{"id":962,"date":"2023-07-30T11:16:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T08:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/australian-greyhound-trainer-charged-in-cruelty-case-once-sexually-stimulated-dog\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T11:16:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T08:16:27","slug":"australian-greyhound-trainer-charged-in-cruelty-case-once-sexually-stimulated-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/australian-greyhound-trainer-charged-in-cruelty-case-once-sexually-stimulated-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Greyhound Trainer Charged in Cruelty Case Once \u2018Sexually Stimulated\u2019 Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/australian-greyhound-trainer-charged-in-cruelty-case-once-sexually-stimulated-dog\/#Slap_on_the_Wrist\" title=\"Slap on the Wrist\">Slap on the Wrist<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/australian-greyhound-trainer-charged-in-cruelty-case-once-sexually-stimulated-dog\/#Shocking_Footage\" title=\"Shocking Footage\">Shocking Footage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/australian-greyhound-trainer-charged-in-cruelty-case-once-sexually-stimulated-dog\/#New_Charges_Filed\" title=\"New Charges Filed\">New Charges Filed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>The Australian greyhound trainer whose kennel is at the center of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/greyhounds-puppies-beaten-by-trainer-at-champion-aussie-kennel-in-shock-vid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">animal cruelty investigation<\/a> was once caught on camera allegedly \u201cstimulating\u201d a dog before a race.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-282930\" data-style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-282930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tony2-430x326.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Rasmussen, Lisa Rasmussen, Racing SA\" width=\"870\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tony2-430x326.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tony2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">Tony Rasmussen, above, and his wife, Lisa, were charged with 12 offenses Friday morning related to footage showing animal abuse at his kennel compound in South Australia. (Image: Greyhound Recorder)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2016, Tony Rasmussen was seen in <em>Sky Racing<\/em> footage handling a dog named Crisis Bale \u201cin the vicinity of its genital region,\u201d according to a subsequent inquiry by Racing South Australia (SA).<\/p>\n<p>Some commentators at the time suggested the action was designed to make the dog run slower. Sure enough, Crisis Bale underperformed in the race at Angle Park.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Slap_on_the_Wrist\"><\/span><strong>Slap on the Wrist<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rasmussen pleaded not guilty to misconduct charges in connection with the incident. Racing SA stewards \u201cdeemed his actions to be improper\u201d and found him guilty of violating Greyhound Racing Rule 86(o), which states:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>An offence is committed if a person (including an official) \u2026 has, in relation to a greyhound or greyhound racing, done something, or omitted to do something, which, in the opinion of a Controlling Body or the Stewards: (i) is corrupt, fraudulent, or dishonest; (ii) constitutes misconduct or is negligent or improper\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rasmussen was fined $1000, with $250 suspended for a period of two years on the condition he did not reoffend. The police weren\u2019t involved because they considered it a matter that was being dealt with internally by Racing SA.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shocking_Footage\"><\/span><strong>Shocking Footage<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rasmussen was described by Racenet.com this week as \u201cSouth Australia\u2019s premier trainer.\u201d His star dog, Victa Damian, has won 14 of its 24 appearances this year.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking drone footage emerged this week taken from above Rasmussen\u2019s kennel compound near Adelaide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Purportedly filmed by a whistleblower and passed to the <em>Australian Broadcasting Corporation<\/em> (<em>ABC<\/em>), it showed an unidentified man repeatedly kicking and punching dogs, including puppies, as well as dragging them by their hind legs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The footage was filmed over a 17-day period in June and early July this year, according to <em>ABC<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Charges_Filed\"><\/span><strong>New Charges Filed<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On Friday morning Racing SA announced it had charged Rasmussen and his wife, Lisa Rasmussen, with a dozen racing offenses in relation to the footage.<\/p>\n<p>After viewing the video, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas announced this week there would be an independent inquiry into the industry. In a statement to <em>Casino.org<\/em> Thursday, Carey Thiel, executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grey2kusa.org\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grey2K USA Worldwide<\/a>, questioned why Rasmussen was still working in the industry at all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>This is not the first time Tony Rasmussen has been implicated in the abuse of greyhounds. In fact, he was found guilty in 2017 of sexually abusing a greyhound before a race. He was given a $1,000 fine for that repulsive act, which was a slap on the wrist,\u201d<\/strong> Thiel said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf\u00a0South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas is serious about getting to the bottom of this case, he should start by finding out why Greyhound Racing SA allowed a known greyhound abuser to continue to work in the racing industry for years after he was caught,\u201d Thiel added.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/aussie-greyhound-trainer-in-cruelty-case-once-sexually-stimulated-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Greyhound Trainer Charged in Cruelty Case Once \u2018Sexually Stimulated\u2019 Dog<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian greyhound trainer whose kennel is at the center of an animal cruelty investigation was once caught on camera allegedly \u201cstimulating\u201d a dog before a race. Tony Rasmussen, above, and his wife, Lisa, were charged with 12 offenses Friday morning related to footage showing animal abuse at his kennel compound in South Australia. 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