by Jeff White, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds The racing injury and death report (officially called "Analysis of Greyhound Racing Injuries") for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 has been released by the NSW Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission. Here are the highlights: Catastrophic injuries leading to sudden death or euthanasia A total of... Continue Reading →
On 14 October 2020, news.com.au published an article titled ‘More than 2300 missing greyhounds feared killed in NSW.’ This article quoted from a study by the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds titled 'Disappeared Greyhounds FY 19/20'. The study found that 2,338 greyhounds born in NSW over the previous four years could not be accounted... Continue Reading →
The Select Committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission was established on 23 September 2020 to inquire into and report on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) as the independent regulator of the greyhound racing industry in New South Wales. The committee is seeking the views of interested stakeholders including members of the... Continue Reading →
by Dr. Belinda Oppenheimer BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS SLO, short for Symmetrical Lupoid Onchodystrophy, is a rare disease of dogs affecting the nails of the paws. While a very uncommon condition, certain breeds appear predisposed, including the greyhound. SLO is an autoimmune condition. It can be thought of as a highly specific version of lupus in... Continue Reading →
by Jeff White, International Reporter, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds A racing greyhound at Macau’s Canidrome racetrack, where dogs were routinely destroyed if they underperformed. Source: Animals Australia For many years Australia was the world’s biggest exporter of greyhounds. As recently as 2015, official government export statistics for the year showed 200 gone to... Continue Reading →
Victoria is the country's deadliest state for greyhounds. 53 greyhounds have been killed on Victoria's tracks so far in 2020. More than 2,500 have suffered injury. The following scenes from Victoria are just a small selection of the pain and suffering that greyhounds have to endure. Warragul - Fifteen Love - muscle injuryThe Meadows -... Continue Reading →
As seen in official Victorian stewards' reports. Total injuries: 347Major injuries: 53including Life-threatening injuries 33 These are the highest monthly numbers for 2020 Deaths: 1Saint Burner – killed with a fractured radius/ulna at Shepparton on 8 August Note that 16 greyhounds sustained fractured bones, with stand-down periods of 60 or 90 days. We have to ensure these... Continue Reading →
The Greyhound Racing Act 2017 is failing to meet its stated aim of "high standards of animal welfare". Too many young, healthy greyhounds are still being put down instead of being rehomed. UPDATE 7 SEPTEMBER: The NSW Government responded to our query as to why their website stopped accepting submissions a number of hours before... Continue Reading →
In yet another example of how the racing industry distorts the truth, Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) has claimed an injury rate of 0.5% for 2018/19. When the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds took issue with the formula used to determine these numbers, RWWA insisted that they were "fully transparent in respect to the... Continue Reading →
The NSW greyhound racing club of Taree celebrated its first TAB meeting in June 2020 with a scorecard of 21 injured greyhounds. The big day occurred on 17 June, with a “dress rehearsal” held on 3 June. At just these two race meetings, 15 greyhounds were injured while racing. A catalogue of pain The injury... Continue Reading →
