News Release

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Greyhound Retirement Day
July 30, 2006 - Portland Oregon
Greyhound Pets of America Northwest

Greyhound Pets of America Northwest announced today that their next "Greyhound Retirement Day" will be Saturday August 5th.

The Retirement Day is when a group of Greyhounds arrive in the Northwest to become a part of the GPA Northwest adoption program. The group of dogs scheduled to arrive on August 5th will be comprised of both male and female Greyhounds, ready to be adopted. These Greyhounds come from all over the country and whether they started their lives in Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona or Oregon they are all welcomed into the GPA Northwest adoption program.

The group said that with the success of their adoption program in 2006, several of the incoming dogs already have homes waiting. Those that do not go directly to their permanent homes, called their "Home-For-Life", will be placed into doggie foster homes. These foster homes are typically volunteers that already have another Greyhound or other pets and open their homes to a temporary visitor. The average stay for a GPA Northwest Greyhound in foster care is about 3 weeks.

"We are always looking for volunteers to help with our adoption program, said Carol Vinnacombe the foster coordinator for GPA Northwest, anyone can help whether you want to become a foster home or just spend time with the dogs at the various GPA Northwest events."

GPA Northwest welcomes volunteers who are interested in helping out with the Greyhounds. If you are interested in participating in any GPA Northwest activity, please contact us by calling 503-784-1285 or e-mailing Volunteer