{"id":777014972,"date":"2024-04-24T09:16:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014972"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:52:51","slug":"renewed-calls-to-ban-greyhound-racing-in-south-australia-after-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/renewed-calls-to-ban-greyhound-racing-in-south-australia-after-deaths","title":{"rendered":"Renewed calls to ban greyhound racing in South Australia after deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The state has yet to appoint an inspector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds has issued a new call for a ban of greyhound racing in South Australia following the deaths of two dogs\u00a0in 10 days at the Mount Gambier race track. According to the animal rights organisation, there have been 37 on-track incidents leading to deaths in Australia this year, including 11 deaths in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An investigation in South\u00a0Australia last year\u00a0suggested measures to improve the safety of animals and recommended hiring an independent inspector to oversee the changes in greyhound racing. However, that has not yet happened. The government says the process for appointing an inspector is moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tasmania-announces-investments-in-horseracing-integrity-and-infrastructure\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tasmania announces investments in horseracing integrity and&nbsp;infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state has yet to appoint an inspector.<\/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":"A coalition is advocating for a ban on greyhound racing in South Australia following multiple dog deaths at the Mount Gambier track, highlighting 37 on-track fatalities across Australia this year. This call comes amidst the state's failure to appoint an independent inspector, a key recommendation from a prior investigation aimed at improving animal safety and regulatory oversight.","focusai_entities":"Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds","focusai_location":"Australia, South Australia, Mount Gambier, Tasmania","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.75), investor_analyst (0.88), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.92)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Governance Framework Deficiencies?","query":"What specific governance framework deficiencies are impeding the timely appointment of the independent inspector in South Australia, and what are the implications for regulatory compliance?"},{"label":"Impact on Gambling Verticals?","query":"How might the escalating animal welfare concerns in greyhound racing influence broader regulatory compliance frameworks and public perception across other Australian gambling verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,155],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777014972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-sports-betting-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014972","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=777014972"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014993,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014972\/revisions\/777014993"}],"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=777014972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}