I was proud to open the debate for the Scottish Greens in my colleagues Mark Ruskell's Bill on ending greyhound racing in Scotland for good. The only way to protect these dogs is to end the practice entirely.

This is fantastic news! Another step closer to greyhound racing being banned in Scotland.

Very important debate this afternoon in the @parliament.scot - the stage 1 debate on the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill. We hope the Bill passes this stage and we move a step closer the greyhound racing being banned in Scotland.

We strongly agree with @dannychambers.bsky.social

Many thanks to @lizjarvis.bsky.social for her powerful words on greyhound racing in the Westminster Hall debate on the Animal Welfare Strategy, and for highlighting the lack of action on regulating cat and rabbit breeding.

Important debate in Westminster Hall at 9.30am on the Government's recently published Animal Welfare Strategy, led by @samanthaniblett.bsky.social - you can watch here: Parliamentlive.tv - Westminster Hall

Looking forward to attending the Fireworks Impact Coalition drop in in Dining Room B from 1:30pm with fellow charities concerned about the impact of fireworks on people and pets. Our advice for protecting your pets this fireworks season below 🐾

Fantastic to have a visit at our Christchurch charity shop from local MP Sir Christopher Chope

Lovely to welcome @larry-turner.bsky.social to our Bromsgrove rehoming centre on Friday! He met the lovely ex-racing greyhound Senna who is available for rehoming now! www.bluecross.org.uk/pet/senna-11...

Huge thanks @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social for visiting our shop in Poole yesterday. It was lovely to talk to you about the amazing work our volunteers do, as well as our responsible dog ownership and greyhound racing campaigns! 🐕

Thanks so much to Richard Leonard for visiting our stand to hear about the big issues facing pets and their owners across Scotland @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social

Delighted to talk to Willie Coffey MSP about the issues most important to pet owners across Scotland at our Holyrood exhibition @williecoffeymsp.bsky.social

Thanks to John Mason MSP for taking time to hear about the animal welfare issues we’re highlighting at Holyrood

Many thanks to Jackie Dunbar MSP for speaking to us about our work supporting Scotland's pets @jackiedunbarsnp.bsky.social

Fantastic to speak with Clare Adamson MSP about the key animal welfare issues we’re highlighting at Holyrood @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social

Lovely to have David Torrance MSP visit our exhibition at Holyrood. We really enjoyed chatting about animal welfare and sharing updates about our work in Scotland @davidtorrancemsp.bsky.social

Thanks to Annie Wells MSP for stopping by our exhibition stand and taking the time to speak with us about important issues facing Scotland's pets

Great to have Miles Briggs MSP visiting our stand to chat about the issues facing pets and their people

Great to welcome Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, to our Holyrood exhibition. We discussed our Responsible Dog Ownership Course and the importance of encouraging responsible dog ownership, and look forward to working together on this @siobhian.bsky.social

Brilliant to speak with Stuart McMillan about the key animal welfare issues we’re highlighting at Holyrood @stu-mcmillan-msp.bsky.social

Fantastic to have Rhoda Grant MSP visiting our stand and hearing about the issues facing pets and their people across Scotland

Thanks to Neil Bibby for chatting to us at our exhibition stand. Great to talk about the work we’re doing to improve animal welfare in Scotland @neilbibby.bsky.social

Thanks so much to Maurice Golden MSP for stopping by our exhibition stand at Holyrood and taking the time to speak with us about important issues facing Scotland's pets

Brilliant to speak with Jeremy Balfour about important pet welfare issues at our exhibition stand in Holyrood

Huge thanks to Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, for visiting our exhibition stand at Holyrood to chat to us about pet welfare @jennimintomsp.bsky.social

Great to speak with Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, about the issues facing Scotland's pets

Thanks Finlay Carson MSP for popping by our exhibition at Holyrood and chatting with us about animal welfare. Lovely to have you with us! 🐾

Thanks so much to @elenawhitham.bsky.social for coming along to our exhibition at Holyrood and taking the time to talk about animal welfare. It was great to see you! 🐶🐱🐴

Lovely to have @cgrahamemsp.bsky.social visit our exhibition at Holyrood. We really enjoyed chatting about animal welfare and sharing the work we’re doing. Thanks again 🐾

Really appreciated Audrey Nicoll MSP stopping by our exhibition at Holyrood today. Great to talk about the work we’re doing to improve animal welfare.

Thanks to Bill Kidd for taking time to hear about the animal welfare issues we’re highlighting at Holyrood. 🐾

Thanks so much @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk for visiting our stand and hearing about the issues facing pets and their people 🐾

Great to welcome Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, to our Holyrood exhibition. We discussed our Responsible Dog Ownership Course, focusing on tackling livestock worrying, and look forward to working together on this important issue. @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social

We are delighted to be @parliament.scot this week talking about the issues most important to pet owners across Scotland 🐈🐕

Great to welcome @lizjarvis.bsky.social back to our Southampton centre this morning! She met lovely ex-racing greyhound Freya who is ready to live the life all greyhounds deserve as a loving pet. You can write to your MP to ask them to sign Liz’s EDM here www.bluecross.org.uk/campaign/End...

Yesterday we were delighted to show Andy Slaughter MP around our Hammersmith animal hospital! Though it may be the smallest of our four hospitals, it has a huge impact in the community supporting over 2,000 pet owners with affordable vet care 💙

Huge thanks to @jacobcolliermp.bsky.social for visiting us at our Rolleston centre this morning 🐴💙

Thank you @rachelblakemp.bsky.social for visiting our Victoria Animal Hospital last week, it was great to show you how the hospital supports your constituents and their pets 🐶🐱🐰🐹

Lovely to welcome @alexballingermp.bsky.social at our Bromsgrove rehoming centre! We hope you enjoyed meeting many kittens and the gorgeous ex-racing greyhound Mario 🐾💙

Fantastic to see @lizjarvis.bsky.social's EDM on greyhound racing! 🐾🐶 It's time for the Government to act to give greyhounds the life they deserve. ✍️ edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Lovely to welcome @cateccles.bsky.social to our Stourbridge shop this afternoon to meet volunteers and hear all about our campaign to end greyhound racing 🐾💙

This #VolunteersWeek we were grateful to have @alexballingermp.bsky.social visit our shop in Halesowen to meet our fantastic volunteers and give it a go himself! www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...

Huge thanks to @soniakumarmp.bsky.social for celebrating Volunteers’ Week at our Dudley charity shop this morning!

On Friday we had the pleasure of showing John Griffith MS and Jessica Morden MP around our new Newport centre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐾

Thank you to @markruskell.bsky.social for joining us to visit our partner food bank The Cat's Whiskers earlier this week and learning about the vital services they provide in Alloa 🐱🐶

Last week I hosted a Parliamentary Drop-In alongside Blue Cross and Dogstrust to support a phased end to Greyhound Racing. Having recently met Cricket, an injured ex-racing greyhound It is clear to me that this is a system that can no longer be justified in the UK.

This morning we had a visit from @miketapp.bsky.social at our Victoria Animal Hospital! He learned all about the incredible work of our teams and met the gorgeous Pixie who was recovering from heart surgery ❤️‍🩹🩺

Thank you to Julie Minns MP for joining us and @dogstrust.bsky.social to talk greyhounds 🐾

Great to see at @sianberry.bsky.social again, this time in Parliament with @dogstrust.bsky.social calling for an end to greyhound racing 🐾

Thanks @alicemlabour.bsky.social for supporting our calls for a better future for greyhounds! 🐾 @dogstrust.bsky.social