Breeding down but customer shortage still holding back greyhounds

By Bruce Teague

ONE of the more stark comparisons to be made between 2003 and 2013 is that fewer litters are being whelped but more greyhounds are being named, according to Greyhounds Australasia data which has now been updated to the 2013 year (where is 2014, you might ask?).

The corollary to that is another curate’s egg situation – good in parts: making use of a bigger proportion of the dog population is a good thing from a welfare viewpoint, but at the same time it says field standards must be dropping as more bottom level dogs are put into the racing mix.

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