2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:32 pm on 4 October 2022.

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Photo of Jane Dodds Jane Dodds Liberal Democrat 2:32, 4 October 2022

Good afternoon, Trefnydd. I suspect you know what I'm going to be asking you, but it's with regard to the animal welfare plan. I wonder if you could bring forward a statement, particularly looking at the issue of greyhounds. You'll know that between 2018 and 2021, 2,000 greyhounds died in racing. And you'll know this is an issue that many of us across the Siambr have been raising. The other development is that, only last week, three very, very important charities in the animal welfare field, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Dogs Trust and Blue Cross announced, at long last, after a lengthy consultation, that they were committed to a ban on greyhound racing. So, therefore, Trefnydd, I wonder if you could tell us a little bit more about the timetable of when you're going to be bringing forward that plan, and also what your ideas may be around whether we can move in Wales to a ban on greyhound racing. Diolch yn fawr iawn.