Greyhound Racing in Macau

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There are no operational greyhound racetracks in Macau.¹ China’s last legal dog track, the Yat Yuen Canidrome, originally opened in Macau in 1931 but closed seven years later due to declining interest.² The track opened again in 1963, becoming part of the burgeoning gambling scene on the peninsula.³ After years of declining revenue and campaigning led by Anima Macau, GREY2K USA Worldwide and Pet Levrieri,⁴ the Canidrome finally shuttered its doors for good on July 21, 2018.⁵

The Canidrome owners did not prepare an exit strategy for the approximate 600 greyhounds in their care.⁶ Previously, the greyhounds racing at the Canidrome were destroyed when they failed to place in the top three spots for five consecutive races.⁷ (Some estimates place the number of killed greyhounds at 30 per month, or almost 20,000 total during the track’s 55-year run.⁸) The last of over 500 surviving Canidrome greyhounds was airlited to safety on June 10, 2019.⁹

Commercial greyhound racing remains illegal on mainland China, though there is a growing concern about the popularity of unregulated racing.¹⁰

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