I know plenty of greyhound lovers who are self-confessed Liberal voters.Īt the Liberal State Council on the weekend, the Launceston business branch put forward a motion to end the funding of greyhound racing by taxpayers.
There is a huge well of love and care for these beautiful dogs among the extended Liberal Party family. This is a fact that Ms Ogilvie needs to acknowledge, especially as one of the branches of her own, new, current party, raised the matter at the Liberal State Council. Opposition to the cruelty in the greyhound racing industry cuts across politics and that greyhounds are rescued and rehomed by Tasmanians of all political affiliation. The petition specifically noted that the welfare of these sensitive, sweet dogs is a matter for everyone.
I am sure many of the signatories - in fact, I know it - are from Ms Ogilvy's and my electorate of Clark. Those 13 500 petitioners recognised the inherent cruelty of greyhound racing. I had the absolute honour of tabling that petition, Mr Speaker, the largest ever parliamentary E-petition, which had more than 13 500 signatures. The committee looking into cruelty and the greyhound racing industry recommended, at the very least, a straight track.ĭuring her answer, Ms Ogilvy went on to sledge the Labor Opposition in a fairly pathetic attempt at an attack, I must say, over a record breaking E-petition which the Greens tabled on behalf of tireless greyhound welfare advocates. I remind the House that we have never seen a business case for this track upgrade.
#Mps self service upgrade#
Ms O'CONNOR - (Clark - Leader of the Greens) - Mr Speaker, I rise tonight to respond to Ms Ogilvie's Dorothy Dix question about the North-West Track upgrade and particularly her statement that the new track would mean quote: harness and greyhound racing has a long future.
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