This article is from the Breed Rescue Organizations FAQ, by Janice Ritter with numerous contributions by others.
see also Italian Greyhound
NATIONAL GROUPS
National Greyhound Network
415-851-7812
(will refer to the independent adoption group nearest you)
Greyhound Pets of America (GPA)
1-800-FON-1GPA (toll free, of course)
(366-1472)
National referral number. Call and leave a message on the
answering machine, and a member of a local GPA chapter will
contact you.
National Greyhound Adoption Program
215-331-7918
1-800-348-2517
Greyhound Club of America
Cheryl Reynolds
4280 Carpenteria Avenue
Carpenteria, CA 93013
805-684-4914
Northern California Sighthound Rescue
Sandra Wornum
570 Riviera Cir.
Larkspur, CA 94939
415-924-7020
Operation Greyhound
Bruna Palmatier
8876 Shaula Way
San Diego, CA 92126
619-695-9488
USA Defenders of Greyhounds (USA DOG)
President, Sally Allen
P.O. Box 1256
Carmel, Indiana 46032
(317) 244-0113 or (317) 867-1704
USA DOG is a registered nonprofit organization. We are
anti-racing. We charge $175 adoption fee which covers
neutering/spaying, teeth, shots and any other required
health care. Prospective adopters must have a fenced yard and
must sign a form that requires if the dog doesn't work out
it must be returned to USA DOG.
National Greyhound Adoption Program
David Wolfe
8301 Torresdale Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19136
800-348-2517 or 215-331-7918
LOCAL GROUPS
Nina Bloom-Selling
4335 E. Carol Ann Lane
Phoenix, Arizona 85032
602-493-9144
Retired Racers - Greyhound Rescue and Adoption
Linda Brown
6027 Valley Sage Road
Acton, CA 93510
(805) 269-2544
(818) 347-3407
Greyhound Club of Northern California
Marjorie Leider
1091 Batavia Ave.
Livermore, CA 94550
415-447-4502
Friends for Life
Susan Netboy
5 Ranch Road
Woodside, CA 94062
415-851-7812
baylist: 415-851-7812
Colorado Greyhound Companions
P.O. Box 33455
Northglenn, CO 80233
Eileen Witfelt, President
(303) 772-1536 (CO)
or
Carol Bures, Vice President
(303) 452-6269 (CO)
We are a greyhound rescue group, licensed
by the state of Colorado. We place greyhounds
in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska...within
reasonable driving distances of our foster homes.
Greyhounds as Pets
Bill Fullerton
P.O. Box 6999
Colorado Springs, CO 80934
719-633-0171
Fort Myers Greyhound Adoption Center
Donna Forster
11511 Deal Road N.
Fort Myers, FL 33905
813-731-3187
Greyhound Rescue, Inc.
Susan Greenwald
118-B Jordan Court, N.E.
Palm Bay, FL 32905
407-951-2452
Greyhound Rescue League
Paula Johnson
106 Cayman Lane
Summerland Keys, FL 33042
305-872-2749
Greyhound Rescue League
Cinda Crawford
PO Box 13314
Tallahassee, FL 32317
904-878-1204
Second Chance for Greyhounds
Helen Banks
10826 Dean Street
Bonita Springs, FL 33923
813-947-2365
Tampa Greyhound Adoption Center
Kim Wyler
5629 E. Chelsea Street
Tampa, FL 33610
813-626-1116
or
Claire Bertine
1000 Reo St. John Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32211
904-743-6627
Companion Greyhounds
Contact: Dee Hanson
Marietta, GA
(404) 422-566
Diane Lunthacum
Rt. 2, Box 185 C
Thomasville, GA 31742
412-226-7632
Greyhound Rescue and Adoption
Beverly Thompson
116 Mary Street
Washington, IL 61571
309-745-5377
Greyhound Pet Connection
Candy Schultz
Woodstock, IL 60098
815-477-4900 (work)
815-568-8403 (home)
USA Defenders of Greyhounds (USA DOG)
Local rep: Nancy Wallace
Chicago, IL
312-561-8324
Ellen Stokal
Villa Park, IL
708-495-0074
Greyhound Rescue and Adoption
LaDonna Rea
Plainfield, IN
317-745-7772
USA Dog
Sally Allen, President
Carmel, IN
317-244-0113 or 317-867-1704
Shirley Kuzmicz
Indiana
219-234-0880
Pat Lewallen
Paola, KS 66071
913-294-3023
Greyhound Rescue, Inc.
