Thursday, January 10, 2008

Dallas greyhound agency rescuing dogs from Corpus Christi racing track

By Pegasus News wire

With the closing of the Corpus Christi Greyhound Race Track on December 31, 2007, The Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc. and The Texas Greyhound Adoption Program, along with other adoption groups in Texas, are in crisis mode trying to place approximately 150 dogs into adoptive homes.

With 65 GALT Greyhounds already in foster homes across the Metroplex, and more arriving weekly from the Valley Race Park in Harlingen, GALT is in dire need of volunteers and foster homes to help foster in their homes these lovable dogs from Corpus Christi until they can be placed in their "forever adoptive homes." Currently housed in adoption kennels at the Corpus Christi track, The Texas Racing Commission, The Texas Greyhound Association, and the Corpus Christi track, are committed to caring for the Greyhounds there until they are moved or adopted to make sure that "no Greyhound is left behind".

"Greyhounds make wonderful pets," says GALT co-founder Susie McQuade. "The biggest misconception is that Greyhounds are hyperactive and need lots of room to live and run. They are actually quite docile and are just as happy to nap as they are to play. Many of these dogs are only 2-3 years old, so they have many good years in ahead of them, as Greyhounds can live to 12-14 years of age! Greyhounds are the best kept secret in the companion animal world."

Additionally, GALT is the sole adoption outlet for Valley Race Park in Harlingen and has received 12 injured Greyhounds since November. Based on prior years, GALT can expect to receive 120-150 Greyhounds by the end of the 4-month racing season in April, 2008. To learn more about adopting a Greyhound, go to the Web site or call 972.503.GALT.

Source: GALT

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