Victorian
Greyhound Weekly Volume 1
Number 2
GRNSW Welcomes Government Decision Written by: Greyhound Racing NSW Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) has today welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government to give the greyhound racing industry one final chance and permit racing to continue past 30 June 2017. The decision by the NSW Government recognises that there are many thousands of responsible participants around NSW who are actively involved in the greyhound racing industry either through training, racing or supporting the sport and who love and care for all of their greyhounds. Over the past 18 months, GRNSW has introduced robust and wide-ranging reforms to tackle abhorrent practices head-on, while making significant improvements to animal welfare and to the supervision of the industry. GRNSW has also been determined to rid the sport of people who refuse to abide by the rules of
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racing and are unwilling to adopt the highest of animal welfare standards. While the NSW Government’s decision is welcome, GRNSW and the rest of the greyhound racing industry is under no illusion that this reform agenda needs to continue for the industry to have a future in NSW. GRNSW looks forward to working with all stakeholders to ensure NSW greyhound racing can become a more sustainable and vibrant industry that is adequately supervised and regulated and puts the welfare of the greyhound at the centre of everything it does. _____________________________________________ Greyhound Racing might have won the battle, but the war is far from over. Given the experience of the past three months, which seems to some like three years, it is not quite time for dancing in the streets yet. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers have warned, after the announcement this week, on social media, that the ban may not be repealed until February, so it could be another four months before we know what form greyhound racing in NSW will take after the ban is overturned. Time for caution, and considered comments, there is still a long way to go. Editor
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