NSW won’t review decision to allow ‘inhumane’ greyhound breeding technique

Coalition ‘backflipped’ on ban last year and says it will not reconsider despite some vets calling practice invasive and unnecessary

A “horrific” breeding technique used on racing greyhounds will not be banned because it would have a “significant” impact on the industry, the New South Wales government says.

Coalition draft legislation last year included a ban on surgical artificial insemination (SAI) in dogs, but the government “backflipped” and took it out before the final bill was drawn up.

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