Elements and Performance Criteria
- Recognise greyhound retirement options
- Identify greyhound racing industry protocols for racing greyhound retirement
- Identify and follow ethical considerations in determining options for greyhounds, when it is determined that they are not suitable to race
- Assess suitability of retiring greyhounds as pets, for breeding or other options
- Seek advice from workplace supervisors or colleagues on a preferred option or the need for behaviour assessment services
- Identify factors in the early months of life and throughout the life cycle that will have an impact on greyhound rehoming, later in life
- Identify potential adoption or fostering agencies
- Investigate the availability and access to greyhound behaviour assessment services or other specialist services
- Prepare greyhound for rehoming
- Lodge documents pertaining to greyhound retirement