Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
The Greyhound Recorder, mouthpiece for the greyhound racing industry, has listed the top ten “Memorable Racing Moments Of 2023”. These so-called “big race victories” ignore the pain, suffering and death that greyhounds are forced to endure as part of the big business of gambling. Here are ten “memorable moments” that the racing industry ignored in … Read more
(20 December 2023) New data from the greyhound racing regulator has shown an alarming rise in greyhound injuries and underlined the failure of taxpayer-funded safety initiatives, say animal welfare advocates. In its Injury Report for the July-September 2023 quarter, industry regulator Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) reveals that most serious injury categories are the … Read more
In October 2023, the greyhound racing death toll reached one hundred dogs killed Australia-wide. October saw the deaths of eight young greyhounds. Their average age was just twenty four months.
The President of the Dubbo Greyhound Club, Shayne Stiff, has given his thoughts on the proposed new track at Orange NSW to the Central Western Daily paper. Some of his earlier thoughts also made the media. A warning for strong language is required for how Australian Racing Greyhound recorded the incident: “GWIC found that shortly … Read more
Four greyhounds were killed in just two races. Another two died in the catching pen of broken necks. These are six of the unlucky thirteen greyhounds killed racing on Australian tracks in September 2023.