Alabama Greyhound Adoption Center

12/07/2021

Friendly reminder to all

ALWAYS have ID on your hounds! This handy tip helped our lost girl get home!
Searchers were looking in a two to five mile radius of her home.

Where was she found?
EIGHTEEN MILES AWAY, and across a very busy interstate!
EIGHTEEN! An area that none of us had even remotely thought of heading towards to search!

Our Facebook posts, crossposts, flyers at businesses/ shelters/ vet clinics, etc were not what brought Think home. Nope, her ID TAGS!!!

If the jingling of ID tags bother you, there are tags that rivet or slide into/ onto the sides of collars. Have their info embroidered onto the side of the collar if you have a cloth or nylon collar.

Military style dog tags come in pairs and you can often order them with different things embossed into them. Some owners put their pets vet info on them, so if the pet is found and taken to the clinic, any emergency services can be pre-arranged to be handled immediately should the lost pet be found and brought in.

Hug your hounds!

12/05/2021

SHE'S BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!!!! SHE'S SAFE!!!! SHE IS WITH HER DADDY AND HEADED TO ARGO ANIMAL HOSPITAL FOR A PRECAUTIONARY CHECK UP!!!

UPDATE 12/6 @ 9:20AM - spotted crossing Hwy 29 just before Saddle Club Rd (Oneonta / Blount County)

"Think" is a blue brindle Greyhound, spayed, adopted through the Alabama Greyhound Adoption Center.

Her ear tattoos are 56A / 68688
Registered name is WW THANK ALOT
Answers to "Think"

She is microchipped!

If found, please call the AGAC emergency / lost Greyhound / found Greyhound number 205 201 0131 so we can help her back to her frantic parents Joe and Donna!

Last seen at 134 pineview rd oneonta, AL (Blount County)

If spotted, DO NOT CHASE!!! CALL HER!!! She lives with cats and small dogs, and loves everyone! She will go up to anyone for attention! Think knows her name and she's more than likely already on someone's couch.

She SHOULD be wearing her collar with her ID tags (one in picture)

01/31/2021

Greyhound Nation

One of our own is in need of our help! Patti Goettler of Greyt Hearts Service Dogs has taken many of our Greyhounds at the Alabama Greyhound Adoption Center and trained them to be amazing service dogs for people.

How scary to be in an accident like this! Thank God she and all six hounds are okay!

Please consider helping by donating!

Greyhound family, one of our own is in desperate need for your help. Greyt Hearts S… Sheila Axell needs your support for Greyt Hearts Service Dogs needs help

11/11/2020

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!

EMERGENCY ONLY PHONE NUMBER for LOST AND FOUND, GREYHOUNDS IN SHELTERS,
RETURNS, RELOCATIONS, RESCUES, and the "help, my hound from the AGRAC is ......"
Is 205 201 Zero One Three One
Again, emergency number, NOT "I want to adopt" number.

We no longer have a kennel building/center, but WE ARE STILL HERE FOR OUR HOUNDS AND ADOPTERS!! We work via all volunteers and foster homes.

If you're looking to adopt, please contact Greyhound Pets of America.
When we do have an available Greyhound, we will let everyone know (we don't right now).

We have never and would never abandon our babies. We have always had a back up plan.

If you've adopted from us or have a Sighthound in Alabama, please join our group on Facebook, Birmingham Greyhound Owners.

Jennifer

07/20/2020

To all the greyt people I have come to know. Today is my last day. I have meet so many wonderful people. I have laughed and cried with some of you. I'll miss all of you
Sue Shepherd Hallman

06/08/2020

Its official

Every one of the Greyhounds at the Birmingham Greyhound Racing has found a home or adoption program.

We have a few appointments left to visit with possible families. Should any of those families decline or no show, we will contact the next on the list.

We received probably HUNDREDS of messages, emails, and phone calls. Unfortunately, there just wasn't enough Greyhounds to go around.

