The Friends of the Hound Greyhound Adoption Group was formed by members of Friends of the Pound (Tweed) Inc and is dedicated to the welfare of Greyhounds in the Northern Rivers of NSW, Gold Coast & Greater Brisbane.

Our mission is to create public awareness of the Greyhound as a gentle, affectionate dog and excellent family pet and we advocate the ADOPTION NOT DESTRUCTION motto.

Through a program of promotion and education, we aim to dispel the widespread public misconceptions about this breed and provide permanent loving homes for as many Greyhounds as possible.

Greyhounds are not just race dogs, they do make great pets, and we hope that owning a Greyhound or ex-racer as a pet will become as popular in Australia as it is overseas in countries such as the United States and United Kingdom.

The Friends of the Hound Greyhound Adoption Group is volunteer-based and not-for-profit, relying solely on fundraising and donations, the generosity of our local community and the efforts of our members, to achieve our aims.

We are actively promoting our Group and its' functions at various promotional events and through a range of advertising material.

We have support from members of the community, some local businesses and organisations, local coursing clubs and a number of trainers and we hope to expand this support network in the future.

All dogs re-homed through Friends of the Hound are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped and sold with collars and muzzles.

As you can appreciate, a shortage of both time and funds plague most voluntary organisations, and it is a credit to everyone involved in Friends of the Hound that so much is actually achieved. However, we need more volunteers, particularly foster carers, who play a very important role in the greyhound adoption process by providing a temporary home for the dogs until they are adopted out into their new homes.

Of course, our own adoption centre would be great but this is not achievable, unless suitable property is bequeathed by a sympathetic benefactor, therefore we rely totally on the more difficult foster carer system.

The Friends of the Hound Greyhound Adoption Group believe that through effective marketing and a successful re-homing program, combined with support from industry bodies and associations, many lovely dogs that would otherwise be destroyed can be adopted out to good homes to bring years of joy and companionship as much-loved pets!

GREYHOUNDS MAKE GREAT PETS!

For more information, or to express your interest in supporting the Greyhound cause or in adopting a Greyhound, please contact Lisa White on 02 6677 9115 or