Cruelty to Animals - its just not on.

People all over the Shoalhaven are in shock after Monday night’s Four Corners revelations about animal cruelty in greyhound racing. Greens candidate for the South Coast Amanda Findley says that many people are angry and want something done. 

“Greyhound racing is supposed to self-regulate, and as people can see this has failed across the country, the compliance officers are simply too few.” 

“The Greyhound racing officials called blooding ‘abhorrent, illegal and immoral’ yet they seem incapable of managing the issue” 

“The Greens have a clear plan to improve animal welfare outcomes and creating an Independent Office of Animal Welfare will be a huge improvement”.

“We really need more vigorous policing and prosecution in cases of animal cruelty, we need to be the voice for the voiceless” said Mrs Findley. 

“The Greyhound industry will be reeling after the shocking revelations and I sincerely hope there are broad scale changes for the sake of animals across the state”

 

            The Greens have and will continue to pursue the issue of animal welfare in the        NSW State parliament.

(submitted to The South Coast Register and Milton Ulladulla Times Feb 2015 )