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Issues
Greyhound racing causes ongoing harm to the vulnerable, both the greyhounds and within the community.
Issues with the greyhound racing industry
There are many issues surrounding the Australian greyhound racing industry, making it outdated, harmful to greyhounds, and leading to public calls for it to be shutdown. The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds is dedicated to investigating and reporting the facts about these issues.
There will never be enough homes for the thousands of dogs the industry discards every year.
Greyhound suffering, abuse and neglect in the racing industry is widespread and systemic.
On average, racing kills five dogs every week and injures 30 dogs every day.
Greyhound racing is a gambling industry and targets the most vulnerable in the community.
State governments pour millions of taxpayer dollars into keeping the brutal greyhound racing industry afloat.
Inadequate regulatory models continue to prioritise commercial interests over greyhound welfare.
The racing lobby in Australia is exceptionally powerful with deep connections to both sides of politics.
Issues
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The new racetrack at Traralgon has taken only 16 days to kill its first greyhound, say...
Three greyhounds were killed in 12 days on NSW tracks in April 2026. The deaths brought...
Five young greyhounds were killed in March, with at least another nine dogs killed after being...
[warning: offensive and disturbing language] Three racing participants were recently charged with social media abuse, reflecting...
The abusive culture of greyhound racing is in the spotlight again, with participants charged for online...
Speaking in his ‘On Aird’ Spotify podcast, Michael Aird says it would have been sensible policy...
Recently the NSW greyhound racing “regulator” GWIC issued a media release trumpeting the decline in on-track...
As a former Racing Minister in Tasmania in the Liberal Government I was obviously privy to...