2016 NSW Commission of Inquiry report documents.

The 2016 NSW Commission of Inquiry report volumes 1 to 4 are being attached here - for safe keeping. They are no longer easily accessible on the NSW government website.   The links for Volumes 1 to 4e are below:   Report-SCI-Greyhound-Racing-Industry-NSW-Volume-1   Report-SCI-Greyhound-Racing-Industry-NSW-Volume-2   Report-SCI-Greyhound-Racing-Industry-NSW-Volume-3   Report-SCI-Greyhound-Racing-Industry-NSW-Volume-4a   Report-SCI-Greyhound-Racing-Industry-NSW-Volume-4b   Report-SCI-Greyhound-Racing-Industry-NSW-Volume-4c   Report-SCI-Greyhound-Racing-Industry-NSW-Volume-4d  ...

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Injuries reports in NSW – 1st and 2nd quarters (January to March; April to June) 2018

  Injury Severity Classification is as shown in Table 1 below, as cited in the report. 1st Quarter Report According to the first quarter report, out of 254 race meetings across NSW at TAB and Non-TAB venues, 4,520 dogs raced a total of 19,556 race starts. On average there were 4.3 starts per dog in...

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REPORT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WHO BET ON RACES ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE GAMBLING-RELATED PROBLEMS AS THE AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN GAMBLER.

Key Findings In 2015, nearly one million Australians regularly gambled on horse and dog racing. Most race bettors were men, and aged between 30 and 64. Some 400,000 experienced one or more gambling-related problems. Forty-one per cent (41%) of all regular race bettors (403,000 adults) experienced one or more gambling-related problems In a typical month,...

Does the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission itself lack Integrity?

When the QRIC published their first Annual Report in 2016/2017, the CPG reported on the disappointing lack of transparency including the failure to provide basic information such as the number of pups bred, dogs racing and track death and injuries. Once again, QRIC’s 2017/2018 annual report lacks this information. What’s most alarming though, is the...

NSW fact-sheet – Greyhound Special Commission of Inquiry; July, 2016

This fact sheet is being placed here for safe keeping since it is no longer publicly available. Not only has there been a backflip to the ban, there is now the burial of facts.   NSW fact-sheet-greyhound-racing-industry-nsw-special-commission-of-inquiry  

The 2018 Greyhound Rescue Rita Awards

The awards have been given their name in honor of one very lucky greyhound and her very special rescuer Lorraine Ramsey. The inaugural award will, of course, go to Rita.  You can read Rita’s story here: https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/racing-greyhound-rita-saves-owners-life In addition to the top award this year going to Lorraine Ramsey, we (The Coalition for the Protection...

Saving Rita

Every greyhound has a story, and most rescuers have many. Most are sad stories of exploitation, neglect and abuse, with few having happy endings. Some stories are tales of good and evil, showing us opposing sides of human nature: those who show no remorse, gratitude or care, and those with incredible courage who never give...

Greyhound Activism: 6 Strategies for Coping with Distress

By Dr Victoria Sublette Anyone who has joined a greyhound rescue or anti-racing group knows there are people and groups who post videos and images that are designed to alert, shock, and make the public aware of the cruelty of greyhound racing. A problematic issue with these kind of efforts towards greater awareness is that...