Eric Sykes successfully appeals live baiting charge in court

By AAP

A HOBBY greyhound trainer in Victoria has successfully appealed a disqualification from racing in an animal cruelty case brought by the RSPCA.

Eric Sykes, who trained his dogs at Tooradin, southeast of Melbourne, was disqualified from training greyhounds for five years under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in relation to a live-baiting incident in 2014.

Surveillance cameras installed at the track showed his dog repeatedly attacking a rabbit during a training session.

A Victorian County Court judge on Thursday overturned a magistrate’s decision to disqualify Sykes from racing on the basis that he was already being dealt Read full article

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