Animal Welfare

Outgoing NSW GBOTA chief executive Steve Noyce believes leaving the organisation in good hands is just as important as making a good first impression.

Integrity Mate’s owner Allan Hilzinger admits his chaser is not at the lofty heights of She’s A Pearl or Wow She’s Fast, but is happy...

A former partner of a greyhound trainer has shared with AustralianRacingGreyhound.com the incredible efforts most trainers go to when caring for their race dogs.

Some alarming patterns have been recorded concerning box draws in recent years. If the system does not change, it could be a threat to the...

Make no mistake, Storm superstar Ryan Papenhuyzen is passionate about collective greyhound wellbeing – but some chaos in the middle of the Million Dollar Chase...

Superstar bitch She’s A Pearl is so keen to race, her handlers don’t even bother trying to muzzle her. That is just partly why the...

NSW track improvements are well on the way, according to three recent media announcements by GRNSW, one with the Racing Minister in tow. The last...

I am going in here where angels fear to tread. But somebody has to do something about this. There’s no more room left under the...

The novel nature of The Phoenix has to be a major highlight of the year, not just because of the cash but due to the...

Queensland organisations who maximise the post racing careers of racing animals have featured heavily as recipients of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (the Commission) Racing...

The NSW Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission (GWIC) has confirmed its commitment to protecting the reputation that greyhound racing has worked hard to build over...

In this COVID lockdown world we’ve become used to the unusual, and Horsham’s Tuesday greyhound racing meeting certainly delivered on that score. After having run...

This Saturday 3rd July 2021 represents an historic day in Australian greyhound racing – there will be no greyhound racing at all on Saturday in...

Just a couple of weeks ago I highlighted the reluctance of state authorities to tell the public and industry participants what was going on. They...

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission’s (the Commission) 2021-22 Racing Animal Welfare (RAW) grants program is open for applications from 1 July 2021. Applications are welcome...

Yet again, the failure of greyhound authorities to present the industry’s case has opened the way to naysayers and racing opponents to belittle the code,...

Here’s something from an editorial in The Australian on 7 June 2021. “The essential work of journalism at its very best, and its most important,...

The Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission (GWIC) has confirmed that it has mutually terminated its contract with the on-track veterinary service at Richmond track following...

Periodically, it is necessary to rebirth a longstanding subject – one with numerous commentators for and against. Are stayers better or worse than they used...

The NSW Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) is not responsible for everything that happens in a greyhound race but it is influential and has...

Australia's most controversial greyhound commentator Bruce Teague takes another look at the track design of our major city greyhound racing tracks and wonders how much...

A reader asked what I thought about the “J-track design”. A good question for all of us, of course. I guess he is talking about...

You may have heard this story before but here is a different slant on it. In attempting to solve the puzzle of ever-shortening Australian races,...

Last Saturday, Silver Chief night at The Meadows offered some very smart times on an obviously quick track. Youngsters like Lakeview Walter, Mepunga Felix, Earn...

The Northern Territory (NT) Racing Commission and the NT Consumer Affairs Commissioner have today launched an investigation into the Darwin Greyhound Association, and defined the...