@Paul1405, Saturday, 7 March 2015 12:47:17 PM, "unborn calves are slaughtered in the dairy industry"

I very much doubt the authenticity of that report. It would not be the first time that animal liberation activists have put up fabricated and staged evidence.

However, in the very unlikely event that a cow foetus is killed in a legal works in the West (much less Australia), would that be any less moral and involve less suffering for the foetus than the legal aborting of a human foetus?

Annually there are thousands of legal abortions. So I take it that you and the Greens are similarly opposed to that?

It is typical of the Leftists that they no longer know what they are for, only what they are against, which is usually the well-functioning Western societies of which they are part. They are haters. Ethics present huge dilemmas and conflicts for the Greens who do the ostrich of course and resort to name-calling.

"unborn calves are slaughtered in the dairy industry"

<<I very much doubt the authenticity of that report>> Why, because it does not sit well with your thinking, and it could cause indigestion for some as they enjoy their milk and cornflakes in the morning.
The conservative attitude came to fore when the shocking revelations of cruelty to cattle in Indonesians slaughterhouses was exposed. They were far more concerned about financial loss of a few cow cocky's than the suffering of the poor animals at the hands of the Indonesians.

Is Mise, are you a punter, possibly liking a few bob on the doggies now and then? Yes totally agree don't let emotion get in the way when there is a quid to be made. Sunday, a favorite morning for trialing greyhounds at trial tracks, how many rabbits (possums cost more) were tied to the arm and flung around the track with dogs in pursuit today? Their final moments spent being torn apart by blood thirsty dogs as their handlers watch, standing there with their chargers on a lead. What is the Shooters Parties policy on this unabated cruelty? Let me see, oh yes DO NOTHING, SAY NOTHING, TURN A BLIND EYE!

Paul,

Just answer the question and comprehend peoples posts

"Unfortunately there is not a "comprehension Check" that you could install; my desire to see the dog racing industry phased out is hardly a desire to keep it going."

What's more I don't gamble at all, dogs, horses, two-up or the stock exchange.

"phased out", a very general term is it not, "phased out" over 25 years, or is that 50 years. Whilst the daily cruelty continues in this barbaric business. To my knowledge governments of both persuasions have known of the deeds of this vile enterprise for at least 50 years and are yet to take action to phase it out, as per your thinking. No comment on the 'cone of silence' from the Shooters on this very serious matter. Instead content to nit pick the trivial.

When you typed comprehension Check, the 'C' in Check should have been lower case, thus 'c' as the word in this instance is not a proper noun and does not require a capital c. I strongly suggest the installation of a "grammar checker" on your part to assists your poor English. I fully understand English for you may well be a second language. Nit picker!

The clear difference is that the Greens have set themselves up as the moral guardians for everyone else, but they turn a blind eye towards and shield obvious, longstanding cruel abuse of animals occurring in their own backyard.

Speaking of the Greens' own backyard, why for example do the Greens shie away from a ban on ritual slaughter in Australia? Yet they demand a cessation of live exports. They play both ends against the middle. The want the animal welfare vote while appealing to the Muslim vote as well, huh?

Then there is the awful cruelty of indigenous treatment and slaughter of native animals? Sea turtles and Dugong are examples of a broader problem. However the Greens are highly vocal about whales and Bob Brown, the self-annointed president of the New World Order (of international socialism) joined the Sea Shepherd outfit to protest.

The Greens are lobbying for helicopter drops of 1080 poison in State forests and national parks to kill magnificent deer, just to spite the trained, government licensed and monitored recreational hunters who do the job for free for the venison - not to sell, but to put on the family table as free range, pesticide-free meat.

1080 poison supported by the Greens
http://ban1080.co.nz/1080-facts/

-When are the NSW 'Watermelon' Greens putting proposed bill up in NSW, Paul1405?

The Greens is NOT a legitimate political party at all. It is all a sham - just a protest party taking advantage of the young and easily led first time voters, disaffected political fringe dwellers and self-interested rogues who take advantage of the 'isms' including multiculturalism to fleece the taxpayer.

That green on the outside is a wafer thin veneer, but the deep red Trotskyism goes all of the way through.

Paul,

"To my knowledge governments of both persuasions have known of the deeds of this vile enterprise for at least 50 years and are yet to take action to phase it out....."

How long have the Greens known about it and when did they first protest? (please include a reference).

"When you typed comprehension Check, the 'C' in Check should have been lower case, thus 'c' as the word in this instance is not a proper noun and does not require a capital c. I strongly suggest the installation of a "grammar checker" on your part to assists your poor English. I fully understand English for you may well be a second language. Nit picker!"

When I typed Comprehension Check I was referring to something that does not exist, so as it was my 'invention' I used a capital 'C', poetic licence; merely shewing my literary adaptability.

"....Instead content to nit pick the trivial."

So we are finally agreed on something,
Policy Statement 11 of the Greens' current manifesto is trivia; but you still haven't answered the question.