SUMMARY: GREYHOUND RACING NSW FINANCIAL SUPPORT SCHEME TO PROVIDE INCREASED PROTECTION FOR RETIRING AND REHOMED GREYHOUNDS AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Single Rebate Scheme for all retired GWIC-registered greyhounds
The Homing Assistance Scheme is a financial rebate scheme for NSW industry participants who have retired their greyhounds and are preparing them for life as pets in their own home, with friends or family or through Greyhounds As Pets NSW and other approved rehoming organisations. This new single scheme brings together the former Owner Incentive Scheme, Desex and Dental Scheme and non-participant rehoming schemes into one easy rebate.
The Homing Assistance Scheme Incentive Scheme covers up to $450 for desexing, $200 for a dental check-up.
$100 towards pre-anaesthesia blood tests for greyhounds All surgery comes with a level of risk, even routine procedures such as desexing and a dental scale and polish. However, this risk can be higher in greyhounds 7 years of age and older as the chance of health issues such as impaired kidney and liver function and other underlying conditions increase with age in dogs, the same as they do in humans. We believe it is particularly important to get a clear understanding and reduce the risk of anaesthesia in senior greyhounds by undertaking a pre-anaesthesia blood test before desexing. This is why the Homing Assistance Scheme will now also cover up to $100 for a comprehensive pre-anaesthetic blood test for senior greyhounds. If blood work indicate that a greyhound’s status precludes it from safely undergoing surgical procedures under anaesthesia, you will still be eligible for a rebate for the blood test.
Prevention is the best cure - GRNSW understands that treating and undertaking effective quarantine of those greyhounds with an infectious disease and controlling the spread in a facility with multiple greyhounds can be difficult. It is also imperative that pet greyhounds are protected and not inadvertently spreading the disease to other dog populations.
Vaccinations, heartworm testing, and heartworm prevention will no longer be covered under the scheme. These are the ongoing responsibility of the participant to complete and maintain.
All participants are reminded that greyhounds must be fully vaccinated and receive ongoing heartworm prevention throughout their racing careers and prior to being rehomed.
These requirements are essential to ensure the ongoing health and welfare of greyhounds both during and after their racing careers. Please ensure your greyhound’s health records are up to date and that all preventative care is maintained in line with industry standards.
Please familiarise yourself with the updated policy and eligibility criteria as they have changed
Criteria
Owners are responsible for ensuring their greyhound are eligible for the scheme. If you would like to confirm eligibility, you’re welcome to contact the RHS hotline on 02 8324 7690 or email rhs@grnsw.com.au
Terms and Conditions Owners:
By applying for a financial rebate under the Scheme, you accept and agree to the following terms and conditions.
Please read them carefully.
NSW Greyhounds are those that meet 2 of the 3 criteria:
Whelped in NSW (e.g., will have a left ear brand commencing with “N”);
Undertaken the majority of its training or racing in NSW (“majority” is defined as over 50% duration as a raceregistered greyhound by a GWIC-registered NSW trainer or over 50% of race starts in NSW)
The greyhound has spent the majority of its life kenneled in NSW and owned by a GWIC-registered owner residing in NSW at the time of the veterinary procedure.
