Labor member for Swansea, Yasmin Catley, has thrown her support behind the greyhound racing industry as the sport faces a permanent ban at the hands of the Baird government.
Premier Baird announced on Thursday he intends to put legislation before the next meeting of parliament which would see greyhound racing outlawed in NSW as of July 1, 2017.
Catley condemned the government for making such a hasty decision without proper consultation and consideration.
“It’s apparent that the greyhound industry needs to be cleaned up in NSW, but I think that the industry is working very hard to achieve that,” Catley told Australian Racing Read full article
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