The grim state of greyhound racing could not be clearer with Tasracing awarding their annual ‘Leading Trainer’ award to Anthony Bullock last night.
In a major victory for animal welfare advocates and greyhounds, the conservative New Zealand government has announced a ban on greyhound racing.
The Greens applaud the 38 vets and vet nurses who have signed on to the campaign to end greyhound racing.
This week’s race meet in Launceston was the site of another catastrophic injury and on-track death of a greyhound.
The Tasracing annual report confirms what animal advocates and the Greens have long been saying – horse and dog racing are loss-making, brutal industries that continues to lose
After a protracted battle, a determined group of local residents working to stop TasRacing’s $40million+ NW track has been vindicated by a decision this week of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (TASCAT).
We understand that it's much easier now for the chief vet to give an approval for a dog to be euthanised at GAP because it is an imperative of the industry.
We'll get down to some detailed questions over the course of the next couple of hours, but I refer you to a report which I know you're aware of called A Few Bad Apples by Animal Liberation Tasmania.
In November last year, serious complaints were lodged about cruelty in slaughterhouses with your department. The footage is very graphic.
Minister, the report that I provided you this morning - the great work of Animal Liberation Tasmania, the 19 reviews of properties and the evidence of the 748 dogs who have raced this year - contains the story of Zipping Princess. On 10 September 2023, she was offered, for free, by the Williams and McCrickard syndicate owners on Gumtree. She was in a terrible state, in a very, very unwell - was totally distressed - and she was rushed to the vet surgery. Three days later she subsequently died.