{"id":777014243,"date":"2024-03-25T08:35:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T11:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014243"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:44:38","slug":"renewed-calls-to-ban-greyhound-racing-in-new-zealand-after-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/renewed-calls-to-ban-greyhound-racing-in-new-zealand-after-deaths","title":{"rendered":"Renewed calls to ban greyhound racing in New Zealand after deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The animal organisation SAFE says there have been three canine deaths in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand.- The animal rights organisation\u00a0<strong>Save Animals From Exploitation (SAFE)<\/strong>\u00a0has issued a new call for a ban of greyhound racing following the deaths of three dogs in a week. It comes after Greyhound Racing New Zealand decided to\u00a0suspend races at Manukau Stadium due to injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Will Appelbe<\/strong>, head of investigations at SAFE, said: &#8220;The injuries witnessed at this particular track are appalling, yet sadly, they are not uncommon within the confines of this industry. Injuries and deaths keep piling up, no matter the track. The Government must recognise the urgency of this issue and intervene decisively.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: &#8220;These heartbreaking fatalities serve as stark reminders that the risks to dogs&#8217; lives persist across the country, regardless of the track. The recent surge in injuries and fatalities is a clear indication that the industry&#8217;s self-regulation is failing. The only effective measure to protect the health and welfare of greyhounds is to ban the industry altogether.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, the organisation said that since the racing season began last August,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/calls-for-ban-on-greyhound-racing-in-new-zealand-after-deaths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">there had been 5,051 injuries, 65 fractures, and six deaths<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime minister<strong>\u00a0Christopher Luxon\u00a0<\/strong>said during the 2023 election campaign that greyhound racing should be banned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The animal organisation SAFE says there have been three canine deaths in a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777003546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The animal rights organization SAFE has reiterated its call for a ban on greyhound racing in New Zealand following three canine deaths in a week and a surge in injuries, prompting Greyhound Racing New Zealand to suspend races at Manukau Stadium. SAFE argues the industry's self-regulation is failing, necessitating decisive government intervention. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon previously supported a ban during his 2023 election campaign.","focusai_entities":"SAFE, Save Animals From Exploitation, Greyhound Racing New Zealand, Will Appelbe, Christopher Luxon","focusai_location":"New Zealand, Manukau Stadium","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected GGR impact of a greyhound racing ban on the New Zealand gambling market, and how might this affect other gaming verticals?"},{"label":"Regulatory Precedent","query":"How might this regulatory precedent influence governance frameworks for other gaming verticals in New Zealand or similar jurisdictions, particularly concerning social license and ethical operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[23911,233],"class_list":["post-777014243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777014243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014251,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014243\/revisions\/777014251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777003546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}