Aussie greyhound racing industry rocked by live baiting scandal

Australia’s greyhound racing industry has been rocked by an animal cruelty scandal.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2015 - 00:00

Jim Cook, Sydney

Australia’s greyhound racing industry has been rocked by an animal cruelty scandal.

Seventy trainers in Victoria, NSW and Queensland have been implicated in using live animals to ‘blood’ dogs, a practice some believe is entrenched and systemic in the industry.

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