Public parliamentary inquiry news…..

Text from Fix NSW Animal Policy:

Last week a call for a Public Parliamentary Inquiry into the Pet Industry was put forward by Senator Ian Cohen after a massive public outcry in the SMH, the nation’s top newspaper.

 So why a public parliamentary inquiry?

The public want the facts. NSW deserves a full solution that encompasses all aspects of the supply chain and makes recommendations towards a total solution, not just window dressing.

The inquiry was announced in the SMH here ….  

The Pet Industry has naturally knocked back the inquiry, stating that a specialist review would be enough. Given that the majority of specialists either work for/are members of the Pet Industry, an inquiry under oath in a formal parliamentary setting is more appropriate. Then we can be sure of a transparent and formal process with the full accountability and recognition of all the agencies and organisations involved.

There is too much money and self interest involved in this problem to allow a secret review. .the estimated $60 million dollars that that charities, the NSW government and the taxpayer pays every year on this issue far outweighs the cost of an inquiry (which, by the way, is largely free . . .  committee’s are already formed and paid for . . that’s all they do)

Council workers, pounds, volunteers and the NSW tax payer need greater support on this problem, estimated to be costing as much as $60m a year. The inquiry will finally gather solid information that the NSW Government can use to make business decisions to fix NSW Animal Policies and heal the system.

visit the CatRescue Blog at http://www.catrescue.com.au/blog
visit http://www.fixnswanimalpolicy.com 

NSW pound workers deserve better support, Rangers deserve better support, Vets and Vet Nurses are tired of the sickness of mass bred animals. The volunteers and charities that are going broke trying to desparately solve this problem need you.

CatRescue NSW Limited
www.catrescue.com.au

DRP: tell us what you think!

How do you think an independent Inquiry will help? Who do you think will seek to avoid it?

Who is pulling the strings here?

This week the team at ‘fix nsw animal policy’
(www.fixnswanimalpolicy.com) received a formal notification from three welfare groups requesting that they remove their name and link from the ‘fix nsw animal policy’ website.

The page these organisations were cited on was the rescue page directing people to rescue groups for animals.

RSPCA NSW, AWL NSW and NAR (NSW Animal Rescue) simultaneously sent their request with almost identical text.

The questions need to be asked:

1. Why don’t they want their names on a website trying hard to create positive change in  NSW animal welfare?
2. Who has influenced them to issue this directive, or how did it come about? Coincidence?
3. What reasons are there for disassociating themselves from a group trying hard to stop the flow of animals into pounds and shelters?

These questions demand an answer.

If you want to ask these questions yourself:

• Steve Coleman, CEO RSPCA NSW : scoleman@rspcansw.org.au
• Maryann Dalton, CEO AWL NSW : maryanndalton@animalwelfareleague.com.au
• Lynette Johannessen, Director NAR : nswar@optusnet.com.au

*NAR is a member of PIAA and its patron is Steve Austin (President of PIAA).

DRP comment: Very strange. So, who is pulling the strings here?Tell us what you think might be behind this? Coincidence?