Greens MP John Kaye calls for suspension of greyhound racing
DESPITE NSW Racing Minister Troy Grant announcing the board and CEO of Greyhound Racing NSW had stood down overnight, Greens NSW MP and racing spokesperson John Kaye has called for an immediate suspension of all greyhound racing.
Kaye welcomed Grant's removal of the GRNSW hierarchy and the admission self-regulation of the industry has failed, but said anything short of stopping all races would fail to prevent participants from profiting from alleged live-baiting activities.
“By refusing to suspend all greyhound races, Minister Grant is failing to stop the flow of blood money,” Kaye explained.
“He is allowing trainers and owners that have live-baited their dogs to continue to profit from their extreme cruelty.
“The live-baiting scandal goes beyond the handful of trainers exposed by ABC TV Four Corners. Any money now bet and won on a greyhound race has almost certainly been corrupted by live baiting.
“Trainers live-bait their dogs to give them a winning edge. All races must be suspended to stop these participants profiting from their unconscionable behaviour and the opportunity for any incentive for the practice to continue.”
Kaye said further investments were required to ensure greyhounds were properly catered for should there be a suspension of racing.
“Urgent action is needed to protect the welfare of the dogs whose owners and trainers have been caught live baiting,” he said.
“Disqualified from racing, these dogs face a bleak future.
“As a matter of urgency the Minister must direct the government-appointed CEO to allocate existing industry funds to rehabilitate and rehome dogs that have been brutalised by live baiting.
“If the Minister fails to prioritise the rehoming of dogs that have been blooded, he is perpetuating the animal welfare crisis.
“Greyhounds are typically gentle and friendly companions. It is criminal that GRNSW has allowed participants to train these dogs to maul defenceless animals in a despicable grab for greater profits.”
Kaye also commented on the announcement of a new taskforce, to investigate training methods used in NSW and to supervise the running of trial tracks and training establishments.
The taskforce is also set to ensure that GRNSW and other agencies, such as RSPCA NSW, are powerful enough to fully investigate any alleged animal welfare issues within the sport.
The taskforce will be headed by former High Court justice and eminent legal practitioner Michael McHugh AC, QC.
“Minister Grant's new inquiry should be open and accountable, in stark contrast to the body it is investigating,” Kaye said.
“The terms of reference would be published and the hearings should be open to the public wherever possible.
“It is critical that the panel consults with the organisations whose bravery and commitment to animal welfare exposed the abhorrent practices.”
Oh I thought they were hobbyists. Hobbyists when you want them to be and employed when it suits you.
What are you talking about? i’m talking about the thousands of track staff, stewards, office staff, secretaries, security, bar staff, journalists, etc etc. Please try and be factual instead of acting like a fool. I already made clear in my statement that the majority of employees i’m talking about are not trainers. There are 30,000 people employed nationally in and surrounding the greyhound industry that haven’t done anything wrong. There are also a vast majority of trainer that do no engage in these disgusting practices and also find homes for their dogs regardless of whether they were good enough to… Read more »
I’ve been a Trainer(hobby) since 1982, Owned, breed and raced, as I said been a great thing to b apart of.
It’s Disappointing wen people who have no, or very little idea, about the dogs, or the whole Industry have So much to say.
Ban the Sport, Bar all Sponsorship, and all the other Garbage, MORONS!!!!!
Deal with the offenders and move on.
Aiding and abetting is a crime.
This is the end of greyhound racing as we know it.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Austin Valentine rip in peace our plan
So are you going to close all the mosque’s down because of 1 terrorist, kays think before you dribble.
Yeah Inez, it’s like the hundreds of soldiers who rounded up the Jews, transported the Jews and marched them into the gas chambers. THEY don’t deserve to be tarred with the same brush. They’re innocent doncha know.
Whenever I see ‘Greyhound trainer’ next to a name I think corrupt lying piece of work too.
Oh cool, I’ve just written to them to thank them for cancelling sponsorship. Guess it cancels it out then hey.
I guess you can’t see it if you’re eyes are closed. Brilliant! Hey, do you think this is what everyone in the industry has been doing all this time…just closing their eyes?
Impossible to have informed debate against stupidity of this level. Maybe Tania you’d just like to round up anyone that ever bet on a race ever and gas them yourself and then you can be happy.
