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 →
This is a transcript of a talk given by CPG National President Dennis Anderson to the NSW Young Lawyers Animal Welfare Committee on 25 May 2020. Good evening everyone, before I cover the topics I have been asked to address I will explain how I became a greyhound activist. 3 years ago I adopted an... Continue Reading →
On 22 April 2020, a FOX-FM news bulletin stated that Greyhound Racing Victoria's adoption arm, Greyhound Adoption Program VIC (GRV GAP), was no longer taking greyhounds for rehoming. CPG Victorian Director Julia Cockram was quoted as saying "if GRV can keep racing, it can keep rehoming".The information in the news bulletins was based on a CPG News Release... Continue Reading →
News Release, 22 April 2020Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds More ex-racers in Victoria will die because Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) is diverting owners to charity rescues, the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds (CPG) said today. GRV's rehoming arm called GAP (Greyhound Adoption Program) have recently stopped taking new greyhounds for rehoming due to... Continue Reading →
CPG's International Reporter Jeff White looks at the declining racing industry in USA, Ireland and United Kingdom. The closure of the Canidrome in Macau two years ago seemed to herald the irreversible decline of greyhound racing worldwide. Track closures in several other countries have confirmed this trend. Jeff also discusses what this international experience has... Continue Reading →
Most dog owners have a special attachment to their chosen breed and greyhound owners are particularly guilty of this. For the majority of conditions and treatment applications, greyhounds can be treated like any dog. However, there are some veterinary situations where the fact that your dog is a greyhound will need to be taken into... Continue Reading →
A draft code for the welfare of greyhounds in NSW has been released and a call is being made for feedback. The feedback deadline has been extended until 14 April 2020. Participants, industry stakeholders and the general public are able to provide feedback. We need as many people as possible to make it clear to... Continue Reading →
CPG’s view is that the NSW greyhound regulator the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) is unable to protect greyhounds when they are ‘retired’ from racing and transferred to a third party outside the industry. This situation is not GWIC’s fault. Regulators can only do what they are empowered to do. It is the responsibility... Continue Reading →
Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds 