Mr. D.J. Histon:

A white list will not stack up in terms of EU regulation or world trade. That is where the issue arises. At the same time, I still see merit in going down that road in terms of at least educating the greyhound public that certain countries are on a white list, even though the measure might not necessarily have the full legal effect one might like it to have. I hark back to Australia in that regard as well. Even though it does not have the backing of federal law, they still go to the bother of making an owner get a greyhound passport and giving all the details. It is a case of putting it to the forefront. Equally, what is important as well is that there is an opportunity to try to bring the countries identified as not being on the white list into alignment with proper welfare standards. Australia has done that as well. It has engaged with the countries that have fallen short in respect of correct welfare standards to try to bring them up to the right level. It is up to the countries concerned to engage on the issue, but there is an opportunity to raise all boats, so to speak, in regard to exports. Rather than saying we do not want to know anything about the country, let us see if we can help in any way and come from a positive point of view rather than a negative one.