AU: Queensland Greyhound Stewards & RSPCA Investigate Cairns

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Queensland Greyhound Stewards & RSPCA Investigate Cairns Greyhound Deaths

Written By Kevin Pitstock, Editor
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/author/admin> & Australian
Greyhound Racing Expert Contributor Tuesday 10th July 2012

Description: Queensland Greyhound Stewards & RSPCA Investigate Cairns
Greyhound Deaths

Racing Queensland
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/queens
land-greyhound-racing/racing-queensland-suspend-the-capalaba-greyhound-club/
26680> Limited stewards
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/tag/stewards> in conjunction with
the RSPCA <http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/tag/rspca> and
Queensland Police are investigating the sudden death of several greyhounds
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/south-
australian-greyhound-racing/port-pirie-greyhounds-racing-suspended-by-grsa/2
5698> housed at a property in Cairns.

The four deceased greyhounds have been sent for an autopsy.

The autopsy results are not expected to be fully known for several days to
come.

Grace Uhr from the Cairns Post reports that all four of heartbroken local
greyhound
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... lds/new-so
uth-wales-fields/nowra-fields/sunday-8th-may-2011-8/27685> trainer
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/south-
australian-greyhound-racing/north-adelaide-club-captian-kicks-first-goal-as-
greyhound-trainer/26035> Kevin Wheeler's dogs died at his Woree home on
Sunday
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... lds/new-so
uth-wales-fields/nowra-fields/sunday-6th-february-2011-6/25938> night
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/west-a
ustralian-greyhound-racing/andrea-has-night-to-remember-as-w-a-derby-likely-
to-head-east/27798> .

"They're all beautiful, they're like my kids," Mr Wheeler said.

"I try to lie down and I just keep seeing the dogs."

Mr Wheeler, who has been a successful Cairns greyhound trainer for 15 years,
said he had been watching television on Sunday when he noticed one of the
dogs acting strangely outside the window. After going to check on him, he
found two of the other animals already dead. Another died shortly
afterwards.

He managed to rush the sick dog to the vet, but it died about 30 minutes
later.

"I'm really distraught over the whole thing and the first thing I do when I
come home is look out the door for the dogs," he said.

"It's just shattered my life at the moment."

Three of the dogs, Prince, Midge and Brett, who raced under the names He's
Stellar, Billy Missed Out and Out of State, were trained by Mr Wheeler, but
had Brisbane owners. A fourth dog, Maggie, who raced as Shi Esther, was Mr
Wheeler's dog.

His is now waiting on autopsy results and has notified the Brisbane owners
who were all equally shocked by the deaths.

A police spokesperson confirmed officers were called to the Mulgrave Rd
duplex by Mr Wheeler on Sunday night and investigations into any possible
foul play were continuing. They said there were currently no suspects.

However, it was possible items may have been thrown into the dog's kennels
from outside the yard.