Greyhound deaths and injuries continue at Irish greyhound racing tracks.

Figures obtained by the Irish Council Against Bloodsports (ICABS) reveal that 138 greyhounds were killed at tracks around Ireland in the first eight months of 2025. 242 greyhounds suffered injuries at races between January and the end of August 2025 and more than half of them (134) were “euthanised” by track vets. The deaths of four other injured greyhounds are listed as racing fatalities.

The information which was obtained via a Parliamentary Question to Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture by Paul Murphy TD, revealed that the 134 greyhounds who were killed by vets had suffered injuries including:
jugular vein wound, suspected spinal bleed, broken/fractured/dislocated hock, torn tendons, broken calcaneus with bone protruding, broken elbow/wrist/humerus bone, fractured leg/shoulder/wrist/toes/forelimb, dislocated wrist and torn/ruptured Achilles tendon.