15 greyhounds injured, 4 killed at Thurles Park track in 2023

15 greyhounds suffered injuries at Thurles stadium in 2023 and 4 of them were killed.

The four injured greyhounds “euthanised by track vet” had suffered broken/fractured hocks and broken legs.

The other 11 injured greyhounds were “treated” after suffering broken/fractured hocks, injured toe and cuts.

Sickening Greyhound Racing Ireland statistics show that in the past nine years alone, 104 greyhounds suffered injuries at Thurles track and 45 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/

Renewed appeal to Thurles Credit Union to disassociate from greyhound track
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2023/03/19/renewed-appeal-to-thurles-credit-union-to-disassociate-from-greyhound-track-2/

Prohibited substance Guaifenesin found in greyhound at Thurles track
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2022/06/12/prohibited-substance-guaifenesin-found-in-greyhound-at-thurles-track/

Watch RTE’s award-winning “Greyhounds Running For Their Lives” documentary

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Injuries and deaths at Thurles track (2023)

4 February 2023: Fractured right hock – Euthanised by track vet
02 April 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
29 April 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
11 May 2023: Injured toe – Treated
27 May 2023: Broke right hind leg – Euthanised by track vet
3 June 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
24 June 2023: Fractured hock – Treated
8 July 2023: Non duplicated fracture of right hock – Treated
26 August 2023: Broke right hock – Treated
26 August 2023: Cut right fore – Treated
9 September 2023: Broke hock – Treated
9 September 2023: Cut between toes – Treated
23 September 2023: Broke humerous – Euthanised by track vet
18 November 2023: Broke right hock – Euthanised by track vet
16 December 2023: Thurles , Broke hock – Treated

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