Breeding tips with Barry Smith
Barry Smith has spent more than four decades breeding and rearing numerous group and feature race winners.
Major boost to Greyhound Racing Victoria’s welfare inspection capability
Ten new Welfare Inspectors have joined Greyhound Racing Victoria’s Welfare Inspectorate, boosting the total number of inspectors in the team to 18. The new Welfare Inspectors greatly increase the Inspectorate’s capacity to carry out inspections, to ensure compliance with legislation, the State Government’s statement of expectations and Greyhound Racing Victoria’s rules and regulations, and to…
Participants reminded of race day animal welfare obligations
Victorian participants should make themselves aware of updated hot weather and transport policies which outline their animal welfare responsibilities on race days and trial days. GRV General Manager – Animal Welfare Dr Gavin Goble said the updated hot weather and transport policies were developed after a significant period of engagement and input from participants across…
New Local Rules focus on animal welfare and integrity
New local rules covering rehoming greyhounds (LR42.6), euthanasia (LR42.7 to 42.10), lures (LR42.11 to 42.27), live baiting, greyhound properties and suspended and disqualified persons, will come into effect on 14 June 2016 in Victoria. The new rules, many in direct response to recommendations in the Racing Integrity Commissioner and Chief Veterinary Officer Victoria reports, will…
CEO Monthly Update – February 2016
GRV is continuing to build its internal capability and following a major review of GRV’s organisational arrangements, a new structure has been developed that will provide a better balance between GRV’s role in delivering a high quality racing program and its statutory responsibilities for integrity and animal welfare, which will now receive a much greater emphasis. For example, a nationwide search is now underway to identify outstanding candidates for the now vacant positions of General Manager, Integrity and General Manager, Animal Welfare. I will provide more details about GRV’s new structure in the next issue of Greyhound Monthly Victoria.
Export of racing greyhounds
Greyhound Racing Victoria reminds all participants about their obligations under Greyhound Australasia (GA) Rule 124 which covers greyhound export requirements. It is the responsibility of all registered participants to be aware of all rules and laws covering greyhound welfare including GA’s ‘Required Standards for Countries Seeking to Import Australian Greyhounds’ which GRV endorses. This includes…