Greyhound Dog Left Waiting in Shelter for Over 1,000 Days Finally Finds a Home

Bobby the greyhound was adopted on Dec. 30, after waiting 1064 days to be adopted at the Woodside Animal Welfare Trust in the ...
Taunton Daily Gazette

'The 45 mph couch potato': Taunton-based nonprofit rehomes retired greyhound race dogs

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 ...
Wall Street Journal

The Greyhound ‘Shortage’ and the Dogs in Need

For years, greyhound adoption networks have provided a safety net for the racetracks’ discarded dogs (“Want a Pet Greyhound? Good Luck,” Personal Journal, Feb. 9). Compassionate adopters have provided ...
Couriermail

Greyhound ban: Breeder told to prepare to ‘put down’ litter of newborn puppies

Les Hudson has been in the dog racing business for 56 years and the pride of his runners — champion dishlicker Black Magic Opal — gave birth to a litter of nine pups in late July. Mr Hudson, from ...
Globe Gazette

Raising greyhounds helps couple's special-needs daughter

DES MOINES (AP) — Their dogs weren’t worth the cost of their food, and their daughter would need medication just to function. On paper, the experts were right. No one else wanted the first greyhound ...