❓ Mr Rundle questions the Premier's prioritisation of puppy farming legislation over farmer safety. The Premier defends the government's commitment to both issues and challenges the opposition's support for the puppy farming laws.
AnsweredQoN 74Legislative Assembly
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ANIMAL ACTIVISM
74. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why does the government deem
puppy farming to be a bigger priority than protecting the safety of farmers,
workers and their families in regional WA?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! The Premier is on his feet.
74. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why does the government deem
puppy farming to be a bigger priority than protecting the safety of farmers,
workers and their families in regional WA?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! The Premier is on his feet.
AnswerView source ↗
The member is putting words into my
mouth that I never said. We are obviously going to do both. We took a policy to the election on puppy farming and it has taken
a lot of work to get to this point, with a huge amount of consultation to get the right laws for that. I am interested to know whether the National
Party will support our laws. Are you going to support our laws?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : Did you
consult with them when you were drafting them?
Mr
M. McGOWAN : They were free to be
consulted. Are you going to support our laws? We had 5 000 submissions .
Maybe they put one in. I do not know.
We
will crack down on puppy farming. We think that the welfare of animals,
particularly dogs, is important. I am a dog lover. I love dogs and I want
ensure they are protected, and that is what we will do. We will ensure that
occurs under our legislation. We are also working on other legislation we
committed to last year and we expect to bring some more forward shortly. We
committed to the puppy farm laws in 2016, and we have been working on that.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order! Member
for Carine, I heard you the first and second time so I will call you for the
first and second time.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : It is clear that the
Liberals and Nationals do not support our efforts to crack down on puppy farming.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Take it to the
election.
The SPEAKER : Order, members!
I am a dog lover but there is no need to get excited. Harry would be most
upset!
mouth that I never said. We are obviously going to do both. We took a policy to the election on puppy farming and it has taken
a lot of work to get to this point, with a huge amount of consultation to get the right laws for that. I am interested to know whether the National
Party will support our laws. Are you going to support our laws?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : Did you
consult with them when you were drafting them?
Mr
M. McGOWAN : They were free to be
consulted. Are you going to support our laws? We had 5 000 submissions .
Maybe they put one in. I do not know.
We
will crack down on puppy farming. We think that the welfare of animals,
particularly dogs, is important. I am a dog lover. I love dogs and I want
ensure they are protected, and that is what we will do. We will ensure that
occurs under our legislation. We are also working on other legislation we
committed to last year and we expect to bring some more forward shortly. We
committed to the puppy farm laws in 2016, and we have been working on that.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order! Member
for Carine, I heard you the first and second time so I will call you for the
first and second time.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : It is clear that the
Liberals and Nationals do not support our efforts to crack down on puppy farming.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Take it to the
election.
The SPEAKER : Order, members!
I am a dog lover but there is no need to get excited. Harry would be most
upset!
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