Mike Baird defends his decision to shut down NSW greyhound racing

July 9, 2016 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst

NEW South Wales Premier Mike Baird has bitten back after being lashed with criticism since announcing the greyhound racing industry would be shut down within the state as of July 1, 2017.

Baird listed 10 points on his Facebook page on Saturday night which he said were not true about the closure of the industry, the first of which was targeted at the entire industry being punished for the crimes of a few.

“Unfortunately, the report of the Special Commission is very clear that these practices were systemic – for too long, too many people who knew what was going on didn’t Read full article

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