Chairman of the Irish Greyhounds Owners & Breeders Federation reacts to Greyhound Action Ireland calling for Government to end greyhound racing subsidies
On Monday on The Agenda, we spoke to Nuala Donland from Greyhound Action Ireland, who said that Greyhound racing could not survive in Ireland without State subsidy. Earlier this month, the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments both announced bans on greyhound racing. Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said the Government has no intention of doing likewise. However, the Greyhound Action Ireland spokesperson told us that cutting State funding would have a similar impact. Nuala told us about how she remains especially concerned about the welfare of the dogs, noting many of them sustain serious…
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