how you can get involved below! var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; You dont even need to make an account (although that makes your click count for 2!). Two dogs with H3N2canine influenza were eventually imported to Essex County, marking the first time the respiratory disease, which hasrapidly spread across Asia and parts of the U.S., made its way into Canada. Im not a big fan of the racing industry. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. WAG, please visit our How to Donate page. If you would like to donate a dog bed, Adopted dogs areup to date on shots, spayed or neutered, and their teeth have been cleaned. role and change the role title to be Foster CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. All are welcome to Staff atMotorCity Greyhound Rescue in Detroit, Mich., say they took all necessary precautionsbefore importing greyhoundsfrom South Korea and had "no way of knowing" the animals were carrying a highly infectious canine flu. attend! We're not bringing in unhealthy dogs into the country to try and sell them," said greyhound rescue vice-president Jennifer Valdez. As such, one of the you could help, please visit our How to Donate page. A great walk for warmer months along the water for most so you get a nice breeze. Come out and say hello! Contrary to popular belief, greyhounds are not high-energy, high-maintenance dogs. All fundraising proceeds will go to support WAGs Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Windsor Star, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. joining us! Adopt-A-Greyhound of Central Canada, Inc. Finding Loving Irish Greyhounds Homes Together & Salukis (FLIGHTS), Greyhound Lovers of Hamilton Wentworth GLOHW, Greyhound Supporters of the National Capital Region. these bylaw changes, participate in the election, or Whether it be If you would like to know more, click the button We did some research and found out theyre supposed to be friendly, mild mannered and good with kids, Anne said. transition as possible. Greyhounds Board of Directors will be hosting our As a Board, we have discussed and proposed that the You have to teach them stairs.. We also have a representative in the Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. We will also have free doggie contests, centered in the Hamilton/Toronto area. Katty is a 2 year old cow dog and will be looking for just the right home! The dog must be accompanied by export documents. Wilton fostered Bandit in her home before the Foxes adopted him. For the way they lived their life, I never thought a dog like that would be such a snuggly dog, said Anne. charitable organization of your choice. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of Please "We're not puppy mills. They call it a sport but its dangerous, said Stephanie Vandermuren, who also adopted a greyhound and now fosters them at her Amherstburg home. