It's Time...

Over the last few weeks my nights are laden with sleeplessness, waking up in panic, wondering how it will and if it will come together. Sleep is usually a time when I know I’m able to get away from it all, for just a few hours, shut off my brain and recharge for the coming day. I'm not sure when I will have that ability again.

Some are holding out hope for a miracle that may overturn Amendment 13 in Florida but that will not undo what we face.

Now It’s time.

By the end of March 2020, there will be 850 greyhounds from Daytona in need of homes, followed up by 400-500 greyhounds from Sanford Orlando in June 2020. 

In approximately 5 months almost 1400 will be in need of homes.

I have been working with professional haulers to start arranging hauls and resting points for greyhounds on cross country transport. While I’ve had sleepless nights, one thing that brings comfort is the knowledge that our greyhound adoption volunteers have always stepped up. But additional help is needed.

These are some points in critical need of attention:

1. Step It Up:

Get out there and inform everyone you know and everyone you don't know on the availability of greyhounds and promote greyhound adoption. Be unique, be creative. Attend or organize meet & greets. Share posts and information on social media. We also need homes in order to move the number of greyhounds that will shortly become available, both in foster capacity and for forever home adoptions.

2. Funding. 

Hauling greyhounds from Florida to where ever there are adoption groups than need them and have applications waiting to adopt is not going to be cheap. While Greyhound Pets of America has funding to kick off this endeavor, we are in need of greater need of far more funding. I might be able to sleep if I knew we had in excess of $300,000.00 in GPA's transportation fund, but we don’t and as the days race closer to the end of the year, funding is going to be key in order to ensure the safe transportation of and placement of each retired racing greyhound.

3. Moral Support.

Cheer your local greyhound adoption volunteers on. We need them now more than ever as they will be working harder than ever with the number of greyhounds coming into their programs.

While adoption had nothing to do with this predicament, organizations such as PETA, HSUS, and Grey2K did. They pushed for the passage of Amendment 13 in Florida and to date haven’t contributed to the greyhounds they put into this position. They spent millions to do their damage yet how much financial contributions have they donated to assist the thousands of retired greyhounds that will need homes in a short period of time, thousands of greyhounds that PETA, HSUS and Grey2K have snowed the public into believing they "protect".

PETA, HSUS, and GREY2K all claim they do what they do for the greyhounds and are proud of the fact they spend hundreds of thousands of donation dollars to do it yet once their "deeds" are done, they flee the scene never actually helping or donating financial assistance for greyhounds as they transition to adoption. Well now time to pay up! You got what you wanted. Now are you going to run away as always or are you going to man up and realize it is now time to send donations to those of us who now have to clean up the mess you lobbied for? 

You can send $300,000.00 right now to Greyhound Pets of America and I promise that the money will be used strictly for transportation and housing of Florida greyhounds and any funds not used, I pledge to return.  PETA, HSUS, and GREY2K all said they "did it for the greyhounds".

It's time now for those entities to really do something "for the greyhounds" - PAY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING OF THE FLORIDA GREYHOUNDS THAT WILL NOW BE THRUST ON THE GREYHOUND ADOPTION NETWORK.

To all the Floridians who voted in favor of Amendment 13, and to the presidents and directors of PETA, HSUS and Grey2K - your donations to assist with the retiring Florida greyhounds can be sent as checks to: 

Greyhound Pets of America – National

P.O. Box 40

Highlandville MO 65669

As I know you will want to help these greyhounds as quickly as possible so you can also visit us at www.greyhoundpets.org and donate via the PayPal link.

In closing, to those of you reading this who have always done the right thing when it comes to the greyhounds and greyhound adoption, I humbly ask if you can find it in your hearts to once again step up for these majestic dogs as they transition from racing to adoption in the form of financial support.

This is not a pipe dream. This is not a what if.

Sadly, this is the end of racing greyhounds in Florida, and we need everyone's help to make sure each and every retired racing greyhound is transported safely and is given the chance to find a loving family to share the rest of its life with.

It's Time!

Rory

Rory S. Goree'
President
Greyhound Pets of America - National