Greyhound rehoming strategies need to be more inclusive

By Noel McMahon

While all the kudos and marketing dollars flow to Greyhound Racing Victoria’s (GRV) flagship Greyhound Adoption Program, figures released in GRV’s 2016-17 annual report show that fifty one per cent of retired greyhounds adopted in Victoria were actually rehomed by volunteer rehoming groups and participants.

In 2016/17, a total of 2,693 Victorian retired greyhounds found permanent homes, with GAP re-homing a record of 1,314 greyhounds and private rehoming and volunteer rehoming agencies placing 1,379 dogs for a fraction of the cost of running the multi-million dollar GAP program and its facilities across Victoria.

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