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11 GREYHOUNDS FOUND DEAD IN A TRUCK.

This translation is quite poor. It seems the 11 greyhounds were being transported to Spain from an Irish breeder when found dead inside a truck on board the ferry 'Oscar Wilde' yesterday at 2pm. The attending veterinary services were able to determine cause of death as suffocation, therefore there has been no post mortem carried out to date. We do not know why these poor dogs have suffocated and will update you when we have more information.

Cherbourg, 27/10/2014. Alerted by the Irish Ferries shipping company, it died 11 Greyhounds that the Gendarmes Maritime of Cherbourg SPPP (maritime and port surveillance platoon) have discovered, on board the vessel Oscar Wilde, yesterday around 2 pm.
Crammed 2 in cages, in a truck from Rosslare (Ireland), 11 racing Greyhounds died suffocated during the 17 hr crossing.
Veterinary services arrived could not see the death by asphyxiation of these 11 dogs. No autopsy was performed.
Sold by a breeder Irish, these 11 Greyhounds, some on the prestigious list, were to arrive in Spain, intended to supply the lucrative circuit of the reproduction of the Galgos.
11 unfortunates who have paid with their lives the greed of men.
It is regularly that arrive on the Spanish territory of racing Greyhounds, paid about 200 by Spanish breeders unscrupulous, willing to improve the breed of their Galgos.. A few weeks ago no less than 150 of these dogs left Ireland for the Spain.

We have been saying it for years that Greyhounds should not be sent/sold to Spain.

never a truer word said.