Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
End greyhound suffering
Dave Layzell, Nationals MP for Upper Hunter in NSW, sponsors races at the Muswellbrook racetrack. He proudly posted on 4 February 2024 there was “an excellent crowd at the Muswellbrook Cup this morning at the local greyhound racetrack”, even though times had to change due to a heatwave. Layzell sponsored Race 6. Five greyhounds were … Read more
The mayor of Australia’s deadliest track has spoken out against racing after more appalling greyhound deaths. Patrick Hall, mayor of the City of Canning, couldn’t hold back his anger after three young dogs died racing at the Cannington track, Australia’s worst in 2023 with 13 on-track deaths. Columbus Monelli died of a neck fracture and … Read more
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.