"Truth has no
special time of its own. Its hour is now – always” - Albert Schweitzer
Remember when Coca-Cola
dropped New Coke on us and tried to convince the consumer that it was just like
the old Coke? Coke drinkers knew better and even as much as Coca-Cola tried to
convince us it had the same taste, we all knew it was not Coke, it was fake
Coke.
In the greyhound world
we have some organizations trying to pretend they are still Greyhound Pets of
America (GPA) chapters but please be aware they are fake GPA’s and no longer
have any connections to the real GPA. These groups are former GPA chapters who
left Greyhound Pets of America by their own choice and yet chose names like
Greyhound Pet Adoptions, so that they can fool the public into believing they
are part of the real GPA with using a name that still has the acronym GPA.
In Part 1 of this
series, we learned that a Ms. Darla Dean is accusing Greyhound Pets of America
of not taking responsibility of the greyhound supposedly returned by its owner.
I say supposedly as Ms. Dean has not contacted GPA-National with the facts
regarding this situation.
Continuing to smear Greyhound Pets of America,
one of Ms. Deans friends has now jumped in with this defense. This friend
states as her fact that the organization has been “outed” because of a photo of
a dog tag. However, this outing is not an outing of Greyhound Pets of America
as this friend of Ms. Dean tries to paint:
While this photo clearly
shows a G.P.A. Florida Southeast Coast dog tag, this particular chapter of
Greyhound Pets of America resigned its GPA charter in the 2014-time frame and now
goes by the name of Greyhound Pet Adoptions S.E. Florida...yes, a fake GPA. Per
the Greyhound Pet Adoptions S.E. Florida
website http://www.greyhoundpetsfl.org/index.html their phone number is
561.478.3006. Clearly Ms. Dean's issue is with Greyhound Pet Adoptions
S.E. Florida regarding this 4-year-old greyhound.
While this photo shows a
dog tag, one of 4 that is being claimed to have been on the dog Ms. Dean pulled
from the shelter, GPA-National would have no record of a dog that was adopted
via a former chapter after they have left the organization especially if the
former chapter was just "using up" old dog tags rather than
destroying them. Sadly, over the years GPA has received countless calls via the
800 number regarding found greyhounds with out of date tags from former
chapters however existing GPA chapters have always stepped up to assist these greyhound’s
former chapters would not take back.
As of the date and time
of this blog post, GPA-National has yet to receive nor did receive any contact
regarding this dog nor information on the history of this dog.
While the photo clearly
has the GPA 800 number on it the dog tag in question, Ms. Dean knows from her
days with GPA that if she had called the 800 number one of our volunteers would
have returned the call. Also, she is well aware of and can easily find the GPA
website and from there could have emailed any and all of the 5 GPA National
officers with this situation. Why she elected the path she has taken is
something only she can say. Is bashing an organization she once left more fun?
Only Ms. Dean can say. I can tell you from my own experiences with GPA over the
years, the real GPA would have done everything to bring this greyhound into the
real GPA family even though placement was done by a wannabe GPA.
It is time for Ms. Dean
to stop slandering a well-respected national greyhound adoption program, and it
is time for the fake GPA’s to stop using our name and information.
Ms. Dean can share the
facts with the GPA National officers and set the record straight.
Why she has not only she
can say.
Well Darla and friends - I leave you with this:
