Re-opening” of the Richmond curved track after a $700,000 upgrade gifted by the NSW Perrottet Government. The club’s promo tagline was … Read more

Two greyhounds share same birthday – and die on the same day

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The racing industry hates to think of greyhounds as individual dogs. Well, here’s another tragic story of individual greyhounds that we won’t allow to be swept under the carpet. Two greyhounds were killed on the same day. Fly Calypso was a two-year-old girl born on 5 November 2019. On 10 May 2022, she crashed into the … Read more

Two young brothers killed within a week of each other; end of the litter?

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The tragedy of greyhound racing added a new chapter to the record of cruelty. Two young greyhound brothers killed within a week of each other are the latest in an unprecedented spike in greyhound racing deaths. 26-month-old brindle Bok Choy Burner was euthanased at Gawler SA on 6 May 2022. He’d sustained a broken foreleg … Read more