Greyhound industry launches campaign to reverse government ban
The state’s greyhound industry has launched a new website as part of a campaign aimed at reversing the decision to end the industry.
The Tasmanian government has legislation before the State's Upper House to ban greyhound racing in the State from 2029. The bill passed the Lower House of Parliament late last year.
In response, the Tasmanian greyhound industry has launched the website whatsnexttas.com.
An advertisement for the website reads “Jeremy Rockliff misled Tasmania – he adopted the Greens mainland agenda”.
Luke Gatehouse from Greyhounds Tasmania said he hoped to gain the attention of the public and reverse the government’s decision.
"The Tasmanian greyhound sector has no confidence in the government,” Mr Gatehouse said.
“They broke their commitments to the industry before the election to do a cynical deal to form government, then proposed legislation with no pathway for compensation or support for the hard-working Tasmanians for whom this is a living.
“We're going to campaign hard right up until the resumption of Parliament to stop this from going ahead.
“That's why we're launching a campaign to bring this to everyone's attention.”
Mr Gatehouse said other industries were at risk.
“We are just the first victims of Jeremy Rockliff's lust for power.
“The entire racing industry could be targeted just like recreational fishing and forestry to ensure he keeps his job."
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Closure of greyhound racing in Tasmania
Training Greyhounds on and off in this state NSW & America for 30 +years you could say that I would have a sound knowledge of the sport. Hearing Cassie Oconner speaking at a recent enquiry into the reason for closure of the sport. Stating that the death + 40 injuries being recorded already this year is the contributing factor. In Tasmania we have not got the services of fulltime specialist vets to I identify injuries early and treat them as required. Here in Tasmania we have and had experience muscleman over the years to service this area. The Greyhound muscleman worked with vets and gain the insights into the motion dynamics of the racing greyhound. Project 64 was a combination of 5 vets to examine the types of injuries the racing greyhound incurred over a period of 5 years. The government in my view has failed the greyhound industry in this state by rushing through closure in this state. The way forward in my view would to be establish prerace clearance check after every 3 races by a vet or in conjunction with an experience person in this area. This way forward would reduce any reportable injuries greatly. This government could employ persons to treat the dogs whilst injured. The greens are desperate for there own reasons to shut down a particular person in this sport.