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MONTH: January/February 2007

Hauler is banned for life in alleged racing greyhound adoption scam

 

The Arizona Department of Racing on December 19, 2006 issued a lifetime ban from involvement in the Arizona greyhound industry against Richard Favreau of Calhan, Colorado, for failing to account for more than 140 greyhounds he took from the Tucson Greyhound Park between November 2005 and July 2006.

Owners of retired racing dogs paid Favreau $150 apiece to find adoptive homes for them. Greyhound Protection League president Susan Netboy believes at least 177 dogs are missing. Only six of Favreau's purported adoptions have been verified.

"The animals may have been killed for profit," wrote Arizona Department of Racing director Geoffrey Gonsher.

The Department of Racing also ordered Favreau to donate $140,000 to a legitimate greyhound adoption agency and do 700 hours of community service with a pro-animal organization. "Collecting will be difficult," noted Josh Brodesky of the Arizona Daily Star, as "the department has limited powers, particularly since Favreau is in Colorado. Favreau has yet to pay a $1,000 fine levied several months ago by the Phoenix Greyhound Park Board of Stewards."

However, opined Anslee Willett of the Colorado Springs Gazette, "The decision to revoke Favreau's license in Arizona is likely to be recognized by other states, meaning his Colorado license also will be revoked. The Arizona license allowed him to transport greyhounds as a licensed trainer, access the tracks, and train dogs."