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"We’re just a tiny little shelter doing what we can (we’re so small that we only have 8 dog kennels!), not a group that’s coordinating rescue of all the Plainfield greyhounds. Unfortunately, the deluge of calls and emails from places like Nevada, California, and Saskatchewan is keeping our small staff from having enough time to care for the animals here in our shelter. Again, we did not send out this email, but we’ve been amazed by the support that has been coming in from across the country. We do need, though, to be able to provide care for the animals in our little place!



If you are interested in fostering or adopting one of these wonderful dogs, and you do not live within an hour or so of our shelter in Western Massachusetts (we’re near Umass/Amherst and Northampton), please contact a greyhound rescue in your area.

Remember, any greyhound available for adoption through a rescue group is one whose racing days are over and who is not wanted on the greyhound breeding farms; so even if it’s not a Plainfield, CT greyhound, they are all greyhounds in need of loving homes because their racing careers are over.

To find out more about what bringing an ex-racer home is like, and to learn more about these wonderful dogs, visit the excellent site www.greyhoundgang.com.



In most of the country, there are also hundreds of other dogs of all breeds, who are in dire need, so check shelters near you – they may be desperate for any kind of help to stem the tide of homeless dogs. "


I'm still glad the track is closing & look forward to the day this
practice of racing dogs for gamblers exists only in history books.
Greyhounds will do just fine without "racing to live" instead of
loving to run for their own enjoyment.