{"id":777017077,"date":"2024-07-09T09:25:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T12:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777017077"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:21:26","slug":"greyhound-racing-nsw-highlights-safety-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/greyhound-racing-nsw-highlights-safety-improvements","title":{"rendered":"Greyhound Racing NSW highlights safety improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rob Macaulay says the industry is much better than eight years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia.-<strong> Rob Macaulay<\/strong>, CEO of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW), has highlighted improvements made since the industry faced possible closure eight years ago. He noted that NSW was the first jurisdiction to introduce a zero unnecessary euthanasia policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said 2,806 greyhounds had been rehomed in the past year, compared to 415 eight years ago. He also highlighted the reduction of breeding numbers by half compared to a decade ago, track and safety standard enhancements and the achievement of the lowest track mortality rate in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macaulay said: \u201cWe\u2019re immensely proud of how far our sport has come since almost being shut down. This has only been possible thanks to our participants, partners and dedicated supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFollowing the McHugh Inquiry and Morris Iemma\u2019s Reform Panel, we have implemented outstanding animal welfare programs, made tough reform decisions and invested strategically in our assets to ensure they are safe and world-class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur Greyhounds As Pets rehoming programs are recognised as the largest, most successful of their type anywhere in the world. GRNSW assisted 2,806 greyhounds transition to pet life in the past financial year, up from 415 when we were nearly shutdown. There is still a lot more to do, but we are making the difficult decisions to secure the long-term sustainability of our sport, particularly focusing on the highest standards of animal welfare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/calls-for-federal-inquiry-into-greyhound-racing-in-australia\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calls for federal inquiry into greyhound racing in Australia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Macaulay says the industry is much better than eight years ago.<\/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":"Rob Macaulay, CEO of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW), reports significant advancements in animal welfare and operational integrity, positioning the industry for enhanced social license and long-term sustainability. Following past regulatory scrutiny, GRNSW has implemented a zero unnecessary euthanasia policy, dramatically increased rehoming rates, reduced breeding, and improved track safety, achieving the sport's lowest mortality rate. These strategic reforms underscore a commitment to robust governance frameworks and responsible industry operation.","focusai_entities":"Rob Macaulay, Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW), McHugh Inquiry, Morris Iemma's Reform Panel","focusai_location":"Australia, NSW","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Future Regulatory Impact","query":"What specific regulatory compliance challenges or opportunities does GRNSW anticipate as it continues to evolve its animal welfare and operational governance frameworks?"},{"label":"Sustainability & Investment","query":"Beyond animal welfare, how do these strategic investments and reforms contribute to the long-term financial sustainability and potential GGR growth of the greyhound racing vertical in NSW?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777017077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017077","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=777017077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777017080,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017077\/revisions\/777017080"}],"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=777017077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777017077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777017077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}