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October 2007
300 Greyhounds In Need Of Homes
NBC 30 Reports: They are off the track and racing into retirement.

July 2007
Pups Without Partners gears up for three New Hampshire track closings

In the next three months Hinsdale Greyhound Park, Seabrook Greyhound Park and Belmont Greyhound Park are all slated to close for the season. President of PWP Penny Zwart has been contacted by folks at these tracks looking for help with their adoptable greyhounds. Currently PWP has been obtaining greyhounds from Melbourne Florida after an impromptu closing of the track there. Over 300 greyhounds were displaced when Melbourne closed, the Vice President of PWP is currently there helping GPA disperse these greyhounds.

PWP has the option of using a leased kennel, but due to the price of gas and travel time it is not feasible for their volunteers. Currently they are using foster homes to hold dogs waiting for adoption, which is good because the dogs are local and families can meet them and decide if they are suitable for their home.  “Greyhounds are the best kept secret of the dog world" says Penny Zwart.  The group has been involved with greyhounds since 1995 and has successfully helped over 6000 greyhounds with the help of creditable adoption groups throughout the country. “Right now what we need is a local place to house these dogs until adoptive homes can be found for them" says Zwart.  PWP is hoping to either get a parcel of land donated or sold to them at a reduced cost to be able to build a kennel big enough to hold 50 greyhounds at a time.

PWP is holding a Buy & Build fundraiser in which it is selling 50/50 raffle tickets in order to raise the needed funds to accomplish the task of getting the property and building a kennel. The mayor of West Haven will draw the winning ticket at 11:00 am on August 1st. They are also soliciting donations from many organizations and businesses.

PWP’s objective is to obtain and place in loving homes as many dogs as they can. All potential homes will go through an adoption and screening process to insure the best fit for both the adopter and the dog. In addition to the screening process, there is an adoption fee that covers the vet costs for each dog.

June 2007
20 Homeless greyhounds are headed North to Connecticut

In cooperation with Greyhound Pets Of America Melbourne Florida, 20 Homeless greyhounds are headed North to Connecticut. 2 weeks ago Melbourne closed the doors on greyhound racing with no notice to the kennels leaving GPA with over 400 dogs to find homes for.

Crystal Zwart owner of TA'S kennel and Dennis Tyler President of GPA Melbourne worked through the night preparing these dogs for their 18 hour journey here to CT. 10 Will be going to Grateful Greyhounds of Long Island NY. President Lisa Sallie will be meeting the hauler in New Jersey around 4am on Sunday. The remaining greyhounds will then travel North to Stratford CT where Dr. Alan Busek has agreed to house them and perform all vet work needed prior to their placement as pets. When they arrive volunteers will be on hand to bathe and walk these dogs after their long journey. Grateful Greyhounds along with Pups Without Partners and Greyhound Rescue and Rehab will be advocating for homes for these dogs in the hopes we can get more towards the end of the month.

Greyhounds are wonderful pets and are in need of loving adoptive homes. We need as much positive publicity we can get media attention would be a godsend. There are over 1000 greyhounds at any time in need of homes. With both CT tracks closed the dogs must come from other areas that are already saturated with greyhounds and are in need of adoption. There is a fee to adopt and an application process to assure the family and the group that the greyhound is getting a loving forever home.  These greyhounds very lives depend on groups and individuals to help them many of their racing owners are standing by to help as well.  In fact, one owner has given us space at his farm to house any dogs that we cannot place right away.

Anyone who can help us when the hauler arrives at the Pet Hospital in Stratford on Linden Ave, please let us know.  The hauler will be arriving between 7-8 am and anyone who can get some media attention would be well appreciated.  These dogs need all the help we can get.  We want to place as many in approved adoption homes as quickly as possible and get more.

You can reach us via email or cell phone: crys1982@aol.com or 203-809-5206
Grateful Greyhounds can be reached at 1-516-735-5070
Greyhound Rescue and Rehab 1-914-763-2221
Media contact is Penny at Pups Without Partners 203-809-5206

Check out these articles about us in the papers:
Race to Get a Greyhound
Greyhounds need a home after racing days are over

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