It took an order from Parliament last week before the GBE Tasracing released right to information documents on a clear matter of public importance.
Minister, I'd like you to explain to the committee why it is that you can't make a government policy position that whips and other instruments, that have been found to inflict ...
Minister, do you acknowledge that racing horses are sentient beings, just like greyhounds?
Why should taxpayers be on the hook for decades more of funding to Tasracing to enable animal cruelty?
The Code of Practice was, disappointingly in our view, prepared in haste by TasRacing late last year. It needs rewriting, not patchwork repair.
Minister, a very large number of senior vets went public this Monday laying out the massive animal welfare issues with the racing industry.
Madam Deputy President, I thought it was important that the council be given the opportunity to consider and note the Tasracing Annual Report of 2024 because it raises some serious
In Council recently, we had a debate about the hemp regulation miscellaneous bill and we enacted a fit and proper person test for people who are licenced to grow hemp here.
In November last year, serious complaints were lodged about cruelty in slaughterhouses with your department. The footage is very graphic.
The decision by the Office of Racing Integrity to renew harness racing trainer Ben Yole’s licence is appalling and insulting to all Tasmanians who want strong animal welfare standards in the racing industries.