Record number of greyhounds adopted out in stellar year for Victorian Greyhound Racing

Greyhound Racing Victoria has set a new record for greyhounds rehomed in 2016-17 with 1314 dogs adopted out through the organisation’s Greyhound Adoption Program.

It is the first time the program has adopted more than 1000 dogs in a financial year, smashing the previous record of 812 set in 2015-16.

The 65 per cent increase in adoptions is one of many statistics revealed in GRV’s 2016-17 annual report that show a significant cultural improvement in Victorian greyhound racing over the past two years.

A total of 2693 Victorian greyhounds found forever homes in 2016/17, with 1379 rehomed through channels such as third-party adoption Read full article

Source:: http://www.grv.org.au/news/2017/10/19/record-number-greyhounds-adopted-stellar-year-victorian-greyhound-racing/

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