Thank you everyone

Just because they've found homes doesn't mean we're through.

We still have recuperating orthopedic hounds, a heartworm positive, a pair with idiopathic seizures, who are not medically ready to be available just yet who will still need medical care for a while longer.

We are sorry, but we cannot take anymore applications. We have hundreds right now and no where near enough hounds.

Please visit the National Greyhound Association website for NGA endorsed adoption programs.

06/08/2020

Caution

There seems to be a massive flooding of advertising of really cheap Seresto collars from pop up FB companies. Selling them for $21.99 or $22 each plus shipping.

As someone who has ordered these collars through veterinarians, those prices SHOUT that you shouldn't trust them!

FAKE! NOT THE REAL DEAL!

Often times these are mimic knock offs with not the real medicines in them. They can cause massive allergic reactions, chemical reactions possible, or worse.

If you're not getting your flea and tick prevention from your veterinarian (the best), or a veterinarian trusted and recommended pharmacy, or your local pet store ... make SURE it's a trusted online store.

The fake products could mean your pets life!

Having personally witnessed the affects of a fake product and the chemical burns the dog went thorough at a vet clinic, we just wouldn't want it to happen to your pet!

Jennifer

06/08/2020

06/08/2020

05/26/2020

5/29 UPDATE
SHE'S BEEN SPOTTED BY THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS GOLF CLUB STORE by hole 1 and 17!

Moody Run just broke free from her "brother" walking her! She's still got her leash attached!!

We need help searching for a list Greyhound in ONEONTA, ALA!

Bham folks, have free time? We need volunteers and SQUAWKERS!!

AGAC ID tag number 591

Petlink (Datamars) chip
981020033224993

05/22/2020

Hi everyone

Jenn here. We have had several folks asking us what's taking so long??

Covid-19 has done more than cause everyone, including us, challenges.

Our awesome veterinarians are busier than normal with the high influx of hounds.

Dr Darcie Odom with VIP has even done spay and neutering through a back injury because of her love for the Greyhounds!

Dr Mark Jandrlich at Central Valley Animal Hospital has been working on our hounds headed to groups

Dr Trammell and Dr Metcalf at Mercy Animal Hospital have been working on hounds headed to groups too

A giant THANK YOU to our vets and vet staff who have been caring for our babies! Thank you for getting to our hounds through all this insanity

Thank you, adopters, who have been patiently waiting through all of this and your understanding for our wonderful veterinarians!

05/18/2020

I have canceled my auto-ship from chewy. I let them know it is due to them pairing up with hsus

05/15/2020

Today one of our unsung heroes has retired.

Church served us well for several years as one of our four "tester cats", helping us figure out who was cat tolerant and who wasn't.

Happy Retirement Sir Winston Churchill-Vinson!

Mushu, Kung Po, and Terriyaki will continue to "work", and will retire to their forever homes later this summer.

05/10/2020

Well, we hope you got a nap in between 11am and 2pm, because you're due back to the kennel before 3pm for afternoon turnouts! Though we do an early afternoon at 2pm here at the AGAC, we have to in order to leave by 3-330pm to get vet runs done in time.

Hounds go out again, come back in, fresh water given, porch swept and mopped. While hounds were out, you brought in dry bedding and hung up what needed to be hung.

You load up your racers for that "card" and head to the "paddock". There they have to go before the commission veterinarian, get weighed, then be held under observation until their race.

You have about a half hour to 45 min between the end of weigh in and the first race. If you're getting a meal, better go quick!

You have to be back in time to get your hounds bucket of water with electrolytes ready, your race program, and watch that first race.

Soon as your hound comes off the track, he gets between his feet, under his feet, between legs, chest all hosed off. Very gentle water is used to clean out sand from their eyes. They're walked for ten minutes to cool them off, and allowed to drink their "Gatorade" (made for dogs!). Then up they go in the kennel truck. The helper either picks up the next race or heads back to the kennel to drop off the racer.

