Northern Victoria Region
Georgie PURCELL (Northern Victoria) (14:03): (889) My constituency question is for the Minister for Racing in the other place. Last week it was alleged that wild brumbies in New South Wales were killed and sold to greyhound trainers in my electorate of Northern Victoria. In April more than 500 butchered horse carcasses were discovered at a Wagga Wagga property in New South Wales owned by horse trader Adrian Talbot. There are now suspicions that these horses were wild brumbies removed from the Kosciuszko National Park under claims that they would be rehomed. Instead it appears they have wound up dead and fed to greyhounds in this state. As shocking as it is, I cannot say that I am surprised. It is an ongoing partnership. Can the minister confirm if Victoria’s greyhound racing industry is investigating the involvement of the northern Victorian trainers in this illegal knackery operation?