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 sickening stats were obtained this week by Clare Daly TD, further to a Dail Question to Agriculture Minister Michael Creed.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 four 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 tens of thousands of greyhounds who go missing each year - presumed killed when found to be too slow to win races.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.View the 2018 statistics documenthttps://www.scribd.com/document/383785516Download the pdfhttps://banbloodsports.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/race-injury-report-january-to-june-2018.pdfGREYHOUND INJURIES AND DEATHS AT IRISH TRACKS2018 (January to June)Injuries: 163. Deaths 532017 Injuries: 357. Deaths: 1242016 Injuries: 427. Deaths: 1392015 Injuries: 422. Deaths: 122ACTION ALERT Say NO to the greyhound industry - don't attend races or fund-raisers held at greyhound tracks. 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 at http://www.banbloodsports.com/ln170616.htm or order copies by emailing info@banbloodsports.com Contact Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and demand an end to the use of public funds to prop up the dying greyhound industry. Email "Stop funding the cruel greyhound industry" to taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie, michael.creed@oir.ie, paschal.donohoe@oireachtas.ie, minister@per.gov.ieAn Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar Government Buildings, Upper Merrion St, Dublin 2 Telephone: +353 (0)1-6194020 Email: taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie Leave a comment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campaignforleo/Tweet to: @campaignforLeo Michael Creed TD Minister for Agriculture Kildare Street, Dublin 2.Email: michael.creed@oir.ie Tel: +353 (0)1-607 2000 or LoCall 1890-200510. Leave a comment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelcreedtd Tweet to: @creedcnwPaschal 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