A kennel owner at Tucson Greyhound Park had his operations here and in Phoenix shut down and his license suspended for being drunk on the job, the track’s general manager said Tuesday.
The suspension stems from a Friday night incident when kennel owner David Blair tried to keep a veterinarian from putting an injured greyhound down.
Blair, who had been working as a trainer that night, was asked to go to the back of the greyhound track at 2601 S. Third Ave. because he was intoxicated and acting belligerent toward customers, said Tom Taylor&n, the track's general manager.
“He was pretty drunk,” he said.
Blair said he did not act confrontational with any customers and, if that was the case, he should have been kicked out.
Blair said while caring for his dogs he noticed someone carrying a greyhound into a veterinarian’s office and he went into the office to check out the dog’s condition.
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The dog didn’t appear to have a serious injury, Blair said. So he asked if the vet was going to wrap the leg and he learned the decision had been made to euthanize the animal.
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