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Greyhound industry's fighting fund to combat NSW and ACT ban on the sport

Jason Clout
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The greyhound industry says it can survive the banning of the sport in NSW and the ACT this week, as moves are also set in place to mount a legal challenge to the decision by NSW Premier Mike Baird

About $500,000 is understood to have been raised to contest the ban, which Mr Baird announced this week. Greyhound racing is set to be banned in NSW from July 1, 2017, a move which was quickly copied in the ACT.

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Jason Clout writes on Business, Lifestyle and News. Jason is a senior writer based in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with Jason on Twitter. Email Jason at jclout@afr.com.au

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