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Killing retired racing greyhounds is now banned - after Parliament's unanimously passed a law - in less than two hours.
The Bill - read under urgency - will protect nearly three-thousand dogs needing re-homing, as the Government shutters the industry.
A rapid-fire string of speeches included many addresses from MPs on their own pet dogs.
That includes Labour MP and former racing minister Kieran McAnulty.
He adopted a greyhound - and is urging Kiwis to do the same.
He says greyhounds are the most gentle, loving and caring animal anyone could imagine - and the best pet you could hope for.
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