Murrumbar Pet Meat part-owner Brian Tink said there was a big chance the NSW government decision would lead to the closure of the 32-year-old operation.

Deputy Premier Troy Grant said while the ban would have effects on those involved in it, the government could not ignore the evidence of animal cruelty, and a transition package would be developed.

Mr Tink said Murrumbar employed five people and between 12 and 15 shooters.

He said 90 per cent of its product went to the greyhound community.

“There’s a big chance this (the ban) will close us down,” he said.

“We’ll keep operating whilever it’s viable, but once the greyhounds are finished, I can’t see much future.

“It’s gut-wrenching.”

Mr Tink reported sending eight to ten tonne of fresh meat to Sydney wholesalers each fortnight.

Three of its customers were 100 per cent reliant on greyhounds, he said.

The government did not realise the extent of the ban’s impact, he said.

Murrumbar processed about 3000 kangaroos a month, but if the ban came in they would be left in the paddock, Mr Tink said.

“That will make the greenies happy but it will eat farmers out of house and home,” he said.

Mr Grant said the Special Commission of Inquiry’s report found between 50 and 70 per cent of dogs bred to race were killed before they turned four, just for being too slow.

There was also evidence live baiting was widespread in the industry, he said.

“While the decision to close down the greyhound racing industry will undoubtedly have effects on those involved in it, the government cannot ignore the evidence of systematic and endemic animal cruelty detailed in the. . . report,” he said.

They had appointed Dr John Keniry AM to lead a taskforce and work with the industry to develop a government-funded transition package leading to the industry’s closure, he said.