Apr 28, 2021
I know the Inland Empire gets a bad wrap for the meth problems, but this is a crazy story out of New Zealand!
Greyhounds are known as very fast dogs, but one trainer in New Zealand allegedly decided one of her prize pooches needed an extra edge. A dog named Zipping Sarah finished first at the Addington Raceway in Christchurch back in November, winning an NZ $4,000 prize for her trainer,
Angela Helen Turnwald. There was only one problem; a urine test on the dog after the race showed methamphetamine and amphetamine in the dog’s system, so she didn’t get the prize money.
Angela Helen Turnwald Suspended from Races After Dog Tests Positive for Meth
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Meth Use In Greyhound Racing Exposed – SAFE NZ
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The dog was one of two brought from Foxton to Christchurch on the day of the race by a licensed kennel hand who stopped for a short time to visit a friend in Kaiapoi.
The JCA did not reach a conclusion on when the drug had been administered and said in its judgement that Turnwald had not carried out a deliberate wrongdoing .
However, JCA panel chairman Warwick Gendall QC said: Methamphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant which poses significant animal welfare issues and the level of amphetamine (as it metabolised from methamphetamine) in the sample was particularly large.