Ah so it ends...

No. Not even close.

When back, your hound gets a spritzing again of their feet before coming into the kennels, to again help cool them off. They go outside to potty again. They're observed. Limping? Cramping? Nails broken? Anything odd?? When they come in, a more detailed inspection.

They're rubbed down again, this time with Trainers Choice liniment. A bit stronger liniment that really helps ease muscles after a heavy workout. The difference between a massage therapist using a light linement and a max strength "Icy Hot" or "Biofreeze" from the local pharmacy.

Forty five minutes to an hour must pass before the Greyhounds are allowed to eat once they're back. They have to fully cool off so they don't risk bloat.

Remember cooking this morning? Well, racers get fresh food too! They like a good warm meal, with the goodies to boot. However, they also get extra goodies! Ice cream or yogurt, extra marshmallows or cookies, a reward for a job well done even if they came in 8th!

Afterwards, they have to go out again to potty.

And you have 10 more racers to pick up after their races!! If this was a matinee card, you have to get racers down for night time weigh ins!

When all the racers have been cared for, it's time for cookies and bed. Everyone gets a giant milk bone or marshmallows or nilla wafers or animal crackers before bedtime.

You check the schedule... see what's going on tomorrow.

It's Sunday, the hounds get a break. They'll have apples and peaches with oatmeal tomorrow in place of pasta and veggies. Monday will be rice and veggies, then Tuesday pasta and veggies. They like a good meal variation! Oooooh, Friday we have to go to Sam's Club and get more mackerel for Fish Fridays!! Do we have enough peanut butter? Sundays are also SUNDAE'S too... giant milkbones slathered in peanut butter and topped with giant marshmallows are given to all the hounds.
Cold front coming in Tuesday... the trainer decides to make a batch of chicken and dumplings in the kennels for us humans. No time to slow down to do dinner out, easier to toss in a crock pot to cook while we work. The hounds, of course, get all the leftovers

A hauler is due in. They're bringing 15 in and taking 20 on Thursday to head on to a faster track to race. Got to make sure everyone is up to date on vaccinations.

Off you go. Tomorrow starts early again.

For actual videos of what it's like, follow Jeff Sokensen of Paint The Trail. He followed AJ Grant and Kathy Lacasse at Sanford Orlando Kennel Club. Awesome videos showing it first hand!

05/10/2020

Continued on the day in the life of your retired racing Greyhound...

Okay, game plan time!
The trainer goes through the kennel and hangs up racing muzzles (pre fitted and marked with each racers names. Normally hung muzzles are night racers, upside down are matinee racers who need to be done first.

Kennel muzzles are hung upside down for dogs needing to go "schooling" at the track, and kennel muzzles hung on for crates for one's needing to go to the sprint field

It's going to be another long day...

Dogs are loaded up and taken to the track itself by 7am when it's still cool outside. They're ran for one single lap, or 3/4 lap, or 1/2 lap depending on the individual hounds need. Some started "from the box" rather than "hand slipped" (in the starting box vs let go by hand). They may need to get used to our track, get over an injury (pulled muscle, small cut, got bumped and fell) or just need to get experience.

One quick run and they're done! But... we have 7 more pairs to run, so back to the truck we go... then go up to the kennel and swap out those 16 with 10 more!!

When they're done schooling, it's time to load up the "sprinters". I get to take them to play on the sprint field while the trainer starts cooking breakfast.

Two hounds per run, they get to run in the sprint field until they say they're done. They get to run straight down and back at full sp*ed to help build muscle tone and they LOVE it! Racing their buddies and playing "in a long dog park". This helps new arrivals get used to our sand footing, our weather, our routines. It helps do physical therapy for any who were off the racing roster due to injuries (again, pulled muscle, etc like us humans occasionally get too)

When they're done, like the "schoolers", they come back to the turn out pens to potty, get water, and go back to their crates.

