GPA MN has a responsibility to both you and the owners of these former racers to ensure that each and every hound finds a good and loving home. We must ensure the hound is safe and properly cared for after the adoption. To ensure these safety and care requirements are understood by adopters, the Conditions of Ownership requirements are outlined here. These conditions correspond directly to the form that you will sign at the time of adoption.

As A GPA MN Adopter:

Do you agree that your greyhound will be kept solely and exclusively as a pet and will not be used for racing, breeding, or any form of medical research?  ­

Do you agree that under your ownership your greyhound will receive current vaccinations, heartworm testing and preventatives, dental care, routine fecal analysis, routine health examinations, a healthy diet and overall good general care?  Do you agree that all post-adoption medical expenses on behalf of the greyhound will be solely the responsibility of the new owner?

Do you agree that your greyhound will never be staked, tied, or bound to any stationary object?

Do you _agree that your greyhound will never be transported in the open bed of any vehicle?

Do you agree that your greyhound must be kept on martingale collar with hand-held leash (retractable leashes are not acceptable) and only allowed to run loose
in a totally fenced in area?

Do you agree that regardless of temperature or time of day (or night), when there is no fenced in area you will take your greyhound out to perform its bathroom duties on a hand-held leash?

Do you agree that before turning your greyhound out into a fenced in area to run, you will first check the gates and fence to make sure they are securely closed?

Do you agree that your greyhound will wear a collar bearing identification at all times, and that Greyhound Pets of America Minnesota will be notified immediately should your greyhound become lost or stolen?

Do you agree that if problems develop which would prevent you from keeping your greyhound, Greyhound Pets of America Minnesota will be contacted so they can take the greyhound back?

Do you agree that the greyhound will not be given, sold or transferred to any animal shelter, pound, humane group, laboratory or individual?

Do you agree, as the owner, to take full responsibility for any future liability concerning your greyhound and release Greyhound Pets of America Minnesota, the registered owner, the leasing kennel and all others previously involved with this greyhound from any liability incurred with regards to the greyhound from this day forward?

Do you understand that your ownership of the greyhound will be subject to the above conditions and that if they are broken in any way, Greyhound Pets of America Minnesota will be fully authorized to repossess the greyhound?  Do you understand that if immediate repossession is not possible, you will be liable for all legal costs and expenses accrued in the repossession of the greyhounds?

If you have any questions about these conditions, please contact our adoption coordinator at adoptioninfo@gpa-mn.org before you apply.