A Macra na Feirme group in County Mayo has announced that it won’t be going ahead with a planned outing to Galway greyhound stadium in March.
The move came after details about the suffering and deaths of dogs in racing was brought to its attention.
“We at Castlebar Macra will no longer be hosting the ‘night at the dogs’ event,” the group confirmed.
Thank you to Castlebar Macra na Feirme for its positive decision.
Greyhound Racing Ireland statistics show that at Galway Stadium over the past 11 years, 220 greyhounds suffered injuries and 70 were killed. This includes 15 injuries and 7 deaths at the track last year.
In racing at tracks around Ireland since 2014, 3,696 greyhounds were injured and 1,396 killed. Thousands more are killed behind the scenes every year because they are not fast enough.
SEE ALSO:
Raced to death: 202 greyhounds killed at races in Ireland in 2024
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/raced-to-death-202-greyhounds-killed-at-races-in-ireland-in-2024/
Greyhound injuries and deaths at Irish greyhound tracks
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/greyhound-injuries-and-deaths-at-irish-greyhound-tracks/
Video: Injuries and deaths at races in Ireland in 2024
https://youtu.be/vHAfODwqyRs
ACTION ALERT
Don’t go greyhound racing. Since 2001, Greyhound Racing Ireland has received €366,986,146 in state funding, including €18.2 million for 2023, €19 million for 2024 and €19.82 million for 2025. This is unacceptable and must be stopped. Tell the leaders of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein to stop supporting the funding and back a ban on this dog-killing gambling activity.
Micheál Martin TD
Leader, Fianna Fail
Email: micheal.martin@oireachtas.ie; info@fiannafail.ie
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Simon Harris TD
Leader, Fine Gael
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Mary Lou McDonald TD
Leader, Sinn Fein
Tel: (01) 727 7102
Email: marylou.mcdonald@oireachtas.ie
X: https://twitter.com/MaryLouMcDonald
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Please sign and share the petitions
GAA: Stop club fundraisers at greyhound tracks
https://www.change.org/p/gaa-stop-club-fundraisers-at-greyhound-tracks
Tell Gain Pet Nutrition to Stop Sponsoring Greyhound Racing
https://www.change.org/p/jimtracy-glanbia-ie-tell-gain-pet-nutrition-to-stop-sponsoring-greyhound-racing
Watch RTE’s award-winning “Greyhounds Running For Their Lives” documentary
https://youtu.be/ZYTb2qBjlMM
REPORTED GREYHOUND INJURIES AND DEATHS AT IRISH TRACKS
2024: 389 injuries, 202 deaths
2023: 257 injuries, 134 deaths
2022: 287 injuries. 122 deaths
2021: 351 injuries. 154 deaths
2020: 255 injuries. 90 deaths
2019: 332 injuries. 119 deaths
2018: 353 injuries. 121 deaths
2017: 357 injuries. 124 deaths
2016: 427 injuries. 139 deaths
2015: 422 injuries. 122 deaths
2014: 266 injuries. 69 deaths (July to Dec 2014)