GWIC confirms NSW greyhound population of 20,000 dogs
the total number of registered greyhounds in NSW is currently 20,168. This includes whelped but unnamed pups, pre-racing adolescents, racing greyhounds, breeding greyhounds and retired greyhounds that remain in the custody of industry participants.
“This figure forms the baseline of our lifecycle tracking and supports the next phase of our tracking capabilities.”
“The Commission plans to continue to work with Greyhound Racing NSW in the development of a new, world-first system of scanning all greyhounds on the greyhound register commencing in 2021, which will enable the Commission to verify all greyhounds each year to confirm their whereabouts and well-being,” Mr Griffin said.
“This new system will ensure that all registered greyhounds come into contact with the Commission at least annually.”
The Commission said that it “looks forward to working with GRNSW to implement this world leading system for the life-cycle tracking of registered greyhounds”.