TENS of thousands of people have been affected over the last 24 hours as the NSW State Government announced it is closing down the greyhound racing industry from July 1, 2017.
Not only is this decision set to affect the 13,000 registered greyhound racing participants in NSW alone, it will also flow on to thousands of other people whose livelihoods depend on the industry.
Meat suppliers, feed and vitamin companies, equipment manufacturers, track staff, managers, race callers, animal transport companies – the list goes on. All up, Premier Mike Baird has estimated that 1086 direct and 475 indirect full-time equivalent jobs will Read full article
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