There are renewed calls on Barry's Tea to stop sponsoring greyhound racing after shocking footage surfaced showing a greyhound crashing out of a race sponsored by the company. In the video - uploaded to the Irish Greyhound Board's Youtube channel today - Moorstown Venus (a 2-year-old greyhound) can be seen falling badly during the "2018 Barry's Tea Open Stake Round 1 Heat 2" race at Cork's Curraheen Park track on Saturday - See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjwuQtGe7PQ&feature=youtu.be&t=25s As the animal is knocked off her feet and sent hurtling towards the track-side barrier, the commentator can be heard saying: "Trouble there - two comes a cropper". It is unknown if the greyhound suffered an injury as a result of the fall. Barry's Tea continues to sponsor greyhound racing, despite being made aware of the cruelty of the greyhound industry and the fact that in the past three years alone, over a thousand greyhounds have sustained injuries at tracks around Ireland and 385 were destroyed by track vets. This includes 69 injuries reported at Curraheen Park and 23 dogs destroyed. Barry's Tea is one of the greyhound industry's biggest supporters, having sponsored races at Curraheen Park for years. The 2017 Barry's Tea Open 750 race offered over €9,000 in prize money while in 2016, more than €8,000 was on offer. After the final race last June, Barry's Tea director, Tony Barry, was photographed presenting a trophy to the owner of the winning greyhound. In continuing to sponsor greyhound racing, Barry's Tea is disregarding the animal cruelty inherent in the greyhound industry, including injuries and deaths at tracks and the dumping and killing of greyhounds no longer considered quick enough to win. Figures released this week reveal that 80 greyhounds were killed at Irish dog pounds last year - this brings to 2,729 the number of greyhounds destroyed in pounds in the past eight years. In addition, thousands of greyhounds go missing each year, presumed killed when found to be too slow. One Irish trainer remarked online: "I've seen dogs being shot. It has to be done as there's too many of them to rehome." A former chairman of the Irish Greyhound Board admitted on Cork's 96 FM that he believes it is "absolutely" okay for thousands of dogs to be killed and that racing couldn't exist without the destruction of dogs. Some of the industry's horrors were highlighted on RTE's Prime Time last year - Limerick Animal Welfare's Marion Fitzgibbon told viewers: "We believe there are probably 10,000 greyhounds put to sleep every year. They can be killed in all sorts of fashions. We've had so many instances of finding them shot, ears cut off, drowned." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIUkAGa708s A "Cork says NO to greyhound racing" protest is due to take place outside Curraheen Park track this Saturday 26th May from 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Organisers Greyhound Awareness Cork say: "Be there to speak up for the greyhounds who are drugged, injured and killed at tracks all over Ireland." More details at https://www.facebook.com/events/110845549797998/ ACTION ALERT Urge Barry's Tea to show compassion and stop sponsoring greyhound racing. Barry's Tea, Kinsale Road, Cork, Ireland Tel: +353 21 491 5000 Email: info@barrystea.ie Facebook https://www.facebook.com/barrystea Tweet to @barrysteatweets OTHER COMPANIES SUPPORTING GREYHOUND RACING https://www.igb.ie/racing/features-and-classics/ BANK OF IRELAND FINANCE FBD INSURANCE COMERFORD CAKES IRISH INDEPENDENT TRACYS HOTEL WATERFORD KERRY GROUP KASCO GAIN FEEDS RED MILLS DUBLIN COACH / QUICKPARK.IE BEST CAR PARKS TEXACLOTH THURLES FRESH MILK FLAHERTY MARKETS GALWAY HEALTHCARE & TRANSPORT SERVICES BOYLESPORTS LADBROKES