Julia Cockram is a campaigner for Greyhound Welfare, a Gambling Industry critic and operates as the Behavior Coordinator within the organisation 'Gumtree Greys', a not-for-profit group whose work attempts to rescue and re-home Greyhounds rejected from the industry. For more information about adoption or their cause, go to https://www.gumtreegreys.com.au/.
"Who gambles? It's the people that can't afford to do it. Promoting Greyhound Racing is morally reprehensible".
In this episode of the podcast, Julia discusses the realities surrounding the Greyhound Racing Industry, exposing some of the facts that are often hidden behind closed doors. She talks about some of the cruelty these animals are subjected to, explaining how the laws do not protect Greyhounds in the same way they do for other animals. Julia also explores the role corruption has to play in the gambling system, coming in the form of altered and hidden statistics that attempt to shelter the truths of the sport, in-turn protecting the large amount of tax revenue that gambling produces.
Finally, Konner and Julia chat about gambling as a whole. Specifically, who is at risk, some of the potentially negative ramifications of gambling addiction, as well as things that can be done to alter the state of the industry.