Join us in our appeal to St James' GAA Club in Galway to show compassion and say NO to greyhound track fundraising.

Despite recent revelations about appalling cruelty and killing in the greyhound industry - including the killing of 6,000 dogs every year because they are too slow to win - the club has organised a "Night at the Dogs" fundraiser at Galway stadium - a gambling venue where dogs suffer and die https://www.facebook.com/events/2475743602481937/?active_tab=about Children are being encouraged to attend, with the offer of free entry.

ACTION ALERT

Appeal to St James' GAA club to stop fundraising at a greyhound track

Tel: 087 183 8540
Email: pro.stjames.galway@gaa.ie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjamesgaagalway/

Urge the GAA to instruct member clubs to reject greyhound racing as a form of fundraising.

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Watch "RTE Investigates: Greyhounds running for their lives" to witness the horrors of greyhound racing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYTb2qBjlMM

Galway stadium is one of the worst tracks in Ireland for greyhound injuries and deaths.

At least 94 greyhounds suffered injuries and 24 were destroyed by a track vet at Galway Stadium over the past four years alone, sickening Irish Greyhound Board statistics show.

This includes 31 injuries and 7 deaths last year.

Among the victims was a greyhound who could be heard crying out in agony after falling to the ground during a race at Galway stadium.

1-year-old “Ballycastle Val” collided with another greyhound and tumbled at the beginning of what was to be her first and final race.

As the 5th January 2018 race continued, Ballycastle Val’s cries rang out around the stadium and are clearly audible in the Irish Greyhound Board’s race footage – https://www.igb.ie/videos/videos/?raceid=GLY_2018_01_05_03