Eric Crampton writes: Legislation before Parliament bans greyhound racing over animal welfare considerations. Buying out the industry, shutting it down, and rehoming the dogs would seem right if you thought animal welfare warranted it. The legislation instead proposes shuttering Greyhound Racing New Zealand and an assortment of private racing clubs. Their net assets will be handed…
Crampton on theft from greyhounds
Crampton on theft from greyhounds
18 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, sports economics Tags: animal rights, Animal welfare, racing, takings
The greyhound racing ban
27 Aug 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, Public Choice Tags: animal rights, Animal welfare
Winston Peters announced: Cabinet has formally agreed this week to the closure of the greyhound racing industry in New Zealand. A bill will be drafted to bring this decision into law. The move follows last December’s announcement of the Government’s in-principle decision to end greyhound racing as of 31 July 2026. The decision was made […]
The greyhound racing ban
Anti-ag activists at it again
10 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, politics - New Zealand Tags: agricultural economics, animal rights, Animal welfare
The anti-ag activist group Peta is at it again – using selective footage which appears to show animal abuse by shearers. If they were genuinely concerned about animal welfare they would have acted on the abuse immediately and reported incidents to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and/or the SPCA. Instead they went to the […]
Anti-ag activists at it again
Do philosophers argue themselves out of a job?
17 Jul 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, property rights, Richard Posner Tags: animal rights, moral philosophy, moral psychology
RT if you think PETA members and other animal rights activists should sign this medical release now
26 May 2015 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: animal liberation, animal rights, Anti-Science left, Left-wing hypocrisy, PETA
The Labor Party on why the Greens do not win working class votes
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: animal rights, Australian Greens, do gooders, expressive voting, New South Wales election, New Zealand Greens, voter demographics, workers rights
Picketing puppies
26 May 2014 Leave a comment
in environmental economics, environmentalism, health economics Tags: animal rights
Stirling University in the UK cancelled plans for a petting zoo after protests from PETA.
A petting zoo is set up outside the university library where stress-out students can have time out with puppies, kittens and other cute animals.
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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