Blue the Grey
Ms SHING (Eastern Victoria) (09:51): Mr Meddick has set the tone here today, because I intend to speak about a remarkable dog at this, the beginning of Greyhound Adoption Month. Blue the Grey was an exceptional bag of elbows. He whistled, he roached, he frolicked, he stole and he consumed toast wherever he possibly could, and his family, Kim, Anna and Leo, loved him unconditionally. One of the things that Blue was particularly good at was bringing people along with him on his clumsy, galumphing journey through the world. Blue had around 47 000 devoted members of ‘Blue’s crew’ online, and now we are grieving. We are grieving because Blue, having been discovered to have a heart tumour last week, died very suddenly. He was an exemplary dog. He was a very good boy, and because of the grief associated with his sudden passing, there has been more than $100 000 raised in his name since he passed to support greyhounds everywhere. Greyhounds make amazing pets. Blue was and is an extraordinary example of just how much love a greyhound can bring. So I send my love to his human family, and I would encourage everyone to let a little Blue into their lives. Vale, darling boy.