Greyhound racing will not be banned in Queensland, but the State Government says the industry is on its final warning.

Key points: Greyhound racing will continue in Queensland despite ban in NSW

Greyhound racing will continue in Queensland despite ban in NSW The industry is "on its last chance", Queensland Racing Minister says

The industry is "on its last chance", Queensland Racing Minister says RSPCA Queensland says the State Government does not have money to close the industry

Greyhound racing will be banned in New South Wales from July 1 next year, with Premier Mike Baird saying the "widespread and systemic mistreatment of animals" cannot be tolerated.

It comes after a special commission of inquiry found overwhelming evidence of animal cruelty, including mass greyhound killings and live baiting.

The ACT is set to follow in its footsteps after Chief Minister Andrew Barr said there was "no future for the industry" in the territory.

The NSW Government's move to ban greyhound racing comes after the ABC's Four Corners program exposed widespread and extreme animal cruelty and cheating through the use of live baiting to entice and train greyhounds.

Queensland Racing Minister Grace Grace said greyhound racing would continue in the sunshine state with continued vigilance on animal welfare and integrity.

"I think that in Queensland we have a greyhound industry that acknowledges its wrongdoing and is working very co-operatively to ensure animal welfare and integrity issues are at the forefront," Ms Grace said.

"We believe that here they understand that they are basically on a warning, and at this stage we believe that the industry in Queensland does have the capability of reform.

"We think the industry here is a little bit different, we think in NSW they found it was almost in despair.

"I think the sentiment down there was that the industry was basically incapable of reforming."

Lisa White, president of greyhound adoption group Friends of the Hound, said the Palaszczuk Government was condoning animal cruelty but not shutting the industry down.

"Well, there is no excuse for the Queensland Government not to follow suit," she said.

"It has to happen, I don't see how they can continue to support an industry that routinely breeds and kills dogs for gambling.

"If the Premier allows this industry to continue the blood will be on her hands."

Animal Welfare League Queensland (AWLQ) also called on the State Government to follow in NSW's footsteps.

"Some of our staff cried when the news came through, it has meant so much to us," AWLQ CEO Denise Ms Bradley said.

"We would like to now see Queensland greyhounds afforded the same protection."

Queensland greyhound industry 'on their last chance'

Ms Grace stopped short of saying greyhound racing would be banned in Queensland if there were any more problems.

"They are well aware that any more scandals will probably have the whole greyhound industry under the spotlight again," she said.

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"Clearly they know they are on their last chance and if there is any repeat of large scale scandals, all gloves and all bets are off.

"If it comes to the point where the Government has to make a decision, clearly that is a matter for the Government, for Cabinet, to decide."

The Queensland Government held its own inquiry into live baiting last year.

Racing Queensland acting CEO Sam Adams said animal welfare was at the forefront of the industry.

"Queensland has already taken major steps in the process of reform with the establishment of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, the adoption of the recommendations made in the MacSporran report and the firm action taken by Racing Queensland to remove individuals involved in animal welfare breaches from the industry," he said.

RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said in an ideal world he would like to see the industry banned.

"But we understand that perhaps initially from a financial point of view, the Queensland Government doesn't have the money available to be able to do all the payouts that are necessary to actually close the industry as a whole," he said.