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Two greyhounds die at Queensland track as closure calls grow
Two greyhounds died at The Q within three days last week, prompting renewed calls to shut the track.
The greyhound racing complex is at Purga, south of Ipswich in Queensland, and opened last year.
Coalition tracking puts the death toll at at least 40 since trial races began in March 2025; stewards’ reports show 1,492 greyhounds have been injured at the three-track complex.
An independent report last year found faulty track designs contributed to deaths at the facility, but racing has continued.
The Coalition says the track should close and wants injury data for January to June 2026 released; Racing Queensland says the serious injury rate has nearly halved year on year and that 99.8 per cent of dogs raced without a serious injury.
The Queensland government says it is upholding animal welfare standards, while Labor leadership has rejected a proposal to ban greyhound racing at the next election.
Two greyhounds died at Queensland’s The Q track within three days, prompting renewed calls for the venue to close permanently.
Dainty Dottie was euthanised after breaking a leg on Friday, two days after You Tell Her was fatally injured at the track.
The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds says at least 40 dogs have died at the complex since trial races began in March last year.
Stewards’ reports show 1,492 greyhounds were injured at the three-track complex during that period.
Racing Queensland says the serious injury rate has nearly halved year-on-year and that 99.8 per cent of greyhounds race without serious injury.
- Who
- Two greyhounds, Dainty Dottie and You Tell Her, died. The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds is calling for the track to close.
- What
- The deaths renewed calls for the permanent closure of The Q greyhound track.
- When
- The dogs died within three days over the past week; Dainty Dottie was euthanised on Friday.
- Where
- The Q greyhound track at Purga, south of Ipswich, Queensland.
- Why
- The Coalition cites the deaths and injuries at the complex as reasons to close it. Racing Queensland says injury rates are declining.
Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
Racing Queensland
Track safety
Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds
The Coalition says The Q should be immediately closed and calls it a source of “carnage and cruelty.
Racing Queensland
Racing Queensland says the serious injury rate has nearly halved year-on-year and 99.8 per cent of greyhounds race without serious injury.
Trial races began at The Q.
An independent report found faulty track designs contributed to deaths at the facility.
You Tell Her was fatally injured at The Q.
Dainty Dottie broke a leg at The Q and was euthanised.
- Deaths
- Two greyhounds died within three days
- Reported deaths
- At least 40 since trial races began
- Reported injuries
- 1,492 greyhounds at the three-track complex
- Location
- Purga, south of Ipswich, Queensland
- Construction cost
- About $90 million
- Serious-injury claim
- Racing Queensland says 99.8 per cent of greyhounds race without sustaining a serious injury
What people are saying
The latest shocking death at The Q is another reminder of what a disaster this taxpayer-funded folly has become
We can’t give The Q any more chances while it keeps killing dogs.
Since racing commenced at The Q, the serious injury rate has all but halved year-on-year, with 99.8 per cent of greyhounds racing at The Q without sustaining a serious injury
While The Q was commissioned, designed and built under the former Labor government, the Crisafulli government is making sure that all steps are taken to ensure animal welfare standards are upheld