Urgent Gardai Investigation sought by International Animal Rights Group

national | animal rights | other press Thursday February 02, 2006 22:17 by B. Wright - Greyhound Action Ireland Greyhound Action Ireland. PO Box 4734. dublin.1 085 7371810

Deceit, drugs, doping and dead dogs.

Report tells of new EPO drug use claim
Irish Times - Ireland
A greyhound racing board member told a board meeting last week he believed a number of trainers were using the performance-enhancing drug EPO on greyhounds, a ...
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Greyhound Action Ireland (affiliated to GA International) is tonight calling on its members to contact Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy in light of the recent revelations and admissions of drug administering by two well known trainers.

An urgent and immediate Gardai investigation into possible breaches of the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Protection of Animals Act by both trainers Paul Hennessy and John Kiely is being sought.

Report tells of new EPO drug use claim
Irish Times - Ireland
A greyhound racing board member told a board meeting last week he believed a number of trainers were using the performance-enhancing drug EPO on greyhounds, a ...
See all stories on this topic

Greyhound Action Ireland (affiliated to GA International) is tonight calling on its members to contact Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy in light of the recent revelations and admissions of drug administering by two well known trainers.

An urgent and immediate Gardai investigation into possible breaches of the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Protection of Animals Act by both trainers Paul Hennessy and John Kiely is being sought.

These trainers admitted to the offences and have been fined a paltry sum of 1000euro each for administering the human drug EPO to greyhounds.

Please write a letter to Gardai Siochana Commissioner Noel Conroy.

Address; Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 , Ireland.

His phone number is 00 353 1 666 0000 BUT you must put the complaint in WRITING for it to be investigated.

www.greyhoundaction.org.uk