Rules For Some

First the welfare officer (who did nothing in her tenure), than gavin whiterod, now the second ceo in under a year (and played a role in where we are at now at board level) leaving. Geez way to go. They put the industry in a bad position with the lack of action in regards to the live baiting scandal than jump ship when its coming to a head. Absolutley disgraceful imo. https://www.grnz.co.nz/News.aspx?NewsID=3164

First the welfare officer (who did nothing in her tenure), than gavin whiterod, now the second ceo in under a year (and played a role in where we are at now at board level) leaving. Geez way to go. They put the industry in a bad position with the live baiting scandal than jump ship when its coming to a head. Absolutley disgraceful imo https://www.grnz.co.nz/News.aspx?NewsID=3164

Even when warned off, he gets special treatment. What a fucken joke. They have shown time and time again that they are out of their depth. If things dont change, the industry in NZ will be gone

It would be very easy to have Lisa and Brendan's name taken of the property ownership and put it under one of their children's name

The rules were changed this year it seems because of that case. 76.1 No Licenced Person may train, or keep (unless retired as a pet) any Greyhounds at any property or premises of a person who has been Disqualified, Warned Off, Suspended or declared to be a Defaulter, during that person’s period of disqualification, warning off, suspension or default. 76.2 No person who has been Disqualified, Warned Off, Suspended, or declared to be a Defaulter, shall be permitted during the period of disqualification, warning off, suspension or default, to transfer ownership or any training responsibilities for any Greyhound, to any other person without the written consent of the Board.

They try and say that. But warning off's are only applicable at the tracks, not the properties where dogs are trained. Rules are very clear

Heard Cole was not allowed on course today.

How was this dog not stood down today? Never realized cramping meant a dog turns its head and mares the other dog

The good ones made him look like he was a struggling to run out the distance a bit last night. Although not getting on the bunny would have made it hard for the dog. Tornado tears ran blitzing sectionals and the time shows that, 41.35 is out of this world at wenty. You have a great distance dog if it breaks 42.00

I should add that photos taken illegally in NZ have been accepted in the court of law in the past unlike Australia. There was an incident where a farmer had illegal photos taken of animal cruelty and they were accepted in the courts. So there is some case law in NZ that supports that these photos will not be dismissed from court

Yes, it is fair. Most of the trainers who were caught in Aus were well known for it. Even if they are deemed "innocent" by common law, that doesn't make them innocent. The biggest problem with alot of the Australian cases was that the photos were not allowed in court as they were obtained illegally on private property. A few others, like the trainer let of recently, were also only implicated through hearsay. These photos were technically obtained legally as the camera was allowed on the neighbors property which is a huge difference. Also, under grnz rules of racing, they can warn off/suspend/kick out anyone the board deems unfit, so grnz statements that they can't do anything are a crock of shit. I know of another person who has made it well known that his license was not renewed based on false allegations that were proven false by the JCA

this is the statement made might I add https://www.grnz.co.nz/News.aspx?NewsID=3106

What a lie by those in charge at GRNZ. All you need to do is ring the Palmerston North District court and ask about Brendan Coles case. You will be given the person charged, the charges and the date the charges are heard (May 7th). Shame on you GRNZ! What a bunch of Fuckwits. This Mario Barsi needs a wake up call, hes destroying this industry

They left it far too late. Even if coles licenses were suspended and the suspension got overulled by the jca/legal system, it'd look alot better than it does currently

There was the incident back in 2012 where the Mann's claimed they were given permission to "catch" rabbits by the Waikato president during the late hrs of the night at the track. This is just one more incident that was covered up. Id hope the practice is not widespread in NZ, but I find it hard to believe.