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Before I started the adoption process for my two greyhounds, I knew very little about the breed. In my mind, they were practically mythical creatures. I knew that they existed — I’d seen videos of ...

TAUNTON – Denise Schumitz calls greyhound dogs “the 45 mph couch potato.” They run fast in short sprints, but don’t require much exercise beyond routine walks and play, are quite passive, and tend to ...

With Florida outlawing dog racing by year’s end, a local pet adoption group has taken in an influx of Greyhounds needing new homes. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has hastened some early racetrack ...

Over 100,000 greyhounds have been adopted by GPA National and its nearly 40 chapters across the country. (Greyhound Pets of America – Houston) April marks a special time for Greyhound Pets of America ...

As soon as the news broke that Floridians had voted to end greyhound racing, local adoption groups were flooded with calls and applications from across the country. It seemed everyone wanted to bring ...

Nittany Greyhounds’ President Bob Koch pets Bolt, a greyhound from Ireland, at the adoption facility Dec. 8. Mirror photo by Matt Churella Whenever greyhounds retire from their racing careers, their ...

Alane Shultz has facilitated a lot of greyhound adoptions over the past 25 years — more than 1,300, in fact. Shultz has also seen the need for her services lighten somewhat, as the number of dog ...

KATY, Texas (KLTV) - Twenty-two Italian greyhounds are reaching the end of a successful recovery after having been rescued from a Smith County home. “I think the hardest part was that they were pretty ...

MAYSVILLE - After short-lived racing careers, three of the 27 greyhounds that survived a Jan. 11 traffic accident in Scott County have returned to the area, and are looking for homes. Among the three ...

Thousands of greyhounds will need to be adopted after Florida voters overwhelmingly approved of Amendment 13, which banned dog racing in the state. It’s not an immediate kill shot for the industry.