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Kentucky Greyhound Placement

Animal rescue in Shelbyville, Kentucky

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Email KyGreyhounds@yahoo.com for more info, Shelbyville, KY 40065
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Pat Ricia Leenerts

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SE's Punisher

Greyhound

Male, 11 yrs

Shelbyville, KY

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
House-trained
Story
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LK's Bellini

Greyhound

Female, 8 yrs 7 mos

Shelbyville, KY

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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AMF Make Ready (Rosie)

Greyhound

Female, 10 yrs 2 mos

Shelbyville, KY

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
Story
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Rescue FAQs

Incorporated and 501(c)(3) in September 2016 - Kentucky Greyhound Placement (KyG) is anxious to help greyhounds and retired racing greyhounds to find their forever homes. KyG is a dba of Pet Action League, Inc. (PAL). Please note donations to PAL directly support KyG. -Thank You! All sighthounds are welcome to our annual event held in July. Don't worry it is in air-conditioned Floral Hall at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. Event will have vendors, speakers and offer an opportunity to see what the state of Kentucky has to offer.
Jefferson County, KY Fayette County, KY Franklin County, KY Kentucky Greyhound Placement adoption area is loosely defined by the triangle defined by Louisville KY (including Southern Indiana) to Lexington, KY to Northern KY (near Cincinnati, OH) and surrounding counties.
  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Home Check
  • 3. Approve Application
  • 4. Meet the Pet
  • 5. Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

Application to adopt requests references from veterinarian and from non-related people not living with applicant. A snippet of information about how greyhounds are different. The contract fee is listed. Items related to the care of the greyhound are mentioned to ensure applicant will care for the greyhound.

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Pets at shelters and rescues near Kentucky Greyhound Placement

The ARK Project Inc.

1625 Louisville Rd., Frankfort, KY 40601

The Humane Society of Scott County Indiana - LOUISVILLE

Louisville, KY 40245

The Animal Care Society

12207 Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40245

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Dante

American Bulldog/Boxer

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo

Finchville, KY

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Needs experienced adopter
House-trained
Story
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Moose

American Bulldog/Boxer

Male, 6 yrs 5 mos

Finchville, KY

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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BISHOP

Labrador Retriever/Border Collie

Male, 8 yrs

Louisville, KY

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
House-trained
Story
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Animal Charities in Shelbyville, KY

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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