Animal advocates have called on the Western Australia government to follow the lead of other jurisdictions and phase out greyhound racing, as a state parliamentary inquiry examines the sport.

Australia has about 60 greyhound racing tracks operating nationwide, and has been touted as the world's largest commercial greyhound racing industry.

But with Tasmania's recent announcement that the sport would be phased out in that state by 2029, and the closure of the historic Dapto track in New South Wales, the tide may be turning.

Mel Harrison, president of advocacy group Free The Hounds, said both WA and the country had fallen behind.

"Wales is phasing it out, Scotland's phasing it out, Tasmania, New Zealand — let's get on board, Australia," she told ABC Radio Perth.

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