Dead racing greyhounds remembered in silent march calling for nationwide industry ban

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Thousands of greyhounds who never made it out of the racing industry have been remembered in a silent march through the Brisbane CBD.

Their names, branded on placards along with their dates of birth and deaths, were held in the air by the hundreds of participants in today's March for the Murdered Million event.

It was part of a global coordinated day of action, with other events held in the UK, and throughout Australia in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Cairns, and Townsville.

Participants marched silently around the city dressed in all black to honour the greyhounds "bred, exploited, and then discarded by the racing industry".

In Queensland there were also calls for the State Government and the rest of the country to follow NSW's example by banning greyhound racing.

Participant Tim Cox turned out with adopted greyhound Remus and his foster dog, Judy.

"I think it's important to show that there are a lot of people who want the industry banned and also to show that we want to remember all the ones that haven't made it into the adoption programs," the 29-year-old said.

"Everyone came out to watch the march. We heard a few people shouting 'good on you' and those sorts of things."

Veronica Lim Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds delivered an eulogy for the racing greyhounds of the past.

"The dogs we march for today were not brought into this world to be someone's beloved family member," she said.

"They were brought into this world because someone decided that they wanted to try their hand at the lottery of breeding as many puppies as possible until they produced the next Fernando Bale or Sweet It Is to win them over $1 million in prize money."

She encouraged participants to keep up the fight to get greyhound racing banned around the country.

"I want you to do everything you can so in the years to come we will no longer have to march for the victims of greyhound racing," she said.

"We will not stop until we've ended greyhound racing in Australia."

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