GPA/N Needs Your Help
GPA/N works collaboratively with adopters, rescue, humane and other greyhound groups and the racing industry to find homes for retired racers and greyhounds in need. Each year, 22,000 greyhounds retire from U.S. tracks in need of homes.

Our adoption application, intake and home visit process helps us identify appropriate homes for these gentle, loving dogs and match people with compatible greyhounds. Retired racers are uniquely suited to live as companion animals. Affectionate and calm, they thrive on human attention and interaction, adjust well to home life and repay the kindness of their people with faithfulness and devotion.

What we do
Based in Nashville, Tenn., GPA/N gets adoptable greyhounds from tracks in West Memphis, Ark., Birmingham, Ala. and Pensacola, Fla. We also accept for placement greyhounds whose owners can no longer keep them.Our adoption territory includes Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky and Northern Alabama. In 2005, 90 greyhounds found homes through GPA/N. GPA/N is a chapter of Greyhound Pets of America, the nation’s largest, most comprehensive greyhound adoption organization.

How we do it
Our funding comes from donations, adoption fees and in-kind gifts from individuals and companies as well as our annual silent auction, Winter Gathering and yard sale. As a 501(c)3 organization, all donations to GPA/Nashville are tax deductible.

What we need
42-and 48-inch wire crates in good condition
Blankets and towels to use as bedding for foster dogs
Gift cards with which to purchase gas while doing home visits and transporting dogs
Eaglepac brand dog food for foster dogs
Xpens in good condition

How you can help
Foster a greyhound that has just arrived from the track. Download a foster application here.
Drive your SUVs or vans to pick up dogs from adoption agencies or transport broken-legged hounds to the veterinary orthopedist in Memphis.
Sign up to help at Meet and Greets and special events
Volunteer to train to do home visits and to support new adopters.
Pitch inwith all manner of clerical tasks, telephone follow up, proofreading, data input, etc.
Donate cash and in-kind services to help us place more greyhounds and support the work of Meet and Greet teams.

For more information give us a call at 269-4088 or email us at gpanashville@gmail.com.