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An Australian greyhound trainer<\/a> has been banned for life from the sport for killing four retired greyhounds, allegedly by bashing their heads in with a rock.<\/p>\n

\"Greyhound
Ian Anderson still insists that he shot, rather than bludgeoned, the greyhounds, represented here in a stock photo. A Victoria Racing tribunal accused him of \u201cunforgivable cruelty.\u201d (Image: The Times<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ian Anderson of Kernot in rural Victoria initially told authorities he had rehomed the dogs with his brother in Queensland, The Herald Sun<\/em> reports. But in 2019, he changed his story, admitting to a 2019 Investigative Stewards inquiry that he shot the greyhounds. He admitted animals were buried in a pit at his registered kenneling property in Kernot, which is 75 miles southeast of Melbourne.<\/p>\n

But an autopsy prior to a December 6 Victoria Racing<\/a> Tribunal into the matter determined the dogs, Pacific Reef, Pacific Dreamer, Dark Stealth, and Stealthy Flight, died of blunt force trauma after being bludgeoned with a rock.<\/p>\n

Greyhounds \u2018Retire\u2019 Young<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Racing greyhounds are typically retired at between two and five years old, with most of their lives left to live.<\/p>\n

\n

Of the dogs that were killed, Pacific Dreamer was the most successful for Anderson. It won 10 races from 36 starts, with three second-place finishes and six third-place spots, earning its trainer AU$11,120 during its career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Pacific Reef was less prolific, failing to win a single race. Its best finish was third, which it achieved six times, for career earnings of just AU$790. Dark Stealth doesn’t appear to have ever raced, which isn’t uncommon for racing dogs who simply fail to make the grade.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sickening Saga\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Anderson was absent from last month\u2019s tribunal, later claiming to The Herald Sun<\/em> that it was part of a conspiracy to defame him. The panel was \u201ccorrupt and rotten,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n

The panel described the incident as \u201cdreadful behavior with the potential to be very damaging to the whole reputation and perception of the greyhound industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is so because of the blatant and unforgivable cruelty to the four dogs and the willful dishonesty surrounding it,\u201d<\/strong> the panel said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In handing down the ban, the panel added it was all \u201ca sickening saga which warrants no further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n

“All Lies”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Anderson told The Herald Sun<\/em> this week he had done nothing wrong. He claimed he had arranged for the dogs to be rehomed with his brother. But his brother suffered a heart attack and told him to \u201cput them down.\u201d He still maintains that the dogs were shot, rather than bludgeoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all lies,\u201d <\/strong>he said, adding that the industry \u201cjust bend[s] the rules to suit themselves, and they pass new laws as they go along.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve just decided they\u2019re going to make big fellas out of themselves and call me a criminal. But I haven\u2019t done anything wrong,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n

Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell said that greyhound racing was \u201crotten to the core\u201d and had \u201clost its social license.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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