On August 26, International Dog Day, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk posted pictures of her dog on Facebook to display a gentler side. However, greyhound lovers saw right through it and howled in disapproval.
West of Brisbane, close to Ipswich, a new $40 million greyhound racing complex is being financed by the Palaszczuk administration.
Even though track turns were the site of injury for 75% of the 111 greyhounds that died in racing this year, the track will be curved.
Maybe 1000 people commented on Palaszczuk’s FB page; around half were greyhound supporters.
Later that day, the Premier thanked readers for putting in “pictures of your puppers” and included some of the pups they had left in the comments; greyhounds were not among the canines shown.
As someone pointedly said: “Where are the greyhounds?”
The racing greyhounds endure agony on and off the tracks thanks to Palaszczuk, racing minister Grace, and the state government.
The most recent instance: A Queensland-based rehomer recently saved nearly 20 greyhounds from a trainer. Rehomers may accomplish a lot with a portion of the $40 million intended for the new track.
And in Queensland, 918 dogs have been wounded, and 15 have died this year. Brisbane’s Albion Park ranked as Australia’s worst track, with eight fatalities.
The image on Latest News shows Annastacia’s selection of FB pics – where are the greyhounds?
The image above shows how greyhound lovers responded.