Image: Two-year-old Shirl’s Rocket was the first dog killed in 2025. She suffered catastrophic leg and spinal injuries. According to the stewards report she “attempted to hurdle the running rail and straddled the rail, making heavy contact with multiple rail posts“. Shirl’s Rocket was killed by the industry vet after the race.
Stewards reports offer an insight into the suffering that occurs on Australia’s unsafe greyhound tracks.
CPG analyses every steward report to record all injuries and deaths at race meetings, providing a unique picture of the enormous scale of cruelty that greyhounds endure.
Details of 2025 on-track greyhound deaths and injuries are provided below. Off-track deaths are captured separately.
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2025 track deaths and injuries
Stewards reports offer an insight into the suffering that occurs on Australia’s unsafe greyhound tracks. CPG analyses every steward report to record all injuries and deaths at race meetings, providing a unique picture of the enormous scale of cruelty that greyhounds endure. Details of 2025 on-track greyhound deaths and injuries are provided below. Off-track deaths are captured separately. These […]
2024 Australian track deaths and injuries
CPG collates its death and injury data from publicly released stewards’ reports in order to provide the only national data of this type available in Australia. While stewards’ reports reveal the large numbers of greyhounds that die on racetracks, many more dogs are killed away from the tracks after being injured. Details of 2024 on-track greyhound deaths […]
2023 Australian track deaths and injuries
Greyhound racing is a brutal industry that causes the deaths and injuries of thousands of dogs every year. Despite the industry’s PR spin, all racetracks are dangerous and cause a range of injuries, from fatal skull fractures to painful abrasions. Most fatalities are euthanasia for leg injuries. As the racing industry doesn’t disclose the number […]
2022 Australian track deaths and injuries
Greyhounds suffer thousands of injuries on Australian tracks every year. Bone fractures are common as are muscle injuries. Over-exertion can lead to stress-related injury and post-race collapse. Racing also continues to be deadly for greyhounds. Young, otherwise healthy, greyhounds die on the track or are put to death at the end of the race. Details of […]