While I was "sprinting", the trainer was cooking a roaster oven full of macaroni and veggies. It smells pretty good already.

Time to weigh racers, go over them, and rub them down.

Did you see our previous video? You'll need to go watch that.

Each racer has a set weight. If they're set at 70, they can't weigh more than a pound and a half heavier or lighter than that. Notes are taken on weights, who needs extra and who needs less. So we have to weigh the hounds running that day AND the ones running the next day too!

Each hound has ears checked, nails trimmed, and rubbed down. Before a good rub down, the trainer gets Absorbine liniment in their hands. Just like pro athletes, a good liniment massage gets the muscles ready for a workout. We rub them down AND the ones who ran the previous day as well, don't let them get stiff after a work day, the same as we do for ourselves.

It takes a good hour and a half sometimes with all the hounds to be done, but with team work it gets done faster.
The hounds love it and they know they get a cookie, nilla wafer, or marshmallow when they're done.

With all weights recorded, if any hounds need a rub down for being off the racing roster for a break, they get it now.

Otherwise it's time to cook!

We mix up racers food first.
5 pounds of macaroni, 5lbs mixed veggies, and 120lbs of beef get mixed together with hot water until it's the consistency that feels right to the trainer.
Honey, electrolytes, Canine Red Cell, are added to the "feed tub".

A set amount of high protein kibble is added, though not much because racers need more protein from meat than kibble.

Then we mix up racers feed first. They get a set amount of feed based on their weight. Then a half of a baked potato, a little orange juice, and a half banana, they're ready for breakfast!

Whoa... you fed them what??!! Yeah, they really did get that!

When racers are done, now the feed tub gets more kibble mixed in to make it right for everyone else. A tray of supplements are grabbed, the bowl of p*eled bananas, the bowl of baked potatoes, the OJ, the honey, the red cell and bag of marshmallows

This boy ran yesterday and acted like he was slightly cramped up. He gets his 3lbs of feed along with a potato, OJ, banana, honey, and a marshmallow to top it off

This other boy ran yesterday too, he gets a little red cell and a marshmallow

This boy had a day off yesterday and doesn't run till day after tomorrow, so he gets his 3lbs and a marshmallow.

This girl gets her 2.5lbs and since she runs tomorrow she gets......
Well, if you can't tell, each racer gets their diet customized individually and depending on when they ran vs when they're running again!!

When all the hounds are fed, food is set aside for racers for dinner.

The feed tub is cleaned up, bowls cleaned, and time for humans to grab a quick bite while the kennel naps for a half hour.

Afterwards, it's time to go potty again, kennel swept throughly, pens cleaned, fresh water, porch mopped then mop water changed, kennel mopped.

Edited to add- kennel kitchen cleaned, bathroom cleaned, front porch cleaned, dirty bed tub drained and beds rinsed thoroughly, then beds hung up to dry the rest of the day

Is 11am... time to go home, shower, and nap before coming back for the race day!

(To be continued...)

05/10/2020

What was the day in the life of my retired racing Greyhound?

In order to answer that, you might want to sit down. Get your fresh cup of coffee. Got your snack? Good...

This is written from my personal experiences from working in racing kennels here at Birmingham. This may not be the exact day in every kennel, but it is extremely similar. Just like everyone makes different fried chicken, this is only "my recipe" and my experiences.

Time to start the day!
It's 3am... i just went to bed at 1am because I picked up racers last night. Races ended at 11pm, but I didn't leave till midnight. Why? Well that's to come later... yawn... I live an hour north of the kennel. Time to get up and take care of my own animals. Put my hounds outside, feed my parrots, shower, bring in hounds, grab something to eat to settle my stomach and head in.

Yawn! 445am, somehow I barely beat the trainer to the kennel (phew! But still got there before 458am at least!)

