Greyhound trainer fed his dogs VIAGRA to make them run faste

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Yet another greyhound trainer in court for feeding his dogs cannabis and Viagra. Due to be sentenced next Tues at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court.



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Greyhound trainer fed his dogs VIAGRA to make them run faster

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 11:20 PM on 12th July 2011

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Greyhound trainers have come up with many strategems when preparing their dogs for races. Anthony Fowler had a less than sporting approach, a court heard yesterday.

The 61-year-old was affecting the odds at unlicensed dog race meetings, Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court was told.

He gave his dog, Jake, cannabis when he wanted him to lose. If a dog loses, odds in subsequent races tend to be more favourable.
Greyhound trainer Anthony Fowler fed his dogs Viagra and cannabis

Greyhound trainer Anthony Fowler fed his dogs Viagra and cannabis

When the odds were better and Fowler wanted Jake to win, he would feed him Viagra or a testosterone-based drug – then watch him ‘run his head off’.

John Ellwood, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said police interviewed Fowler last September after receiving reports he was involved in selling cannabis.

Mr Ellwood said: ‘He admitted in interview that he fed his greyhounds cannabis when he wanted them to lose races. He did so by boiling the cannabis.

‘When he wanted the dog to win the race he injected it with a drug which turns out to be nandrolone, which is a testosterone derivative.

‘He explained that the nandrolone and travel sickness pills which he had would affect the way the dogs would run and in particular he showed the officer Viagra tablets which according to him make them “run their heads off”.’

Fowler was interviewed by an RSPCA inspector at a later date but by this time Jake was dead.

Speaking after the death of his dog Fowler said: ‘I would not care but he won some races, he was good.’

Fowler said the dog had injured its shoulder at a race meeting and a vet said fixing the shoulder would be costly.

Mr Ellwood told the court that cannabis could cause convulsions and hallucinations in dogs whilst Viagra could cause inflammation of the blood vessels.
Race fixing: Fowler would also give dogs cannabis to slow them so they would lose races, a court heard (File picture)

Race fixing: Fowler would also give dogs cannabis to slow them so they would lose races, a court heard (File picture)

A greyhound trainer fed his dogs Viagra to run faster

A greyhound trainer fed his dogs Viagra to run faster

Fowler initially denied two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog and two counts of administering drugs to a dog knowing it to be poisonous or injurious. But he changed his plea to guilty yesterday.

No mitigation was given, and Fowler will be sentenced next Tuesday after a probation report has been prepared. Fowler, of Stockton-on-Tees, declined to comment yesterday.

He had another greyhound, named Sally, who is now in the care of the RSPCA.

After the case Trudy Baker, founder of greyhound protection group Greyt Exploitations, said: ‘The industry is self-regulating and it’s just not done properly.’

RSPCA Inspector Lucy Hoehne said: ‘It’s a very serious offence. We hope the sentence represents how serious the offence is.’

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