The greyhound racing industry is incapable of reform.
2025 ANALYSIS
The greyhound racing industry is founded on the exploitation and ‘wastage’ of these gentle dogs. In NSW, the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) was established as an independent regulator to protect the welfare of the greyhounds, and oversee the integrity of the NSW greyhound racing industry. One of their functions includes overseeing compliance, enforcement, investigations and disciplinary actions involving NSW Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) participants and issues within the industry. Animal Liberation has continued to monitor GWIC’s Final Disciplinary Action Decisions, and despite GWIC’s presence as a regulator, the industry continues to demonstrate that it is incapable of reform and has a deep-rooted culture entrenched in the suffering and cruelty of racing greyhounds who are confined, conditioned and commodified for gambling profits.
NSW greyhound industry’s own regulator records 17 charges in the first two months of 2025.
What are the Final Disciplinary Action Decisions? Final Disciplinary Action Decisions refer to the ultimate judgments, sanctions, and penalties imposed by GWIC on greyhound racing NSW participants that have been found to breach the rules, regulations, or ethical standards that apply to greyhound welfare or racing integrity.
These decisions can encompass a range of disciplinary measures, including but not limited to warnings, fines, suspensions, or lifetime bans from participating in any greyhound-related activities.
Breakdown of GWIC’s Final Disciplinary Action Decisions from January to February 2025.
| Charge | Count |
|---|---|
| Substances (drugging) | 3 |
| Live baiting | |
| Striking a greyhound | |
| Failure to provide adequate care/vet care | 1 |
| Failure to maintain clean/sanitary/safe kennels or provide adequate housing, food, protection and safety | 5 |
| Failure to keep health/treatment records | 1 |
| Misconduct/improper conduct/abusive behaviour/ made a false statement | 5 |
| Breach of rules and regulations | |
| Prevented inspection | |
| Placing a bet on behalf of a minor | |
| Breeding without a license | |
| Charged under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act | |
| Failure to account for the whereabouts of greyhounds | |
| Failure to comply with NSW Greyhound Rehoming Policy | |
| Convicted of other criminal offences/deemed unfit | 1 |
| Breach of greyhound transfer policy | |
| Transporting a greyhound in a manner deemed likely to cause harm | |
| Animal welfare | 1 | TOTAL | 17 |
These charges include Mr Shaun Hermon submitting applications through the GWIC online portal to name greyhounds that included proposed names of an offensive or sexual nature.
Prohibited substances found-
Metformin, Ethynylestradiol and 17a-Ethynyl-5ß-Estran-3a, 17ß-Diol, Theobromine
You can read more about some of the prohibited substances detected in NSW racing greyhounds here: Doping in the NSW greyhound industry — Animal Liberation | Compassion without compromise
You can review GWIC's Final Disciplinary Action Decisions for the 2024 period here and the 2023 period here.
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