5am (sharp) time to wake up the kennel! Turn on lights, make sure doors are shut, and start letting hounds out to potty! Girls in one yard, boys another yard, any "singletons" or "small groups" in the middle yard.

Once everyone is outside, make up mop solution, gather supplies, head to beds.
Everyone uses different mop solution recipes, but they're all similar. Bleach and Pinesol, though we use Fabuloso.

Step 1. Pull bed out, shake all sand and dirt out of bedding.
Each hound gets "two rugs and a snug"- two carpet squares cut out to crate size plus one "shakey or snuggie" (a torn up small section they like to use to shake or play with, but most often as a pillow), a bone (marrow or meaty knuckle or knee cap), and a toy (Kong, rope toy, heavy chewer designed toy, etc).
Use broom to thoroughly sweep out crate, get in corners too! Spray crate floor with Odo-ban (or OUT! Advanced Odor Neutralizer), put bed back in crate, spray top of bed.

Step 2. Repeat this 69 more times.

Step 3. Aww man, this hound couldn't wait and p*ed her crate... well, that bed goes in the wheelbarrow! The crate still gets swept out, then the crate gets mopped with the cleaning solution thoroughly. Once finished. Walk outside and hose out that mop head! No point putting dirty mop head back in the mop water, you want to mop with clean mop water, not dirty! Now wait for that crate to dry, spray with Odoban, and replace fresh clean bedding in it.

Step 4. Once all beds are finished, take the wheelbarrow outside and lay the beds in the cleaning tank. Fill with water and let overflow to rinse out as much dirt as possible, then let bedding soak in cleaning solution (we use bleach and laundry detergent).

Step 5. Sweep up kennel floor, make sure you get under the crates all the way to the walls! Then mop any urine up from the floor and re- rinse your mop

Step 6. Time to bring in the hounds!

Step 7. Clean up p**p in yards, throw away p**p bags, toss out water in buckets, clean bucket, and refill with fresh water.

Step 8. Sweep off your back porch! Mop up any p*e there too and re rinse your mop AGAIN!

After all that, it's time to get with the trainer to get the game plan for the day

(To be continued by Jennifer...)

05/10/2020

Did you know?

Your Retired Greyhound had this similar routine done prior to racing?

Trainers "going over" their hounds includes a rub down and more.

Just like human athletes, they enjoy pampering before a big race.

Want to make your hound really happy? Give them a rub down and watch how fast they relax!

05/09/2020

14 retired racers heading to South Eastern Greyhound Adoption!

Congrats boys and girls!

05/05/2020

What it's like to really work with the Greyhounds

05/03/2020

We received a call about a Greyhound needing our help, a return from one group from far out of state and too far to head to his home group... could we accept him on behalf of his group? Why yes, we can.

It didn't take long before we had this old fella matched up with a forever home too!

Loosey Goosey, you and Moose had a fun day today! Congrats to your new family!

05/02/2020

Dogs don't deceive. People do. Christine Dorchak, founder and leader of GREY2K USA, which exists to eradicate racing greyhounds, boasts of having been a runner of multiple Boston Marathons. Ask HER to explain how an athlete trains, eats, rests, and gets ready mentally in order to perform as an athlete in a racing event. Is she forced to run? If so, ask her how. Ask her. She full well knows the answers. Yet, she demands you believe the opposite about greyhounds.
While you are at it, ask yourself why anyone allows their mind to believe rhetoric and propaganda that completely defies something as simple as logical thinking.
Are you logical or are you a sheeple that believes the unbelievable?

05/01/2020

FOUND!!!!!!!! SHE WAS CAUGHT NEARBY AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX!!!

FOUND!!!
911!!! Loose Greyhound!!

1016 Brian Drive, Leeds, directly behind the Leeds High School

STORMY DEE, white with brindle patches female, darted out the door!

We need help finding a lost Greyhound!

STORMY DEE is microchipped by the AGAC and wearing her AGAC ID tags!

