€19 million a year of tax payers money don’t forget.
Twice the amount we spend on High performance training for Olympic athletes.
auntsalty on
So sad
Dazzling_Detective79 on
This has upset me greatly. Dog racing is abysmal
achasanai on
And all the TDs and councillors who spout their shite supporting this industry are of course silent about this tonight.
Bobbybluffer on
Queue someone tosspot from the racing industry:
“I can assure you that Irish greyhound owners and trainers love their dogs and those dogs get treated better than we treat ourselves.”
Riiiiiiiight
ThreeTreesForTheePls on
That’s 2 dogs a day dead or missing.
2 fucking dogs a day, vanished into this air, and yet they were given 95 **MILLION** fucking euro this year, and since the introduction of the bill, we’ve now just about reached 300 Million in funding for dogs/horses.
Our taxes are funding the abuse and mistreatment of animals. They are funding a sport that exists for the singular purpose of gambling.
And on top of it all, last year there was some data shown that the breeding of dogs and horses for this absolute bollox, lead to the generation of over 2 Billion euro for the industry.
I mean maybe I’m just a bit delusional here, or being from Dublin, maybe I’m out of touch, but their key argument for this absolute bolloxology funding is that it keeps smaller towns, ya know, the rural families afloat somehow. Is that actually the case, or are they using rural families as an excuse to fluff the pockets of a dog breeder?
VF28 on
It is self reporting too, so the numbers are very likely higher.
ultratunaman on
How many 50m pools could we get put in for the same amount we pour into an industry that kills dogs?
How many proper gymnastics or athletics facilities could we put together?
We have actual young athletes who dream about being Olympians who have to go to America or the UK to train because we ain’t got shit.
But we can line the pockets of some dog killers.
ZenBreaking on
Next time your pot hole pointing career politician TD comes around asking for your vote, tell him he’s not getting your vote.
remind him that this money could be better spent in any of the severely fucked sectors like housing, healthcare, school lunches for underprivileged people, etc etc
Neat_Expression_5380 on
Greyhound and horse racing need to be defunded. That’s a hill i will die on.
no13wirefan on
Disgusting but not in the least bit surprising.
It’s a disgrace that so much tax payers money being pumped in to fund this slaughter.
Greyhound racing “industry” should be would down asap.
eatinischeatin on
Surely the green party will take a firm line on this animal cruelty??
maroonsubmarines on
this sport is disgusting and abusive to the dogs and it’s about time it comes to an end 🙁
RashyGash on
Please give them more subsidies… Please 🙏🏻
TheStoicNihilist on
There are regular protests at greyhound racing events all over the country. They get almost zero media attention and it’s a disgrace. It’s time to end this ridiculous sport.
sorbet9 on
This shit needs to be banned
taibliteemec on
Imagine funding this industry for votes and influence. The only animal related industry we should be funding is for the prevention of cruelty and for those caring for them. Not those profiting from blood sports ffs. Dogs and horses are very emotional and empathetic animals they like all animals deserve to be treated better and fences should be banned in horseracing.
plastic_egg22 on
The greyhound racing industry is one of the most fucked up atrocities in our country at the moment.
These dogs are not even recognised as dogs in Ireland, they’re registered under livestock.
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Pet greyhounds typically live for about 12 years.
Goddamit, does Ireland allow dog racing?
€19 million a year of tax payers money don’t forget.
Twice the amount we spend on High performance training for Olympic athletes.
So sad
This has upset me greatly. Dog racing is abysmal
And all the TDs and councillors who spout their shite supporting this industry are of course silent about this tonight.
Queue someone tosspot from the racing industry:
“I can assure you that Irish greyhound owners and trainers love their dogs and those dogs get treated better than we treat ourselves.”
Riiiiiiiight
That’s 2 dogs a day dead or missing.
2 fucking dogs a day, vanished into this air, and yet they were given 95 **MILLION** fucking euro this year, and since the introduction of the bill, we’ve now just about reached 300 Million in funding for dogs/horses.
Our taxes are funding the abuse and mistreatment of animals. They are funding a sport that exists for the singular purpose of gambling.
And on top of it all, last year there was some data shown that the breeding of dogs and horses for this absolute bollox, lead to the generation of over 2 Billion euro for the industry.
I mean maybe I’m just a bit delusional here, or being from Dublin, maybe I’m out of touch, but their key argument for this absolute bolloxology funding is that it keeps smaller towns, ya know, the rural families afloat somehow. Is that actually the case, or are they using rural families as an excuse to fluff the pockets of a dog breeder?
It is self reporting too, so the numbers are very likely higher.
How many 50m pools could we get put in for the same amount we pour into an industry that kills dogs?
How many proper gymnastics or athletics facilities could we put together?
We have actual young athletes who dream about being Olympians who have to go to America or the UK to train because we ain’t got shit.
But we can line the pockets of some dog killers.
Next time your pot hole pointing career politician TD comes around asking for your vote, tell him he’s not getting your vote.
remind him that this money could be better spent in any of the severely fucked sectors like housing, healthcare, school lunches for underprivileged people, etc etc
Greyhound and horse racing need to be defunded. That’s a hill i will die on.
Disgusting but not in the least bit surprising.
It’s a disgrace that so much tax payers money being pumped in to fund this slaughter.
Greyhound racing “industry” should be would down asap.
Surely the green party will take a firm line on this animal cruelty??
this sport is disgusting and abusive to the dogs and it’s about time it comes to an end 🙁
Please give them more subsidies… Please 🙏🏻
There are regular protests at greyhound racing events all over the country. They get almost zero media attention and it’s a disgrace. It’s time to end this ridiculous sport.
This shit needs to be banned
Imagine funding this industry for votes and influence. The only animal related industry we should be funding is for the prevention of cruelty and for those caring for them. Not those profiting from blood sports ffs. Dogs and horses are very emotional and empathetic animals they like all animals deserve to be treated better and fences should be banned in horseracing.
The greyhound racing industry is one of the most fucked up atrocities in our country at the moment.
These dogs are not even recognised as dogs in Ireland, they’re registered under livestock.
Many of them are beaten, neglected and starved to death if they fail to win a race. There has also been reports of greyhounds being shipped to China where they are being boiled alive and sold at meat markets: [source](https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/irish-greyhounds-shamefully-exported-to-china/)
It’s fucking disgusting and would make any dog lover’s stomach turn.