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Dog Breeder Suspended for Live Lures18 October 2002ARIZONA – As reported by the Tuscan Citizen: "The use of live rabbits to train racing dogs has cost a greyhound breeder and owner his contract to race in Phoenix and forced a temporary suspension of his state racing license. "State regulators late last week barred Gregory Wood from racing after documenting his use of domestic rabbits in training greyhounds. Investigators found at least 180 rabbits at Wood's kennel in Maricopa. "…The Humane Society of Southern Arizona spokesman, Marsh Myers, responding to news of Woods' license suspension, yesterday called greyhound racing `the last legal form of institutionalized cruelty in Arizona.' "…A spokeswoman for the Arizona Racetrack Alliance said the track where Wood had been racing his dogs ended Wood's contract as soon as the state findings were known. "…It is the first time the state has documented the use of live lures in training greyhounds. "…It was unclear from the state's report, obtained under the state's Public Records Law, how many rabbits were injured or died during training exercises at the Maricopa kennel. "…The report estimates that there were at least 180 rabbits on the property and indicated that Wood agreed to help Pinal County's Animal Care and Control Department remove them. Jean Decker, director of the animal-control office, said 88 rabbits were taken from the kennel by the end of last week…" |