Animal welfare groups condemn greyhound shipment

GREYHOUNDS bought at a sale in Ireland and shipped to Spain were transported in appalling conditions, according to animal welfare groups.

A joint surveillance operation by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) and its British equivalent, the RSPCA, discovered the dogs were only given one water break during a 38-hour journey and were kept in cages where they were unable to stand up fully.

“They were hot, thirsty and hungry, unable to stand properly and hidden from view. These are the atrocious conditions that 36 greyhounds had to endure on their 1200km journey to Spain,” a statement from the ISPCA said.