The Rockliff government needs to stop dragging its feet and immediately release the taskforce report into Tasmanian slaughterhouses, and provide a comprehensive update on the status of investigations into these facilities.
Tasmania is one of the last places on Earth where greyhound racing has been allowed to continue. The industry has been exposed repeatedly for terrible cruelty towards these gentle, sensitive dogs - on and off the track.
The racing industry is putting profits before animal welfare – again – pushing ahead with greyhound races in Hobart tonight. This is despite southern Tasmania being in the midst of a heatwave and the high risks this poses for greyhounds.
Yole Stables’ domination of Tasmanian harness race meets in the last two months highlights the complete failure of Racing Minister Felix Ellis to deal with key findings from the Murrihy report.
Today the Greens wrote again to Minister Palmer, urging her to immediately announce a genuine investigation into all slaughterhouses, including the seizure and independent review of all available CCTV footage from each facility.
The decision to overturn greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock’s lifetime ban is appalling, but a predictable outcome given his importance to the industry.
The Minister for Primary Industries’ hopelessly inadequate response to animal cruelty in Tasmanian slaughterhouses has already been further undermined by her statements on statewide radio today.
The State Government must immediately launch an investigation into the current practices at all Tasmanian abattoirs
Devastating new footage released by the Farm Transparency Project has again shone a light on the systemic cruelty to animals occurring in Tasmanian abattoirs
Revelations from Animal Liberation Tasmania that 4 greyhounds have been catastrophically injured while racing in the last week will distress many