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Bay Area Greyhound Adoptions, Inc

Tampa, FL 33618

About

Bay Area Greyhound Adoptions is a non-profit, charitable organization, incorporated in the State of Florida in July 2004. Our mission is to find loving homes for greyhounds as pets after their racing days are over. We are staffed entirely by volunteers who love the greyhounds and are dedicated to helping them find great homes as pets after their racing days are over. Our purpose is to promote greyhounds as pets and to find loving homes for the greyhounds in our care. We are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charity and any donations provided to us are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. To date, we have placed over 1,600 retired racing greyhounds in loving pet homes. We are here to make sure that every retired racer has a loving home to go to when their racing days are over. Our name derives from our location, the Tampa Bay Area. We began as a small group of friends who had adopted greyhounds and wanted to help more of these gentle and loving creatures. Since that time, with the help of our many volunteers and supporters, we have expanded our service area. In 2012, we added a chapter in the Cape Coral/Fort Myers area, and now provide greyhound adoptions to the Florida west coast from the Ocala area in the North to the Cape Coral/Fort Myers area in the South. We feel very blessed to have a wonderful group of volunteers and supporters that enable us to continue our work and provide adoption services in these areas.

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Adoption process

The adoption process is easy! You will need to fill out and submit an adoption application on line. Our adoption protocol requires that your pets be spayed or neutered, current on all required and recommended vaccines, and have proof that they are and have been on heartworm prevention medication. (In Florida, dogs must be on heartworm prevention year round.) We will verify this information through your veterinarian. Please call and authorize your veterinarian to provide this information to us. If you are purchasing heartworm medication through another source (on-line), you will be required to provide proof of these purchases. If you are obtaining vaccines for your pets through a service other than your regular vet, we will also need proof of these payments. If you are renting, we will need to have permission from your landlord for you to have a dog the size of a greyhound (normally 55-80 lbs.). If you have a home owners’ association, we will need to have permission from your HOA for you to have a greyhound. After your application has been reviewed, we will set up an appointment to meet with you and your family in your home. This meeting is to provide you with information about caring for your greyhound and answer any questions you may have. If you have already chosen a greyhound you would like to adopt, we will make every effort to bring that greyhound to your home to insure that all other family pets are compatible with the greyhound, and to make sure that the greyhound seems comfortable in your home. During the home advisory, we will help you determine if a greyhound is right for you and your lifestyle. If all goes well, you may adopt your greyhound immediately thereafter so long as the greyhound you have chosen is ready for adoption. All family members should attend the home advisory. You can expect the home advisory to last from 1-1 ½ hours or as long as you need for us to answer all of your questions. Your adoption application can be approved and your home advisory set up within one week, depending on your schedule. If you have chosen a greyhound that is ready for adoption, your adoption can be done immediately after your home advisory. If you have chosen a greyhound that needs more time in a foster home, we will let you know that information when you submit your application. The prison trained greyhounds are available every 8 – 10 weeks. The graduation date for each greyhound is listed on their Petfinder profile. The adoption fee we request depends on the age and level of training of the greyhound you choose. The adoption fee for each available greyhound is shown on the profile of each greyhound on our Petfinder.com listing. Your adoption fee only covers a portion of our cost of veterinary expenses and care of your greyhound while in foster care. The remainder of our cost is paid for by donations from the public, racing kennel owners, supporters, charitable grants, and the fund raising efforts of our volunteers.