The party has called for reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- Tasmanian Greens has called for reforms after highlighting 27 greyhound deaths in the state this season, including one animal that was rehomed through the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Racing minister Jane Howlett<\/strong> defended the industry and said any death, on or off the track, is “heartbreaking for owners and trainers.” According to Pulse Tasmania, Howlett expressed her commitment to ensuring that all three codes of racing (thoroughbred racing, harness racing and greyhound racing) meet animal welfare standards<\/p>\n\n\n\n In February, the state of Tasmania announced a plan focused on integrity, animal welfare<\/a>, and infrastructure enhancements for the horseracing sector. The announcement came after calls for\u00a0stricter regulations<\/a>. An inquiry led by racing integrity expert\u00a0Ray Murrihy<\/strong>\u00a0proposed\u00a0the establishment of minimum welfare standards\u00a0for racehorses and a more rigorous framework for their rehoming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The party has called for reforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777003546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Tasmanian Greens have called for significant reforms in the state's racing industry following 27 greyhound deaths this season, including one rehomed animal. Racing Minister Jane Howlett has defended the industry while committing to upholding animal welfare standards across all three racing codes, aligning with prior state plans for integrity and welfare enhancements in the horseracing sector.","focusai_entities":"Tasmanian Greens, Jane Howlett, Ray Murrihy, Greyhound Adoption Program","focusai_location":"Australia, Tasmania","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), gambler_consumer (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Tasmanian Welfare Reforms?","query":"What specific legislative or policy changes are anticipated in Tasmania to implement the proposed minimum welfare standards for greyhounds and racehorses, and what is the projected timeline for their enactment?"},{"label":"Operator GGR Impact?","query":"Beyond direct operational costs, how might enhanced animal welfare compliance and integrity frameworks influence the long-term GGR and NGR trajectories for Tasmanian racing operators, considering potential shifts in public perception and wagering volumes?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777016439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777016439"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777016450,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016439\/revisions\/777016450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777003546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777016439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777016439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777016439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}