Animal food provider Connolly’s RED MILLS has confirmed that it will no longer sponsor events on the Irish Greyhound Industry racing calendar.
In an announcement made on Friday the company said that there were clearly cruel unscrupulous practices being pursued by those in the industry.
They also said industry’s failure to address such issues are one of the main reasons as to why we will no longer sponsor events.
Before adding: “The welfare of greyhounds is of the utmost concern to Connolly’s RED MILLS and the company is horrified by the completely unacceptable acts that were broadcast by RTÉ in its investigates programme.
The company’s decision to withdraw sponsorship comes after a recent RTÉ investiges programme found that as many as 6,000 greyhounds are killed each year once they fail to perform on the track.