"Good grief. What a waste of much needed money, poor dogs" - Angie Best reacts to an ICABS tweet in which we highlighted the Irish Government's shameful funding of the greyhound industry - "Irish government @FineGael @fiannafailparty has squandered a quarter of a billion euros on cruel greyhound industry". Angie - a model, lifestyle advisor, author, Celebrity Big Brother contestant, former wife of footballer George Best and animal lover - is a supporter of several animal rights causes. Earlier this year, she urged the public to stay away from the Grand National, condemning it as "a disgrace that tarnishes us all" and the "most unsporting of events". "Horses used for racing are bred for greed and speed and are pushed far beyond their natural abilities when they’re whipped to run and jump at neck-breaking pace," she said in a statement. "Those who don’t suffer heart attacks – or sustain horrific injuries when they crash face-first onto the track – may develop debilitating medical conditions, including bleeding lungs and gastric ulcers. If they make it to retirement age alive, many are discarded like used betting slips – abandoned, neglected, or sold to be slaughtered and butchered." A big thank you to Angie for speaking out against the government's funding of the cruel greyhound industry. The amount of taxpayers' money handed over in the past 16 years amounts to around a quarter of a billion euros, including €16 million for 2017. It's time for this to stop. Email "No more funding for cruel greyhound industry" to Agriculture Minister Michael Creed - michael.creed@oir.ie,taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie Find out more about Angie Best at http://angiebest.co.uk/about/