Cruel Carrum Downs greyhound trainer Glenn Barnsley gets life ban for starving hounds
A CALLOUS, cruel greyhound trainer and breeder from Carrum Downs has been banned for life after leaving five dogs to die with no food or vet care.
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A CALLOUS, cruel greyhound trainer and breeder has been banned for life after leaving five dogs to die with no food or vet care.
Glenn Barnsley had abandoned his Carrum Downs kennels and when asked by his mother who would feed them he said “I don’t know. They will probably die”.
A Greyhound Racing Victoria welfare inspection of his property found three of the dogs were underweight, suffering disease or injury and in emaciated condition.
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A vet was immediately called to treat the trio of poor pooches that were in distress.
He was sentenced to a life ban and fined $30,000 by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on eight cruelty-related charges.
The heartless hound owner has failed to appear at any of the hearings.
Court documents reveal Barnsley had been training greyhounds for seven years.
When inspectors visited his Carrum Downs kennels in December last year, Barnsley was not there.
His mother said he had left the property and his whereabouts were unknown.
One of the dogs had a significant eye disease, was thin and suffering pain.
Another was emaciated, while a third had a foot ulcer which had become infected.
All five of the dogs were removed, and have now been successfully rehomed.
Barnsley had not turned up to the July 12 sentencing, nor the January 17 inquiry.
He was not present when the welfare check was conducted nor has he offered any reasoning as to why he left the greyhounds to die.
In the court transcript the board was scathing of his conduct.
“Mr Barnsley left his greyhounds and departed the kennel address with no concern for their welfare,” it said.
“He did not care if they lived or died.”
His Facebook profile states he is now living in Thailand.
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