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Help House a Hound
Have you reached your limit on household fur but would still like to help our hounds?
Greyhound Adoption League of Texas receives its greyhounds from many sources - breeders, trainers, owner releases, shelters, and strays. In addition to these sources, GALT has operated for the past four years as the exclusive adoption outlet for greyhounds retiring, grading out, and hurt at Valley Race Park in Harlingen, TX, a seasonal track running from November to April of each year. For the 2006-2007 season, GALT pulled a total of 122 greyhounds from VRP. The last 43 were received Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007, at Houn House, with 4 more arriving the following Tuesday.
Thankfully, GPA Houston and GPA Texarkana have helped GALT by taking 7 and 3 of these dogs respectively. At this time GALT has 31 greyhounds boarded at Houn House. These greys will be processed as adoptions and new foster homes open up.
Providing quality care for the hounds-in-waiting simply requires a lot of money. The average stay for an adoptable hound is approximately 4 weeks. GALT's daily cost to board and care for hounds not in foster homes is $6 per day per dog which includes the following:
- Food (twice daily)
- Climate control kennel
- Multiple daily kennel cleanings
- Staff monitoring (4 times/day)
GALT provides each dog with the following items which are in addition to the $6 per day per dog expense:
- Kuranda Bed
- Fleece Blanket (in winter)
- Fleece Coat (in winter)
- Tick/Flea/Internal Parasite treatments
- Daily
onsite health/behavior monitoring
There are several ways you can help GALT's hounds waiting for their forever homes:
- 3 Days of Boarding - Sponsor Kennel boarding for three days at $6/day ($18)
- 1 Week of Boarding - Sponsor Kennel boarding for one week at $6/day ($42)
- 2 Weeks of Boarding - Sponsor Kennel boarding for two weeks at $6/day ($84)
- 3 Weeks of Boarding - Sponsor Kennel boarding for three weeks at $6/day ($126)
- 1 Month of Boarding - Sponsor Kennel boarding for one month at $6/day ($180)
Fill out the form, mail it to P O. Box 680, Addison, TX 75001 or give to a GALT representative, or go to the GALT GreytStore to donate online!
CONTRIBUTIONS
Deepest thanks to those listed below who have helped house a hound:
- Steve Carroll
- Britta Sjostedt (Happy Birthday to Mary Jane and her GALT buddy, Bubba)
- Freddie Sainz
- Darren Anderson
- Karen Pirinelli
- Helen Manning
- Mark Clark
- Jim Weiss
- Amy McCune
- Barbara Evans
- Diana Bossart
- Ken Kuznicki
- Kristin Fields
- John Shuey
- Brad Johnson
- Dixie, Mark, Angel and Bridget Laney
- Sandra Parks, in memory of Mikey
- Mark & Heather Clark
- Becki & Mark Denetz
- In honor of Phillip Bleggi, given by Anita Laffey
- Brian Bielat
- Robert Lamberty
- Stephen & Ardith Couey
- Patti Terry
- Cindy Smrt
- Noel & Teddy Padden
- Kerry Clabaugh
- In honor of Dorothy Danskin and in memory of Dave Danskin,
animal lovers who passed that love on to their daughter, Emily Danskin
