Racing greyhounds come to us right off the track on Fridays, and attend their first meet and greet events (adoption events) in Gainesville the next day. If they were 'abused' we wouldn't be able to do that! They are beautifully behaved, in great condition, and loving as could be from the moment the adoption groups get them. People fall in love with them at first sight! Greyhounds love to run. No one forces them to. In fact, if you adopt one, the first thing they do is run ovals in your backyard. Our adoption group takes in dogs that raced anywhere from zero races to 200+ races. Even the ones that did not have a knack for racing are placed for adoption by their trainers, and are just as loved. There is no breed of dog in the US that has a better adoption program in place than the one in place for greyhounds. None. I know, I spend countless hours every year volunteering my time doing this! Think about that before you donate money to a group whose sole reason for existence is to spread lies and hysteria in exchange for your cash donations that line their pockets and do nothing for the hounds.
-Rita Phillips
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My four boys, clockwise from upper left: Sol Marcus aka Toby, Greys Robin Hood aka Robin, Dakotas Dream aka Dakota, and Kiowa Wish Wish aka Wish. All of them had racing careers.
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