Following our damning exposé of Australian greyhound racing cruelty, our investigators have caught ruthless racing enthusiasts attempting to secure a future for their deadly 'sport' overseas. Urge your MP to finish this race for good!
- World-first undercover investigation in China
- Australian greyhounds locked in solitary confinement
- Stories of live dogs fed to predators at wildlife park
- Greyhounds exported to Macau are dead within 3 years
- Live baiting, mass killing of dogs in Vietnam
- Dozens of Australians implicated
UPDATE | March 2016 »
When our investigations aired on national television, Australians were horrified, racing bodies launched internal investigations, and attention turned to the airlines, which had unwittingly become a vehicle for this murky trade in Australian dogs.
Public outrage led to an unprecedented commitment from QANTAS to no longer fly racing dogs to Asia, and it seems others have now followed. There is currently no seat on any plane for any Australian greyhound to Macau...
This is huge. But we still need to make it official by urging the Federal government to ban the export of dogs to China and Macau. Take action now!
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It wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to describe the state of dog racing overseas as 'The Greyhound Hunger Games'. Dogs are killed then dumped in mass graves in Vietnam, while locals tell stories of live greyhounds being fed to big cats and other predators at the Shanghai wildlife park. And, as revealed on ABC's 7.30 program, at Macau's 'Canidrome' Australian greyhounds are literally running for their lives.
Despite gambling on greyhound racing being illegal in mainland China, and an industry suspension on exports to Macau, Australian owners have been selling a steady stream of greyhounds into the region. Macau is their biggest customer. And with the big bucks made through the auctions of new arrivals, there's no incentive to keep old, slow, or injured dogs alive.
Not that winning is a guarantee of survival. Even past champions who fail to finish in the top 3 for five races in a row are put on a "retirement" list. They'll get a jab with a lethal injection — leaving their tiny cages empty and ready to receive the next batch of doomed Australian dogs.
See the evidence »
MACAU: Life at Macau's notorious Canidrome is one of isolation and deprivation for the 700 Australian dogs who call it 'home'. Our cameras were the first ever to capture a glimpse inside.
MACAU: She's 'living' on 'death row'. On the rock-hard track, 60 dogs are injured every week. Half of all dogs sent to Macau from Australia will be dead within the year.
CHINA: Like all dogs, she naturally craves companionship, but in this tiny cell in Shanghai, she's kept day-in-day-out in solitary confinement.
CHINA: In a sign of extreme stress and agitation, this boy was repeatedly biting the bars that confined him. Other dogs were barking incessantly at anyone who would listen.
CHINA: Gambling is illegal in mainland China, but at this wild animal park spectators pay to watch Australian greyhounds — and wild animals like cheetahs and ostriches — race.
VIETNAM: Australia has exported greyhound racing cruelty — from live baiting to mass killings — all the way to Vietnam, where Australian dogs and their descendants are running for their lives.
VIETNAM: These 'euthanasia' sessions are regular occurrences, where unwanted greyhounds — including young and healthy dogs — are killed by the dozens in direct, distressing view of their friends.
EXPOSED: Our investigators implicated 72 individuals from Australian greyhound racing circles fuelling this cruel industry overseas. They're not only exporting dogs in breach of their own industry's rules, but in full knowledge that every dog they send will be condemned to death.
Urge your Federal MP to immediately help end the export of Australian greyhounds.
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