Unfortunately Tania is a very sad case of someone who knows nothing but shoots her mouth off.go to a track and tell trainers to their face that their corrupt! Typical leftie no guts
LLGR= long live greyhound racing and that’s exactly what will happen
Do you know what I think is funny? I’m not hearing anyone baying for the blood of the ‘cheaters’. I’m not hearing anyone demanding the money returned. I’m not seeing any outrage at the deceit of these supposed ‘rogue’ trainers. That tells me you all knew about it. This is why this industry needs to be shut down. Cause not a single one of you ‘appears’ to be trustworthy. I could have bought the ‘we love our animals’ bullshit. Till I saw this video.
How are you not hearing that? We are all baying for the blood of those trainers, that behavior was sick and abhorrent, i’m not sorry they got caught, i’m sorry that they were sick enough to do this thing, its completely unforgivable and if you look around you will see that people inside the industry are just as outraged as you are and justifiably so. No animals should ever go though such horror and torture, and likewise no greyhound should ever be put down for being slow. Greyhounds do not need kills, they are site hounds that just love running.… Read more »
as a punter would say, you backed the wrong horse – fold the industry – nothing to see here folks…except a trainwreck of lies, corruption and cruelty and there is more to come as the prize money dries up.
Another radical Greeny
Suspend racing, stop self-regulation because clearly the people at the top can’t be trusted to keep the industry humane. Blood and money are a sickening mix…
The public perception is that this is now dirty money being received. So it doesn’t matter how much is given to charities or the government.
Amazing really, I see similarities in both the greyhound racing industry and politician, cant be trusted, god only knows what they do behind closed doors and would lie to your face while smiling and denying all wrong doings. Yep, peas in a pod
These morons that tie down defenseless animals and let there greyhounds attack them, lets tie down someone they care for or their family pet for example, it’s just as bad as dog fighting, how do you think the greyhounds are blooded in the first place when they first start off
The look a the data, most are killed for not being fast enough.
Who will care for the dogs. People cannot afford to keep lots of dogs,puppies etc if no money coming in. Mr Kaye might like a few, maybe a dozen, to look after.
Pathetic people that comment on things they no nothing about
You voted for them
Whats funny is how people who have no idea about greyhounds are all of a sudden experts lol. Humans are so Fickle!
what a fuckhead…..what would happen to the dogs,,,,i dont believe some people..get rid of the dicks who do livebaitin..leave the bloody dogs alone…..
Wake up you MPs there not all the same
Really nice that politics are now involved. DickWhat are we going to do with all the Greyhounds, Einstein?
What an absolute idiot. Why not suspend politics when they lie to and cheat the public!
And who is going to replace the 3 billion a year among all the other issues mr Kaye pull Ya head out of your ass and look at reality
That lyn white from animal lib was just interviewed on abc , she is urging the govt to suspend all racing aust wide, and that all greyhound that were “involved” in the live baiting scandal , not be returned to racing , they will go into a rehoming program , some woman in tassie has offered her 200acre property , to ne set up as up as a “reprogramming” facility
She said she has “backing” from “battler” trainers who support the temporary suspension of racing
Shane Mclellan
No Green MP No No No, there are too many clean trainers out there and this will give one of them a chance to win some money honestly
No it’s not JK.
More reactive statements to make themselves look good.
What a retarded non thinking remark,who’s the women in tassie who’s offered her property,I bet it’s the one that we gave her greyhound to rehome,an when we saw it next it was skinny as a rake an living in it’s own shit…what a joke
Crap
Ffs where are the pro facing people standing up for the sport
Tptb , better get there arses on media outlets quick smart and get into damage control
This is typical of the way society is going cant do this cant do that….yes what the trainers done sick cruel things but this is peoples livlihoods its alright for the do gooders in thier mansions they wont be effected
What greyhounds lol the dog dorak dessa was never there at tom nobles property u see he was injured in early nov long before the cameras were placed he has badly torn hip supports unlike to be able to race again but interesting that scummy 4 corners named him lol
So the innersent get hammered to..well done dick head.why don’t u deal with the people who are guilty before u get to cocky.i don’t have grey hounds but great friends of mine do ,and it’s their passion, always done by the book same as alot of other people, why punish the people who do things rite…but I guess it takes ass holes to stuff up things for every body else…
The gallops drug their horses to win millions. The trots rig races to millions so if you shut one shut them all..
And interesting that no actual footage was shown of trainers in qld slipping dogs onto anything ?????? Have u people not smelt something wrong here??
John Kaye that is not gunna happen
Well john Kaye can go and $&&/ himself