A dog died every fortnight on New Zealand racetracks in 2019/20.

The Greyhound Racing New Zealand 2020 Annual Report shows that 34 dogs were killed on racetracks due to critical injuries sustained during racing. A further 165 dogs were euthanized for reasons the industry will not disclose.

There is a sad link here with Australia, too: Australian government export statistics indicate that 1,355 Greyhounds were exported from Australia to New Zealand from 2014 to 2019.

Every one of them was a dog who deserved love and kindness, not to suffer for the sake of gambling.

The petition closes soon and Greyhounds need us to speak up for them. Please add your name and share with family and friends who also care about dogs.

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Although the huge majority of the dogs we rescue are ready for adoption after physical rehab and a little training, some of them, (through no fault of their own), need extra help.

We are looking for dog-experienced adult walkers who are willing to volunteer a minimum of one walk per week to exercise, train and prepare our special needs dogs to adoption level.

Applicants will require dedication in all weather conditions, a reasonable level of fitness and enough strength to keep medium-large dogs with them if they are pulling or lunging. They will also need to share their experiences and images on our Volunteer Walkers Facebook Page after each outing.

We will be working under the guidance of The Canine Club and, at first, new walkers will be paired with our long term volunteers.

It's very rewarding to work with disadvantaged dogs and to know that you are personally responsible for their happy endings. Sometimes our volunteers fall in love with them and, provided our adoption criteria are met, they continue the training one-on-one with their new family member.

Thank you - we very much look forward to hearing from you. For more information or to offer your help, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the need for full attention, children and family dogs will not be able to accompany volunteers and the rescue dogs will each need to be walked individually at this stage.

To all of the caring people across the nation who, last Saturday, attended a protest to stop live animal export immediately - thank you! We were at Auckland's 6,000 step CBD street march and it was brilliant - full of passion, courage and heart.

Huge thanks to the organisers and also to the Auckland City District Police for stopping traffic while the crowd made its way down the centre of Queen Street.

If you haven't already, please go to this link to let Ministers Jacinda Adern, Meka Whaitiri and Damien O'Connor know how you feel about them taking 2 years to close down this cruel trade. Tragically, two shiploads of pregnant cows have already been sent to China since the announcement last month: https://tinyurl.com/sajtcd6v

NATIONAL PROTEST AGAINST LIVE EXPORT ON SATURDAY
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Please keep this Saturday (8th May) free to peacefully protest the Government taking 2 years to phase out the horrific live animal export trade.

See protest locations below... and please take action on the post below this. Thank you.

UPDATE: Whanganui -
1pm at Whanganui River Markets
3pm at Castlecliff Beach