160 infractions for misconduct
80 infractions for animal welfare
128 infractions for doping.
Crimes Against Greyhounds, Jan-Jun 2024
CPG has released the latest analysis of nationwide infractions and penalties in greyhound racing for the first half of 2024.
This report marks the first time infractions involving animal cruelty in greyhound racing have been systematically recorded, categorised, and analysed at a national level. This analysis exposes patterns of misconduct across the greyhound racing sector and assesses the effectiveness of regulatory responses.
Infractions in the first half of 2024 included:
Animal welfare violations: where greyhounds suffered due to human actions, including neglect, mistreatment, the use of prohibited devices that cause pain and suffering (e.g., shock collars), and failure to provide veterinary attention.
Doping: cases where banned substances were administered to greyhounds or detected in dogs that had been presented for racing.
Misconduct: violations including failure to attend hearings, abusing officials, possession of banned devices (e.g., using animal parts as lures), record-keeping failures, and lay betting by trainers.
We’re asking people to please share this damning report with their state MPs because they are the people who can stop this cruelty.