Racing greyhound neglect, 14 seized
Brisbane, QLD (AU)Incident Date: Tuesday, Feb 6, 2007
Disposition: Alleged
Abuser names unreleased
The RSPCA has seized 14 malnourished greyhounds from a property at Ipswich, west of Brisbane, and ordered an examination of another 20. The seized animals were in poor condition and many would need to be put down, RSPCA Senior Inspector Kyle Chaplin said.
"A very sad situation, most of the animals were malnourished and in very poor condition with sores and vast quantities of ticks," he said.
The RSPCA hopes to rehabilitate six of the animals but the remainder are unlikely to recover and will need to be put down.
The animals' plight came to the RSPCA's attention after their owner took 10 greyhounds to the University of Queensland's Veterinary school to be put down.
The university contacted the Greyhound Racing Authority, who in turn alerted the RSPCA.
More than 40 greyhounds were found on the property and 20 will be examined by a veterinary surgeon tomorrow. References
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