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Course of Inaction

Last year
2024
Irish greyhounds exported to India used in cruel ‘new craze’ sport
Noteworthy reveals how former coursing dogs are being exported to India and used in gruelling races with motorbikes.
Dogs at risk of injury and death in high speed races
India and Pakistan still importing Irish greyhounds
Irish tracing system not recording country destination of exported dogs
Hare coursing: Inspection reports find hares killed after being 'hit' by dogs
Documents obtained by Noteworthy show that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine did not attend a single coursing meeting last year.
Inspection records highlight hare and greyhound deaths
Calls for independent probe into agency’s welfare oversight
Zero coursing inspections carried out by DAFM in 2021 or 2023