NSW greyhound racing report, Jan-Jun 2025
NSW racetracks continued to take a heavy toll on greyhounds in the first half of 2025.
Wentworth Park
The shameful NSW Greyhound of the Year Awards
Image shows Self Sink after he suffered a fractured spine at Wentworth Park On Wednesday 19 February 2025, the NSW Greyhound of the Year awards night is being held at Wentworth Park. It’s fitting that this celebration of exploitation and gambling is being held where five greyhounds were killed in 2024. Will these greyhounds … Read more
Regulator GWIC brings children into “morass of exploitation and suffering”
Is this the role of an independent industry regulator? The NSW Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission (GWIC) is keen to see children as young as 12 involved in greyhound racing. A 23 July 2024 article in Greyhound Recorder, about a 13-year-old boy excited about getting his associate attendant registration when he’s 14, had some interesting … Read more
Seriously, a desperate and cynical campaign to fool the public
With a damning report by their former chief vet about to be released, Greyhound Racing NSW launched a blitz of full-page ads in newspapers in early July 2024. Most of the ads appeared in regional papers, but also showed up in the Sydney Morning Herald. The desperate attempt to mislead the public that everything was … Read more
The distressing video they tried to hide
On 17 May 2024, Self Sink was one of three greyhounds to fall in Race 10. He suffered a fractured spine and was eventually euthanased. His last moments of agony were captured by the race video, which has been since removed by Greyhound Racing NSW. They know that if the public saw the reality of … Read more