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Racing Greyhounds in Ireland

In Ireland about 50'000 greyhounds are bred every year for the race tracks. The yearly revenue of the racing industry is several millions of Euro and their main goal is to achieve the highest possible profit. In view of the fact that these dogs are held in extremely poor living conditions it is a scandal that each litter is subsidized by the EU. Petitions of animal protection groups against this practice were without any effect. Firm commitments from the EU were bypassed by rerouting the subsidies to another section.
Two to three dogs have to share a kennel not bigger than 30 square feet.
 

Racing Greyhounds in Spain

Some "washed-out" greyhounds have been exported from Ireland to Spain quite recently. But also in Spain they lived and died in agony. In the meantime the racetracks had to close-down for fiscal reasons which at first was a relief to animal rights activists. It soon become clear that after the closure of the race-tracks at Barcelona a high number of these mistreated Greyhounds have been literally killed over night.
 

Galgos in Spain

In Spain Galgos (Spanish greyhounds) are used for the hunt which lasts from September to end of January. During this time the Galgos are raced across the countryside for miles without food or medical treatment. At the end of the season the dogs are worn out and useless for the hunters. There are already new whelps growing up for the next hunting season, and the "used" Galgos are killed in a barbarous way.
 

Podencos in Spain

Also used in hunting they suffer the same fate as the Galgos and many other hunting dogs.
 

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