Greyhound racing banned in nsw from july 2017

[Messenger]

I love dogs but not the doggies.
The basis of the greyhounds problem is probably 'city thinking' v 'country thinking' about the disposal of animals
The fact remains that it is too easy and too cheap to breed greyhounds and with an average litter size of 8, over half of their stock are put down for being too slow
It happens in our industry to a lesser extent IMO, for the expense of breeding 1 horse insures longevity in that they are not necessarily expected to perform as a 2yo and are therefore given longer lives.

[allanjg]

the thin edge of a sharp wedge into all forms of animal racing in australia i`m afraid.

[arlington]

I love dogs but not the doggies.
The basis of the greyhounds problem is probably 'city thinking' v 'country thinking' about the disposal of animals
The fact remains that it is too easy and too cheap to breed greyhounds and with an average litter size of 8, over half of their stock are put down for being too slow
It happens in our industry to a lesser extent IMO, for the expense of breeding 1 horse insures longevity in that they are not necessarily expected to perform as a 2yo and are therefore given longer lives.

The NSW government, and the others, well know most of the gambling $ lost through banning greyhound racing will be redirected to other punting pursuits, hence tax revenue doesn't cop a big hit. Government still smiling behind closed doors.
Maybe each state government could look at extending the natural life of any racing animal by redirecting more of the taxes collected from betting to "life after/without racing"?