Greyhound racing in Queensland is a hidden crisis. While the industry promotes it as sport and entertainment, the reality is far harsher: every bet placed comes at the cost of real lives. Our campaign seeks to end greyhound racing in QLD, and we need your help.

The Scale of Suffering

Greyhound racing is an industry built on risk, harm, and exploitation. No amount of regulation can make it safe for the animals forced to participate.

In 2025 alone, the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds (CPG) has recorded alarming numbers of track-related deaths and injuries. Their live-running statistics can be viewed here: 2025 Australian track deaths and injuries - Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds. The numbers speak for themselves.

Every year in Australia, hundreds of greyhounds are killed during or immediately after races. Many suffer catastrophic injuries like shattered bones, spinal trauma, and other life-ending damage that leads to immediate euthanasia. These are not rare or freak accidents. The scale and frequency of harm point to systemic, unavoidable risks embedded within the racing model.

Behind the scenes, the cruelty continues. Massive overbreeding means thousands of dogs deemed “not profitable” simply vanish, with little chance of adoption due to the overwhelming volume. Those who are kept for racing often endure lives of confinement, stress, and neglect.

The industry also relies heavily on gambling revenue - a reliance that carries well-documented links to mental health harm, financial stress, and increased rates of domestic and family violence.

Greyhound racing causes suffering at every level: for the animals on the track, and for the communities affected by the gambling it depends on.

Queensland’s New “State-of-the-Art” Track Isn’t Safe

Even at The Q - Queensland’s newest and most expensive greyhound racing facility - tragedy continues to strike.

Just after the 17th dog died on the track, a greyhound named Chunky Monkey, the Queensland Government released a statement on the “Investigation into Labor’s failed design of The Q.” (1) Investigations into the Q2 Parklands Track confirmed serious flaws, yet the full report has been withheld. Even as the Government implements these recommendations, the ongoing deaths and injuries reveal a hard truth: no track, no matter how expensive or carefully designed, can make greyhound racing safe.

This comes after more than $39.15 million of taxpayer funding was spent on designing and building The Q, a facility promised to be “state-of-the-art” and “world-leading for animal welfare.” (2) Despite this enormous investment, dogs are still dying and being seriously injured on the track.

These deaths are part of a much larger picture: over 1,500 injuries have already been recorded in Queensland this year alone, from broken legs and spinal trauma to other catastrophic injuries that often result in euthanasia.

Chunky Monkey is not just a statistic - nor are the hundreds of other dogs injured or killed. They had lives, personalities, and names. Each death is a preventable tragedy.

We Can’t Ignore What’s Really Happening

The industry relies on high-speed racing, breeding excess dogs, and gambling revenue, and taxpayer money is being spent on infrastructure that cannot prevent this suffering. This issue isn’t just about individual tracks or trainers - it’s about a system that puts profit over life. Greyhound racing remains propped up by gambling, and the animals bear the consequences. These dogs are not disposable.

It’s time for Queensland to face reality: greyhound racing cannot be made safe. The only way to prevent further suffering, and stop public funds being wasted, is to end it.

How you can help

If you receive a response from the minister promising action, please forward it to us and we will help keep them accountable.

Resources

1. Investigation into Labor’s failed design of The Q released - Ministerial Media Statements
2. New home for Queensland greyhounds - Ministerial Media Statements