04/24/2020

Oh no! You've read about all the tracks ending Greyhound Racing and now you want to hurry and get one!!

Well, welcome to one of the right places to go to, a National Greyhound Association endorced adoption program!

What does that mean? Well, the National Greyhound Association, who registers each racing Greyhound, has done their research and approves of the way the group assures each Greyhound is rehomed among many things.

I've never owned a Greyhound before, is that a problem? No, but did you do your research first?
Greyhounds are INDOOR dogs, not outdoor. They can never be trusted off lead, outside of a fully fenced area, on a "flexible lead", or especially invisible fences.
They'll require yearly vaccinations, monthly flea and tick prevention as well as monthly internal parasite prevention. They need good food, like Diamond Naturals, not cheap foods like Beneful.
They don't play like a Golden Retriever, and they won't be anyone's marathon running partner. They sprint for 30 seconds once every 3 to 4 days, then snooze the rest of the time. Seriously, they'll sleep 16 or more hours a day!! Yeah, kind of like your teenager, they love to eat, sleep, and watch TV

Well, I'm ready to rescue one now!!
Sorry. You're out of luck here at Birmingham. We suggest you go to www.sighthoundunderground.com and inquire about a Galgo or Podenco.
Wait... what?? Racing is ending and they'll kill the Greyhounds! We have to save them!!!

Ehhh... you've been reading or listening to some really tall tales. Probably started by a group that wants you to send them money so they can line their pocket books and not actually do anything to help any animals. These so called fundraising scams have NEVER resulted in any funds coming here to actuality help any Greyhounds. Seriously, NOT ONE PENNY.

Birmingham doesn't have a single Greyhound that's a "rescue" nor do we have one in need of rescuing.

Ok. I'm confused!!

Nah. Don't worry. You're interested in adopting a retired racing Greyhound!! They're RETIRED, NOT RESCUED! They are not in any danger of any kind, and never will be. Therefore, you're ADOPTING, not rescuing.

Ok, ok, just give me my dog

Whoa! Not so fast! We need more information! We need to do reference checks and possibly a "FaceTime home visit" (we would do a home visit, but with Covid-19 and all, this is safer). You have a cat and a 5yr old daughter in your home, so we know Greyhounds like Warship or Espidrille won't work out with you. Others might work better, but to help us even more, we'd need to know if you work all day or home more often or are a really active family. This helps us go through our temperament tested Greyhounds and discover who might work best before we bring them to meet you.

Ohhhh OK, but you said we can only meet two, I don't like that! There's over 500 and I want to know all their names and colors and sexes!!

Yeah, we're going to have to say that won't happen because of the literal time that would take, because not all Greyhounds pass their small dog and cat testing, not all Greyhounds like kids (same as all other canines!!), and because of this awful thing called Covid-19. We have to protect ourselves and you from any possible unknown virus spread.

Ok, I get it. So I messaged and called and no word. I'm getting mad from no response!

To help keep possible virus exposure, only three of our crew are able to enter our offices to check the phone messages, get paperwork, etc. However we each have email on our cell phones, as well as Facebook messenger! So often times we're messaging you from our homes, like right now with this post.

It's still taking so long!!

Yup. It is. It's hard to apologize when we're simply so SWAMPED with hundreds of calls, emails, and messages! We're doing our best as quickly as we can and appreciate your patience as we try to match up our babies (and yes they'll always be our babies) with the best home possible.

WHAT THE HECK, I CAN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT TILL WHEN???

Probably May. Seriously. Why? Covid-19. We can meet with one family at a time interested in adopting, and could possibly meet with another family or two who want information only, see them in person. We can't allow a ton of leash swapping, hugging, and petting the hounds unless it's just with the family wanting to adopt. Again, Covid-19. This isn't our first choice, but we're trying to protect ourselves as well as your families too. We have to wipe down hounds and bathe them too, it's all more behind scenes than you realize. So yeah, that's why we schedule visits at 10am, noon, and 2pm.

