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An animal rights groups says the greyhound racing industry hurts dogs and should be suspended 2 May 2021 SAFE says greyhounds can suffer strains, painful breaks and muscle tears when they race. Minister for Racing Grant Robertson launched an enquiry into the welfare of dogs in the sport last month. SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe says it's a good start but more action is needed. He says the government needs to move now to suspend the sport while it's being investigated.

Source: SAFE NZ Last month the greyhound trainer Angela Turnwald was fined $3,500 and disqualified for four months after their dog Zipping Sarah tested positive for methamphetamine. Despite the known risks of administering meth to a dog, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will not pursue criminal charges under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. In an email to the Greyhound Protection League, MPI said they don’t have enough evidence to do so. SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe said given there was a positive test for meth, this should be an open and shut case. “Right now, dogs are be...

An animal rights group says the greyhound racing industry hurts dogs and should be suspended 2 May 2021 SAFE says greyhounds can suffer strains, painful breaks and muscle tears when they race. Minister for Racing Grant Robertson launched an enquiry into the welfare of dogs in the sport last month. SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe says it's a good start but more action is needed. He says the government needs to move now to suspend the sport while it's being investigated.

The dog was one of two brought from Foxton to Christchurch on the day of the race by a licensed kennel hand who stopped for a short time to visit a friend in Kaiapoi. The JCA did not reach a conclusion on when the drug had been administered and said in its judgement that Turnwald had not carried out "a deliberate wrongdoing". However, JCA panel chairman Warwick Gendall QC said: "Methamphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant which poses significant animal welfare issues and the level of amphetamine (as it metabolised from methamphetamine) in the sample was particularly large."

Thursday, 22 April 2021, 5:57 pm In a judgement released yesterday, the Judicial Control Authority for Racing fined greyhound trainer Angela Turnwald $3,500 and disqualified them for four months in a doping case. The case was bought by the Racing Integrity Unity after the greyhound Zipping Sarah tested positive for methamphetamine. This is the third doping case in the greyhound racing industry in the last six months. SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe wants the Government to halt all greyhound racing until its recently announced review of the industry is complete. "Dogs are being killed, injured...