16 greyhounds killed at Shelbourne Park stadium in 2023

29 greyhounds suffered injuries at Shelbourne Park stadium in 2023 and 16 of them died.

12 of the injured greyhounds were “euthanised by track vet” after suffering fractured hocks, fractured femur, ruptured ligaments, fractured wrists and fractured radius and ulna.

Another four greyhounds were listed as racing fatalities. Their causes of death were “Cardiac myopathy –
Collapsed and died”, circulatory collapse, endocarditis and ruptured master vessel in thorax/thoracic haemorrhage.

The other 13 injured greyhounds were “treated” after suffering fractured hocks, toe abrasions, biceps tendon injury, fractured radius and carpus and fractured metatarcal.

Among the victims were 3 greyhounds injured on 7 January 2023 (1 killed), 2 injured on 25 March 2023 (1 killed), 3 injured on 13 May 2023 (1 killed) and 2 injured on 15 July (1 killed). See below for detailed list.

Sickening Greyhound Racing Ireland statistics show that in the past nine years alone, 307 greyhounds suffered injuries at Shelbourne Park and 89 died or were killed by a track vet.

At races around Ireland in 2023, 257 greyhounds were injured and 134 killed. Since 2014, at least 3,307 greyhounds sustained injuries and 1,194 died or were killed at races. The Greyhound Racing Ireland figures do not include the greyhounds injured at tracks and later killed elsewhere, or the thousands of greyhounds who are killed behind the scenes every year because they are not fast enough to win races.

Find out more at https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/greyhound-injuries-and-deaths-at-irish-greyhound-tracks/

SEE ALSO

Raced to death: 134 greyhounds killed at races in Ireland in 2023 https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2024/03/15/raced-to-death-134-greyhounds-killed-at-races-in-ireland-in-2023/

Greyhound “half knocked out” after “crashing fall” at Shelbourne Park
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/greyhound-sore-after-suffering-a-crashing-fall-at-shelbourne-park/

€4.3m redevelopment approved for Shelbourne Park hellhole
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/e4-3m-redevelopment-approved-for-shelbourne-park-hellhole/

Trainer fined €300 after Hydrochlorothiazide detected in greyhound at Shelbourne Park
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2023/12/11/trainer-fined-e300-after-hydrochlorothiazide-detected-in-greyhound-at-shelbourne-park/

Terrible fall for greyhound at Shelbourne Park
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2023/12/02/terrible-fall-for-greyhound-at-shelbourne-park/

Shelbourne Park greyhound stadium 35% empty for derby final
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/shelbourne-park-greyhound-stadium-35-empty-for-derby-final/

Watch RTE’s award-winning “Greyhounds Running For Their Lives” documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYTb2qBjlMM

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Injuries and deaths at Shelbourne Park (2023)

7 January 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
7 January 2023: Toe abrasion – Treated
7 January 2023: Toe abrasion – Treated
18 February 2023: Fractured radius and carpus – Treated
02 March 2023: Biceps tendon injury – Treated
25 March 2023: Fractured femur & ruptured ligaments – Euthanised by track vet
25 March 2023: Fractured right hock – Treated
7 April 2023: Fractured wrist – Euthanised by track vet
8 April 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
21 April 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
22 April 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
29 April 2023: Cardiac myopathy – Collapsed and died – Racing fatality
13 May 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
13 May 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
13 May 2023: Right hock injury – Treated
20 May 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
15 July 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
15 July 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
27 July 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
25 August 2023: Ruptured master vessel in thorax – Racing fatality (Thoracic haemorrhage)
9 September 2023: Fractured metatarcal – Treated
22 September 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
30 September 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
21 October 2023: Fractured hock – Euthanised by track vet
17 November 2023: Racing fatality (Circulatory collapse)
24 November 2023: Fractured radius and ulna – Euthanised by track vet
1 December 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
9 December 2023: Racing fatality (Endocarditis)
15 December 2023: Fractured wrist – Euthanised by track vet

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