Animal Welfare
Duck Hunting Call Flies in the Face of Public Opinion
February 01, 2024
The SA Greens have expressed their outrage that animal welfare has not been considered by the Malinauskas Government as it today announced the 2024 open season for native duck hunting in South Australia.Considering animal welfare in the declaration of a season was a recommendation...
Read MoreSA GREENS BACK DUCK HUNTING BAN
December 15, 2023
The Select Committee inquiring into Native Bird and Quail Hunting in South Australia has released its report and recommendations today. Committee Members Tammy Franks Greens MLC and Ian Hunter Labor MLC have both backed a ban on ducking hunting. One Nation and Liberal MLCs...
Read MoreSA Greens Welcome Independent Inquiry's Findings on Governance of South Australia's Greyhound Racing Industry
December 14, 2023
The SA Greens welcome the findings of the Independent Inquiry into the Governance of the Greyhound Racing Industry in South Australia. The Greens moved in the Parliament for an Independent Inquiry into Greyhound Racing in June 2023, and tabled documents of the cruelty covered...
Read MoreRelease the Hounds… Report: SA Greens Call on the Malinauskas Government to Publicly Release the Independent Inquiry Report into Greyhound Racing
December 05, 2023
In August, the State Government appointed former Victorian Police Commissioner Graham Ashton to commission an inquiry into the regulatory environment, governance, and integrity of the South Australian greyhound racing industry. The inquiry was prompted following the release of distressing footage depicting the alleged abuse...
Read MoreSA Greens Call for End to Greyhound Racing as Independent Inquiry Reaches Report Deadline
November 30, 2023
The SA Greens renew their call to ban greyhound racing, following the deadline of the Independent Inquiry into the South Australian greyhound racing industry. Five racing greyhounds have died in South Australia since the inquiry began, with twelve dogs killed while racing on SA...
Read MoreYou Bet; They Die: SA Greens Call to End Greyhound Racing After Death of Two Dogs in Four Days
November 23, 2023
The SA Greens urgently renew their plea to ban greyhound racing in light of two tragic deaths on South Australian tracks this week, mere days before the deadline for the inquiry into the South Australian greyhound racing industry. Kruger Dawn was only 31 months...
Read MoreQuestion: Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide
October 17, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:26): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.Leave granted.The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: There has been an increase in small native animals consuming...
Read MoreMotion: Greyhound Racing Inquiry
September 28, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS : I rise to conclude my remarks on my motion calling for an independent review of the greyhound racing industry. Before I lose the attention of the council, I seek leave to table documents—approximately 50 pages of photos. It is often...
Read MoreQuestion: Feral Pigs
September 26, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries a question regarding feral pig culling. In August, the Limestone Coast Landscape Board recorded three outbreaks of feral pigs over the last 18 months, with the...
Read MorePut Space in the Right Place: SA Greens Renew Call for Protection of Whalers Way on National Threatened Species Day
September 14, 2023
In recognition of National Threatened Species Day, the SA Greens have introduced a motion renewing their call for the Malinauskas Government to protect the Whalers Way Sanctuary against the environmental impacts of a rocket-launch facility built there. Nestled within the sanctuary as Whalers Way...
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