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Kansas City Retired Greyhounds as Pets

Dog rescue in Kansas City, MO

Greyhounds are notoriously over bred to support the racing industry. According to industry breeding reports published in The Greyhound Review, there were 77,852 litters registered by the National Greyhound Association between 1989 and 2000. Multiplied by a conservative average of 6.52 pups per litter, the result shows that more than 507,596 greyhounds were born curing that twelve-year period. Their lives are difficult from the outset. In order to track the dogs for racing, greyhound puppies are tattooed by three months of age and are individually registered by 18 months. Of those born, only 78% of those puppies were individually registered during the same twelve-year period. Because very few are ever found wandering, the 22% not registered are presumed dead. On average, a revolving baseline of 1,000 dogs is needed to sustain a racetrack operation. In 2000, approximately 26,500 greyhounds entered the racing system, and an equal or greater number of greyhounds, aged between 2 and 5 years old, exited the system. Approximately 13,000 dogs were retired to rescue groups for adoption, leaving approximately 13,500 unaccounted for. This sport has conservatively claimed the lives of more than 1,000,000 greyhounds in its 75-year U.S. history.

KCREGAP is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. KCREGAP is dedicated to finding loving homes for retired greyhounds. Since its inception, 4000 greys have been adopted into loving homes in the KC Metro area and beyond. The reality is that, because of poor track standards, many beautiful greyhounds come to us with health issues requiring veterinary attention. The adoption fee charged by KCREGAP does not cover the actual costs incurred in treating these dogs. Costs often climb into the thousands of dollars.

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Adoptable pets at Kansas City Retired Greyhounds as Pets

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Kirra

Greyhound

Female, Young
Kansas City, MO
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Kip

Greyhound

Male, Adult
Kansas City, MO
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Joey

Greyhound

Male, Young
Kansas City, MO
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Charlie

Greyhound

Male, Adult
Kansas City, MO
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Roo

Greyhound

Male, Adult
Kansas City, MO
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Rainier

Greyhound

Male, Young
Kansas City, MO
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Olivia

Greyhound

Female, Young
Kansas City, MO

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Kansas City metro area

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Additional adoption info

We require potential adoptive families to fill out our application which is available for download on our website. We check references, including vet references, and then schedule a home visit. We require a fenced-in area. Families are also asked to sign an adoption contract, which is also available for review on our website. Our adoption fee is $400 for dogs up to age 7, and $350 for dogs age 8+.

Adoption application

https://kcregap.org/adopt/adoption-application/

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Gummy Bear

Labrador Retriever

Male, Puppy
Kansas City, MO
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River

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Adult
Kansas City, MO
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Georgia(2403578)

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 5 yrs
Kansas City, KS
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Penelope

Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie

Female, 7 mos
Warrensburg, MO
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Ferdinand

American Staffordshire Terrier

Male, 1 yr 2 mos
Lansing, KS
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Justin

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 3 mos
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