Greyhound Racing in the Ireland
Greyhound Racing in the Ireland
The Greyhound Racing industry in the Republic of Ireland is regulated and promoted by the commercial semi-state body the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB). There are currently 15 IGB licensed Greyhound racing tracks in the country. There are also five independent "flapper" tracks that are not overseen by an industry body, but are instead licensed by the city and town councils in which they are located. Finally, there is one track in Northern Ireland, which is regulated by the Irish Coursing Club.
RTÉ Investigates: Greyhounds Running for Their Lives reported that 5,987 Greyhounds were slaughtered in 2017 because they failed to make qualification times or their performance had declined. Many Greyhounds are being culled at knackeries – with one company saying it shot dogs in bulk – in breach of a regulation that only veterinary practitioners can euthanise Greyhounds.
The IGB has Racing Regulations that include rules for betting and prize money, doping policies and requirements for racing officials.Additionally, the Irish government passed the Welfare of Greyhounds Act in 2011 that sets standards for certain Greyhound breeding operations and general welfare requirements for housing, transport and record keeping.
Many charities and organisation are exposing tracks and trainers that have breached regulations, with Greyhounds being kept in the most appalling conditions, where they are abused by being raced on injuries and many Greyhounds are subjected to drugs such as cocaine to enhance their performance.
In the Republic of Ireland the Greyhound Racing industry receives Government funding through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund. Between 2001 through 2019 more than €250 million will have been paid out to the IGB from this Fund. In 2020 the Government are still support the cruel and inherent Greyhound Racing Industry while children in poverty are given less funding from the government and year in and out justify the funding from the government.
Many charities and organisations are out campaigning to shut down race tracks and exposing Bags Racing. Shelbourne Park being a track which many campaigners protest week after to week show their support and raise awareness.
Bags Racing is where Greyhounds are raced 24 hrs a and streamed LIVE across the world. Bags Races are controlled by Betting Companies such as William Hill and Coral with no regulations. Greyhounds are raced a number times in one evening and in some cases raced with injuries to allow the trainer to be paid.
Spanish Galgos
Each year, approximately 60,000 Spanish Galgos (hunting dogs) are abandoned or tortured to death in Spain, especially in the communities of Castile and Leon, Extremadura and Andalusia.
The Galgos are used by hunters (Galgueros) to hunt hares. The dogs live their lives in atrocious circumstances cramped together in dirty tiny sheds without daylight and possibility to move, ill and on the brink of starvation, deprived of human care and affection.
After the end of the hunting season, the hunters get rid of most of their dogs by abandoning them or by destroying them in the most horrendous ways. Massive and uncontrolled overbreeding makes it less costly to buy new galgos each year than to keep the old ones.
By tradition, the dogs are often killed by hanging them by their necks with their feet just touching the ground, swaying back and forth causing the dogs extreme pain and agony for several days until they die. Other traditional ways to murder the dogs are to throw them into abandoned wells covering them with burning wood, beat them with rocks or bury or burn them alive. The hunters believe that the more the dogs suffer, the more successful the following hunting season will be.
The abandoned Dogs often die of starvation or injuries, and if they are caught they are mostly brought to municipal killing stations. A few are rescued by shelters where they are rehabilitated after which they have a chance to find a forever home. Unfortunately many Spaniards consider galgos to be unsuitable as companion animals, so most of the galgos are adopted abroad.
With no EU legislation exists concerning the welfare of dogs, and the Spanish authorities are unwilling to address this matter in any way. Without a massive international movement the situation is not likely to change, and these noble, beautiful and gentle dogs are deemed to continue their terrible suffering.
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