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Join the 'End Greyhound Racing' protest on Saturday, Sept 22
08 August 2018
Join the "End Greyhound Racing" protest outside Shelbourne Park on Saturday September 22nd 2018.
This "Irish Greyhound Derby" peaceful protest will take place from 5-9pm at the entrance to Shelbourne Park stadium on South Lotts Road, Dublin 4. Please make a special effort to attend and show your support for an end to greyhound racing.
Shocking new statistics confirm that greyhounds are continuing to suffer and die at race tracks around Ireland. The Irish Greyhound Board figures reveal that in the first half of 2018, 163 greyhounds suffered injuries and 53 were killed by track vets. The greyhounds sustained injuries to hocks, wrists, legs, toes, shoulders, necks, backs, tails and muscles.
Greyhounds suffered injuries at all tracks, with the HIGHEST NUMBER RECORDED AT SHELBOURNE PARK (24) - followed by Galway (17) and Mullingar (16). Cork's Curraheen Park saw the most injured greyhounds being destroyed by a track vet - 7 dogs (half of the 14 injured). Newbridge track was the worst for the percentages of greyhounds injured and killed (0.75% and 0.27% respectively).
In the past three and a half years, 1,369 greyhounds have suffered injuries and 438 have been killed at Irish tracks. The figures are based on "reported" injuries and deaths, suggesting that the actual number could be even higher. This does not include the greyhounds injured at tracks and later killed elsewhere, or the thousands of greyhounds who go missing each year - presumed killed when found to be too slow to win races.
Greyhounds are also dying in local dog pounds. 80 were destroyed in pounds last year, bringing to 2,729 the number of greyhounds killed in pounds in the past eight years.
It's time for the government to bring the cruel greyhound industry to an end by stopping the millions of euros in funding that is keeping it afloat. Nearly a quarter of a billion euros of taxpayers' money has been handed over to greyhound racing since 2001.
Visit the Facebook event page for the protest.
REPORTED GREYHOUND INJURIES AND DEATHS AT IRISH TRACKS
2018 (January to June) Injuries: 163. Deaths 53
2017 Injuries: 357. Deaths: 124
2016 Injuries: 427. Deaths: 139
2015 Injuries: 422. Deaths: 122
ACTION ALERT
Say NO to the greyhound industry - don't attend races or fund-raisers held at greyhound tracks (these are a significant source of funding for the greyhound industry).
Distribute our "6 reasons to say NO to greyhound racing" leaflet outside greyhound tracks to encourage people to show compassion and boycott greyhound racing. You can download the leaflet or order copies by emailing info@banbloodsports.com
The cruel and crumbling greyhound industry has received nearly a quarter of a billion euros of taxpayers' money since 2001 (including €16 million for 2018). Urge Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to end funding to the greyhound industry and instead direct the money to charities and other deserving causes. Email "Stop funding the cruel greyhound industry" to taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie, paschal.donohoe@oireachtas.ie, minister@per.gov.ie
Urge Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to end funding to the greyhound industry.
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar
Department of the Taoiseach,
Government Buildings,
Upper Merrion St, Dublin 2
Telephone: +353 (0)1-6194020
Email: taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie
Tweet to: @campaignforLeo
Leave a comment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campaignforleo/
Paschal Donohoe TD
Minister for Finance
Email: paschal.donohoe@oireachtas.ie, minister@per.gov.ie
Phone: +353 (0)1 6045810
Leave a comment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaschalDonohoe/
Tweet to @Paschald
Please sign and share our petition
Irish Government: Stop Giving Millions of Euro to Cruel Greyhound Industry
https://www.change.org/p/irish-government-stop-giving-millions-of-euro-to-cruel-greyhound-industry
Reported Greyhound Injuries and Deaths
January - June 2018
| Track | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| CLONMEL | 07 | 03 |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 14 | 07 |
| DUNDALK | 07 | 03 |
| ENNISCORTHY | 11 | 00 |
| GALWAY | 17 | 04 |
| KILKENNY | 06 | 02 |
| LIFFORD | 08 | 03 |
| LIMERICK | 15 | 05 |
| LONGFORD | 02 | 00 |
| MULLINGAR | 16 | 04 |
| NEWBRIDGE | 11 | 04 |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 24 | 05 |
| THURLES | 03 | 03 |
| TRALEE | 12 | 04 |
| WATERFORD | 03 | 02 |
| YOUGHAL | 07 | 04 |
Reported Greyhound Injuries and Deaths
January - December 2017
| Track | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| CLONMEL | 11 | 03 |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 21 | 08 |
| DUNDALK | 44 | 10 |
| ENNISCORTHY | 18 | 04 |
| GALWAY | 24 | 10 |
| HAROLD'S CROSS | 02 | 01 |
| KILKENNY | 08 | 03 |
| LIFFORD | 10 | 06 |
| LIMERICK | 46 | 19 |
| LONGFORD | 13 | 05 |
| MULLINGAR | 71 | 16 |
| NEWBRIDGE | 17 | 04 |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 21 | 10 |
| THURLES | 10 | 03 |
| TRALEE | 24 | 15 |
| WATERFORD | 10 | 06 |
| YOUGHAL | 07 | 01 |
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