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Parliamentary Inquiry into animal welfare issues in the Western Australian greyhound racing industry recommended
Recommendation - The Legislative Council in the 42nd Parliament establish a select committee to inquire into and report on animal welfare issues in the Western Australian greyhound racing industry. On 18 September 2024, the Standing Committee on Estimates and...
Life Saving Injury Scheme Scrapped
In 2019, in a bid to curb the number of greyhound deaths associated with greyhound racing in Western Australia, Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) introduced a scheme to provide financial contributions towards the surgical repair and rehabilitation of...
Economist’s review of the IER Report
We posted about the misleading RWWA funded IER report on greyhound racing in WA. Economist Sebastian Broadhurst reviewed the report and found that the WA IER racing industry report presents a series of misleading assertions and faulty analysis that aims to justify...
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Free the Hounds with Gary Adshead on 6PR
Free the Hounds President Mel Harrison discusses its petition being tabled in Parliament today, Tuesday 15 October 2024. This petition is the first to garner bipartisan support with the Hon. Brad Pettitt, Greens MLC and the Hon. Dan Caddy, Labor MLC tabling more than...
Hon. Brad Pettitt Discusses Committee Findings
The Estimates Committee tabled their Report into greyhound racing in Parliament on Wednesday 18 September 2024. The Report recommended that in the next Parliament a Select Committee is formed and an inquiry be held into the sport. The Hon. Brad Pettitt, Greens MLC,...
WA Government Questions Free The Hounds
From WA Government Estimates Committee, 12 June 2024: THE Estimates Committee Chaired by the Hon. Peter Collier MLC today held the third and final hearing to better understand the workings of the sport of greyhound racing here in Western Australia. Free The Hounds...
Racing Reports
17 October 2024 Meeting at Northam
Race 8 - Grade 5/Provincial/509 - Grade 5 - 7:03 PM A post race veterinary examination revealed that BANDIT BULLET had a right hock fracture and has been stood down for 90 days. The greyhound was medically stabilised and then transferred from the racecourse to a...
14 October 2024 Meeting at Northam
Race 12 - Grade 5/Country/297 (2) - Grade 5 - 4:01 PM A post race veterinary examination revealed that STYLISH IN BLACK had a right hock dislocation and has been stood down for 90 days. The greyhound was medically stabilised and then transferred to the care of the...
5 October 2024 Meeting at Mandurah
Race 13 - Mixed 4/5/Provincial/488 - Mixed 4/5 - 10:47 PM A post race veterinary examination revealed that ICE TO FIRE had a right hock injury and has been stood down for 90 days. The greyhound was medically stabilised and then transferred to the care of the custodian...
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