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A greyhound trainer has been disqualified for four months and fined $3500, after methamphetamine was found in one of her dogs. SAFE says the latest case shows the government needs to halt all greyhound racing until its recently announced review is finished. (file pic) Photo: PHOTOSPORT Robertson said he was concerned about track safety and cited "far too many incidents" recently where dogs had died or been injured and said he could not rule out shutting down the industry altogether. The latest case has prompted animal rights group SAFE to call on the government to halt all greyhound racing ...

Press Release – SAFE NZ 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 … 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 thi...

Source: SAFE NZ This year will be the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne Cup of greyhound racing. The Silver Collar is described by the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club as a ‘gruelling’ and ‘stamina-sapping affair,’ raced over an ‘extreme’ 779 meters, which is twice as long as a typical race. For the dogs that reach the finals on 13 June, it’s the equivalent of a human running back-to-back marathons on consecutive weekends. Given the Government’s serious concerns for dogs in the racing industry, SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe said the Silver Colla...

Press Release – SAFE NZ This year will be the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne Cup of greyhound racing. The Silver Collar is described by the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club as a ‘gruelling’ and ‘stamina-sapping affair,’ raced over an ‘extreme’ 779 meters, which is twice as long as a typical race. For the dogs that reach the finals on 13 June, it’s the equivalent of a human running back-to-back marathons on consecutive weekends. In 2015, a dog tested positive for doping after winning the Silver Collar. Given the Government’s serious concerns for dogs in the racing industry,...

JOHN BISSET/Stuff A small, but committed, crowd attended an anti-live export of animals protest at the Port Loop Rd on Saturday. A group of South Canterbury people against the live export of animals hopes to host another protest next month. A small but committed group of about 30 turned up to Timaru’s Port Loop Rd on Saturday to protest in light of Thursday’s departure of the 189.5-metre long Al Kuwait, which loaded about 8861 live cattle for China on Wednesday evening. JOHN BISSET/Stuff Organisers of Saturday’s protest against the export of live animals were pleased with the public�...