Mr. Pat Herbert:

It is not insignificant that we would have seen a decline in breeding during Covid. Thankfully, numbers are returning at the moment. The Deputy may or may not be aware that all brood bitches in this country are DNA profiled. All whelps, in addition to being microchipped under national legislation, are ear tattooed and identified that way as well. I mentioned the Welfare of Greyhounds Act. It specifically provides for a code of practice, which we published in November of last year and which sets out provisions for the absolute minimum care for greyhounds and how they should be maintained. That covers all greyhounds - retired, racing, the whole lot. That statutory legislation is the only legislation in this country that is specifically directed towards one canine breed. There are provisions in that legislation for breaches in how greyhounds are kept. Our board takes a very serious view of any cases that come before the courts deals with people accordingly.