GALTx eNews: Attention! Tune In To Help The Hounds!
Between hurricanes, news from Afghanistan, and a raging pandemic, we know you have a lot competing for your attention. But this is a special time for the GALT hounds and we really need you to tune in. North Texas Giving Day is coming up on September 23rd, 2021, and early giving is already open. During this special time, we have available $25,000 in matching funds to make your gift to the hounds go twice as far. Please don’t let this opportunity slip by with money still on the table.
Despite all of the turmoil in the world, GALT’s intake team remains busy. On August 9th, 2021, we welcomed 18 retired racers from Greyhound farms in Kansas and the next day we welcomed three more hounds who were abandoned in Amarillo. A couple of weeks later, we welcomed four more hounds (Joey, Jeff, Willa, and Christy) including both retired racers and rescues. This week, we have welcomed Maggie and Iris, from difficult situations discussed below. That’s 27 new hounds in just a few weeks. Our kennel remains full with more than 40 hounds awaiting foster homes and, ultimately, adoption.
Typically, a healthy retiring racer costs us about $750 in veterinary bills for examinations, vaccines, spay or neuter, dentals, micro-chipping, blood work and medications. Some hounds come to us with serious injuries, parasitic diseases and tick borne disease that can cost considerably more to remedy. For our recent 27 new arrivals, we anticipate more than $20,000 just in vet bills. And they won’t be the last hounds to join our family. Please help us pay the way to staying true to our mantra of “No Grey Turned Awaytm” by giving for North Texas Giving Day while your gift will help twice as much. Make A Matched Donation! 9/3/21
