The Irish Greyhound Board has strongly condemned the practices outlined in an RTE documentary last night.
The documentary highlighted knackeries across Ireland, with dogs culled for as little as 10 euro in some reported cases.
The IGB have stated such actions are that of a minority in the sport.
They added in a statement that 2 million is spent on the welfare and regulation of greyhounds on an annual basis.
The Greyhound industry receives 16 million a year of taxpayers money, with 1000 more puppies bred than required.
Many still have a soft spot for Greyhound racing. It links into the community. Race cards like Longford are still full of passionate owner-trainers who rear and race their own dogs – regardless of the occasion, the prospects or the meagre financial reward. #RTEInvestigates pic.twitter.com/0jAV55ELeK
— RTÉ (@rte) June 26, 2019
