She said: “Greyhound racing is now banned in many countries. It\u2019s also illegal in the ACT, for good reason. It is a form of state-sponsored violence<\/strong> towards gentle, blameless dogs. Increasingly, everyday people find this completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It\u2019s past time for the Tasmanian Government to show the same humane leadership. The Liberals and Labor here need to accept the reality that greyhound racing has lost its social license due to the grotesque level of exploitation and public subsidy underpinning the industry.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last October, the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds<\/strong> conducted\u00a0a poll into greyhound racing in Tasmania that showed 79 per cent of respondents believed the government should stop funding greyhound racing. The Tasmanian government allocates around AU$30m annually to the racing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n In February, the state of Tasmania announced\u00a0a plan focused on integrity, animal welfare<\/a>, and infrastructure enhancements for the horseracing sector. The announcement came after calls for\u00a0stricter regulations<\/a> and an inquiry led by racing integrity expert\u00a0Ray Murrihy<\/strong>\u00a0proposed\u00a0minimum welfare standards\u00a0for racehorses and a more rigorous framework for rehoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In September, Greg Irons<\/strong>, director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, and Hit100.9 Breakfast radio host Christie Hayes <\/strong>signed on as ambassadors of a movement against the use of public funds for greyhound racing. They also signed a petition presented to the state parliament urging the government to reconsider its financial support for the industry<\/strong> due to the rates of animal injury and deaths in the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cassy O’Connor MLC has urged the Tasmanian government to ban the sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777018832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Cassy O\u2019Connor MLC of the Tasmanian Greens has urged the Tasmanian government to ban greyhound racing, citing New Zealand's recent decision and the sport's loss of social license due to animal exploitation and public subsidies. A poll indicated strong public opposition to government funding, which currently stands at AU$30m annually for the racing industry. 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