Greyhound racing suspended in New South Wales for seven days

By AAP

Greyhound racing has been suspended in NSW for seven days, as shock waves ripple through the sport which the state government will ban from next year.

Greyhound Racing NSW said the decision to ban racing from July 1 next year would rock everyone involved with the sport. “Today is an extremely sad day for the NSW greyhound racing industry and the people involved in it,” a GRNSW spokesman said in a statement.

Premier Mike Baird announced earlier on Thursday the sport would be banned after releasing a report which found evidence of systemic animal cruelty within the industry.

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