John Davis
6397 Woodburn Rd.
Elk Ridge, MD 21227
410-796-2803
Maryland Chapter of GPA
Betty Rosen
11404 Lhasa Lane
Lutherville, MD 21093
410-252-7555
Cathy McIntyre
15 Pickering CT #01
Germantowne, MD 20874
301-540-4980 (area code might now be 410)
Greyhound Pets of America/Mass
Middleboro, MA
617-447-4866, 617-472-4055, 508-947-3654
Greyhound Pets of America/Mass-North Shore
Winchester, MA
617-729-2577
and
GPA/Central NH Placement
Anna Arsenault
603-742-8871
Greyhound Adoption of Western Mass
Longmeadow, MA
413-567-9022
Jane Klorer
617-729-2577 (MA)
Millie Merritt
617-472-4055 (MA)
Susan Gallotti
508-667-1251 (MA)
Greyhound Placement Service
603-474-5965 (NH)
603-942-7789 (NH)
508-462-7973 (MA)
Greyhound Life Line
Irene Milbury
Sharon, MA
617-784-2157
Greyhound Adoption Service
Salisbury, MA
508-462-7973
Greyhound Friends, Inc.
Louise Coleman, Director
Hopkinton, MA
508-435-5969
Greyhound Friends, Inc.
Lisa St. Pierre (413) 528-5548
Great Barrington, MA
THE PROTECTION PROJECT, INC.
Milton, MA
(617) 333-4982
(617) 527-8843
Easthaven Animal Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI
313-971-3444
Michigan Greyhound Connection
Susan Riegel
Rochester Hills, MI
810-652-6270
Linda Zent
Boseman, MT
406-586-8705
Adopt-A-Greyhound
MarieAnn Stanton
603-942-7789 (NH)
GREYHOUND FRIENDS, INC.
Mary Allen (518) 329-1595
Main Street
Copake, NY 12516
GREYHOUND FRIENDS, INC.
Gayle Blakesley (518) 674-5545
Albany, NY area
Cheryly Vincent
Hamburg, NY
716-648-8106
Catherine Settle
Sanford, NC
919-775-7945
Greyhound Rescue and Adoption
Linn Murphy
Columbus, OH
614-777-4160
Diane Gamble, Ohio/Kentucky
606-261-2879
and
Sharon Murphy
606-371-5493
Oregon Greyhound Rescue
Elizabeth Bordeaux
Portland, OR
503-257-7220
RGA, Inc
Newcastle, PA
412-667-0886
Make Peace with Animals, Inc.
Cynthia Branigan
New Hope, PA
215-862-0605
Richard Benjamin
Beach Island, SC
803-827-0918
Vickey Price
Columbia, SC
803-256-6939 (work)
803-782-0863 (home)
Greyhound Racers Recycled
Jan Huey
Houston, TX
713-665-3366
Greyhounds Unlimited
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 924-5956
(Dedicated mostly to greyhounds; do place some sighthounds)
Greyhounds Homeward Bound
Route 1, Box 6056a
Springtown, Texas 76082
817-748-2020
Greyhound Rescue of Vermont
Sharon Bucklin
802-878-4844 (VT)
Save The Greyhound Dogs
Ms. Scottie Devens
802-879-8838 (VT)
Greyhound Friends Northwest
Hal & Karen Hawley
Issaguah, WA
(206) 392-9114
email: greyhnds@halcyon.co
or
Rachel LaFond
Redmond, WA
206-885-2301
or
Shana Dunn
Bellingham, WA
460-354-2600
CANADA
Greyhound Pets of America: Canadian Chapter
Jane Longmore
RR 3 Appin, ON
NOL 1AO
Canada
519-289-2426 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time)
or
Linda Reidt
RR 1
Baltimore, ON
K0K 1C0
Canada
905-342-3391
Greyhound Racing Federation Of Canada
Linda M. Reidt
R.R. #1
Baltimore, ON K0K 1C0
(416) 342-3391
REM: retired racing greyhounds placement
Greyhound Rescue Society
5325 Pearl Street
RR1
L/Oricnd, Ontario
Canada
613-678-3626
The Greyhound Connection
Adreinne Reid
49 Plymouth Avenue
St. Catharines Ontario,
Canada
905-984-6369
Greyhound Club of Canada
Christina DePierre
263 1st Ave
Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, PQ
JON 1HO
Canada
613-678-3626
 
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