What has the greyhound industry learned from the ban?

By Katherine Ernst

IT has been a tumultuous year for the sport of greyhound racing in New South Wales.

Things seemed to be looking up following on from the live baiting scandal in 2014. A wide range of reforms were introduced to optimise animal welfare and integrity conditions and participants became more aware of the requirements needed for the sport to meet community expectations.

Breeding was down, rehoming was up, and yet none of this was taken into consideration on July 7 when Mike Baird announced his government’s plan to shut down the sport.

Looking back, I don’t think there is anyway the Premier Read full article

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