Wait, I can come earlier or later!!

Good for you. We will be unable meet you though. We have to care for the hounds before 10am, and after 2pm (visits are generally 1 to 1.5hrs long) we have to give over 100 Greyhounds an afternoon potty break and maybe even run to our vet clinics to pick up hounds!

I want my dog NOW!!! I'm a (fill in the blank)

Congrats!! Awesome! We still arrange for our Greyhounds to be vetted with our veterinarians then we hold them for 10 days to watch them post surgery to make sure they don't have any complications. If they do, they'll get immediate care on our dime (100% funded by donations thanks to you!!).

Holy cripes you charge too much!!

Really? Where else can you adopt a canine that's purebred for hundreds of years, and have it
Spayed or nuetered
Ultrasonic dental
4dx snap heartworm and tick test
Nails trimmed
Up to date vaccinations
Ears cleaned
ID tag collar with ID tag
Martindale collar
Microchip
30 days of heartworm and intestinal parasite prevention
A dose of Simparica for flea and tick prevention
6 month supply of Coraxis heartworm and parasite prevention (giving you 7 months of prevention total!!)
all for $400??? Go ahead. We will wait.
Oh, that includes if your Greyhound was cryptorchid, needed a toe amputation, specialty orthopedic surgery like a screw, plate, pin, or wires (you know, those surgeries that often cost $5k each)
So again, we will wait.

Whoa, you really do all that???

Yup. We've been doing this for over 1,000 Greyhounds every single year since 2010.

So they're really, REALLY, not euthanized for being too slow or because the track is closing, or the owner doesn't want them?

We're sorry you haven't seen what we have. The tears of owners, trainers, and kennel staff bawling their eyes out when their favorite hounds find homes. That they really do want to stay in touch with them. That they are very much loved.
That they are RETIRED, NOT RESCUED.

They are, however, addictive and you will want a second one.

Want to know Greyhounds? Then know racing! After all, no racing means no Greyhounds!

Changing the world . . . for one dog at a time.

04/23/2020

Important notice to everyone coming to visit the Greyhounds

The designated meeting spot to visit with the Greyhounds is located under the blue awning at VALET PARKING there at Birmingham Greyhound Racing.

This will continue to be our meeting spot for adopters until further notice.

This is OUTSIDE, and allows us to keep all safety precautions due to Covid-19

04/21/2020

With great sorrow, we confirm that the rumors are true. Greyhound Racing has indeed ended at Birmingham Greyhound Racing.

We are currently in our first phase of assuring each and every Greyhound is accounted for and placed.

We will be spending the next 20 days cataloging every hound, making sure vaccines are up to date, and tending to any medical needs. This allows our racing kennels to move their racers to other tracks or farms.

After the 20 days, we will be back to delivering Greyhounds across the US as our great country opens back up slowly from the pandemic.

We are continuing with local adoptions as usual. Please have patience with us as our phones are ringing off the hook, emails are overloading, and we just can't keep up.

We do have a plan in place for "what's after", which we will announce when the time comes. Don't worry all our Bama Family, you will be cared for!

The Greyhounds are being cared for. The plans for each phase was carefully thought out and is the best case scenario for this situation. We are grateful to the McGregors and Dr Benefield for allowing us the needed time to have Greyhounds spayed and neutered, time to heal after surgery, transporting them, and of course time for our country to go back to as normal as we all could hope for.

As we continue, and due to the virus as well, visiting with adoptable hounds is strictly by appointment only. We have to allow time for families to visit, and time between families for us to wash hounds. We are being a careful as we can.

We will update as quickly as we are able to with hounds, though they may be done from now on by posts here on Facebook as it is much faster.

Thank you everyone for your continued support.

Remember, we have a lot of treats and bones and toys for sale! Your purchases are assisting us to cover orthopedic surgeries, recoveries, and care!! The hounds still need you!