The greyhound racing industry is on its last legs – let’s speed up its demise

September 1st, 2022

Virginia Fallon is a Stuff senior writer and columnist based in Wellington. OPINION: When it comes to disingenuous slogans, the one used by Greyhound Racing NZ is a banger. “We love our dogs. They love to race,” is the motto adopted by the industry, which is about as perplexing as “Foxton the Fox Town”, the moniker used by aplace that doesn’t actually have any foxes.

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