Dont believe they had rehoming or laws back then either ? Plenty have been done in backyards too . $70 a week is unachievable in todays market , min $100 to get the right and best results to achieve a chaser with the right education and a clean bill of health , rearers should be on $125 due to more procedures required then ever before and the meat costs being double . Ps . If your in a place at a cost for $50 - $70 , Ill bet my life quality of service is poor and they wont be eating the best of whats available out there ! Can have all the space you want , if they aint being fuelled right and serviced regularly, the biggest and best looking paddocks mean sweet f all ! Pss Theres a lot of things that need quick smart changing in our game , its strangling in its own rubbish and dribble from the worst grading pushing out slow pups way to young to uneven prize money across the board to not enough of a set up or avenues for rehoming , all of which is contributing to not the weakest racing in years ! But the least numbers or lack of depth in chasers and the same occurrence for persons in breeding and trainers want or need to even participate in the industry ! There will be no sport left in 3-5 years if the current Poeple in power keep going down this same travelled and failed road ! Who knows , maybe its what the goal has been the whole time ?? Closing tracks , crap bottom end prize money , grading that doesnt make sense , airfares to the US and a 2 year waiting gap programme .. Is anyone even trying or thinking outside what theyve been hired or told to do ! Heres another idea from myself and others I speak to , make a grade 6 for dogs that are clearly a second on the clock slower but chase ! Cull the prize money at the top end , lets get real ! Its only going to effect 20 Poeple who already have their millions and could retire tomorrow! Spread it to the lower grades who are struggling to eat and care for their greys on $300 country wins ??? Buy 1000 acre land plots and build greyhound organisations on the land that have 5 purposes on them as apposed to just rehoming ! 1. Dog obedience courses , also run courses for Poeple interested in getting a qualification 2. Community service work for Poeple paying back to society as a rehabilitation service 3. Ex trauma service for law and gov personnel. 4. Kennel boarding for grey owners only . 5. GAP 6.Free work / charity , for the elderly looking to keep useful and involved in life ! These centres could run themselves and would be looked upon as a community plus ! What are we waiting for ! Oh the next plane flight or 2 year gap wait .the industry needs all 3 avenues running so none are at full tilt with waiting lists ! Queensland racing , Vic racing , Grnsw, gbota and gwic all need to join together and get on the same page for an all in solution , instead of the past segregation attitude, which has led us to a non self sufficient industry which it could well be with the right set up . If we dont , the game is ticking fast to its end We have all screamed these problems for years and yous have all had your go on your terms and conditions ! To say you have failed is an understatement ! The game is now on life support and no longer viable in anyway !
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