The City of Canning Mayor, Patrick Hall, is urging Western Australia to follow Tasmania’s lead in banning greyhound racing by 2029, citing animal welfare concerns.

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Hall explained to Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that the sport is globally in decline and that society has moved beyond such a “dated” form of entertainment.

He stated, “We’ve moved well past the point that we really need to gamble on a pack of dogs running around a track for our source of entertainment, and particularly when so many of those dogs end up maimed, seriously injured or killed.”

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