Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
The greyhound racing industry’s leading trainers have generated appalling headlines. As the most experienced and seasoned leaders in the business, these people give an insight into how greyhounds are treated. Greyhound racing was supposedly reformed in 2015/2016, but these cases show a culture that will never change and can never be reformed. Rice “A greyhound … Read more
The NSW Greyhound of the Year “gala” awards night was held at a secret location on 22 February 2024. Did the room of gamblers acknowledge any of the greyhounds that lost their lives during the year? Was there a moment’s silence for the dogs that suffered horrific death? The cheers would have been for the … Read more
A fourth greyhound has been killed in a NSW race using the new “double-arm” lures supposed to keep dogs safe. Two-year-old About Jemma was killed at Dubbo on 19 February 2024 in the track’s first use of the safety lure. Double-arm lures have two lures attached, rather than the single one commonly used in NSW. … Read more
Wentworth Park, the showcase city racetrack in NSW, has recorded a sharp rise in injuries in 2024 despite so-called safety initiatives. One greyhound was killed on 17 February 2024. For the period 1 Jan – 17 Feb (13 race meetings) 2023 – 42 injuries 2024 – 70 injuries In two race meetings alone, 22 dogs … 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.