My pandemic puppy is a retired racing greyhound. Zoom's gangly, genial and 3 years old. Sleek and black as an eel — and voluptuously lazy — he's among hundreds of dogs who suddenly needed homes after ...

Before I started the adoption process for my two greyhounds, I knew very little about the breed. In my mind, they were practically mythical creatures. I knew that they existed — I’d seen videos of ...

For years, greyhound adoption networks have provided a safety net for the racetracks’ discarded dogs (“Want a Pet Greyhound? Good Luck,” Personal Journal, Feb. 9). Compassionate adopters have provided ...

The 99-year-old American sport of greyhound racing had been fading away, anyway, but Florida residents all but guaranteed its demise last month by voting overwhelmingly to end greyhound racing in the ...

I knew we had to help. A sea of dogs and their owners flooded onto the street. “No excuse for animal abuse!” the crowd roared, holding up signs that read *let greyhounds run free*. My partner Gary and ...

November 9, 2018 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Florida has 11 of the country’s 17 greyhound racetracks, but all of them will have to close in the next two ...

As regulators and humane organizations look to stamp out dog racing for good, greyhounds as we know them—those spindly speed demons—have become a dying breed. Retired racing greyhounds have made ...

Home for the holidays takes on a new meaning when you're a displaced racing greyhound whose home track is closing. Some 200 to 250 greyhounds -- premiere athletes of the canine world -- could be ...

A longtime greyhound rescue kennel on Longfellow Lane in Bonita Springs, is closing its doors. Silvana Rizzi-Cortella, founder of Hollydogs Greyhound Adoption, says the era of greyhound racing and ...