Greyhounds cry out in pain at Lifford track
On this day last year (9 August 2025), two greyhounds were killed by vets at Lifford track after suffering fractured radius and ulna bones.
Were these two dogs “Fridays Carol” and “Awhole To Do” who had horrendous falls in Race 1 there that day?
It was the first and final race for 2-year-old Fridays Carol and 19-month-old Awhole To Do. The names of their owners have been deleted from the Greyhound Racing Ireland website.
Sickening race footage shows the two greyhounds colliding and falling. Their pitiful cries of pain can be heard echoing around the track. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHBOK42cDX4
The two greyhounds killed at Lifford track that day were among 197 greyhounds killed at tracks around Ireland in 2025.
Lifford was one of the worst tracks, with 26 greyhounds suffering injuries and more than half of them (15) euthanised by a track vet.
SEE ALSO
197 greyhounds killed at races in 2025
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/197-greyhounds-killed-at-races-in-2025/
55 greyhounds killed at races in first 5 months of 2026
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1350159840589948&set=a.603523135253626
Greyhound injuries and deaths at Irish greyhound tracks
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/greyhound-injuries-and-deaths-at-irish-greyhound-tracks/
ACTION ALERT
Don’t go greyhound racing. Tell the leaders of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein to stop supporting funding to greyhound racing and back a ban on this dog-killing gambling activity.
Micheál Martin TD
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Please sign and share the petitions
Irish Government: Stop Giving Millions of Euro to Cruel Greyhound Racing
https://www.change.org/p/irish-government-stop-giving-millions-of-euro-to-cruel-greyhound-racing
GAA: Stop club fundraisers at greyhound tracks
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Tell Gain Pet Nutrition to Stop Sponsoring Greyhound Racing
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Watch RTE’s award-winning “Greyhounds Running For Their Lives” documentary
https://youtu.be/ZYTb2qBjlMM
REPORTED GREYHOUND INJURIES AND DEATHS AT IRISH TRACKS
2026 (Jan to May): 93 injuries, 55 deaths
2025: 344 injuries, 197 deaths
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)
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