Ove the past three years one in every 400 greyhounds that ran was put down Marc AsplandMullingar greyhound race track had the highest rate of injuries and deaths for dogs in each of the past three years, a Sunday Times analysis has found. A study, based on figures provided by the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) under freedom of information, shows that, although 6.3% of the 285,000 dogs that raced nationwide between 2015 and 2017 competed at Mullingar, the venue accounted for 12% of all dogs euthanised after suffering injuries. Of the 1,205 race injuries reported nationwide in the past three years, 17.5% of those were as a result of racing in Mullingar. Mullingar greyhound race track had the highest rate of injuriesIn the past three years at the Co Westmeath venue, one in every 400 greyhounds that ran (0.25%) was put down. Dundalk (0.23%) and Limerick (0.21%) were the only…

Source: The Times May 26, 2018 23:04 UTC