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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.
Last week, the Minister for Racing, Grant Robertson, and the Minister responsible for animal welfare, Meka Whaitiri, announced a government review of the greyhound racing industry.
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 until the review of the industry is complete.
The judgement released by the Judicial Control Authority for Racing said the incident, involving Foxton trainer Angela Helen Turnwald and her dog Zipping Sarah, happened on November 12 last year at the Addington Raceway in Christchurch.
Zipping Sarah finished first, winning a stake of just over $4000. However, the stake was not paid after post-race urine samples revealed methamphetamine and amphetamine in its system.
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.
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Last week, the Minister for Racing, Grant Robertson, and the Minister responsible for animal welfare, Meka Whaitiri, announced a government review of the greyhound racing industry.
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 until the review of the industry is complete.
The judgement released by the Judicial Control Authority for Racing said the incident, involving Foxton trainer Angela Helen Turnwald and her dog Zipping Sarah, happened on November 12 last year at the Addington Raceway in Christchurch.
Zipping Sarah finished first, winning a stake of just over $4000. However, the stake was not paid after post-race urine samples revealed methamphetamine and amphetamine in its system.
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.
Winning greyhound tested positive for meth
A greyhound trainer has been disqualified for four months and fined $3500, after methamphetamine was found in one of her dogs.
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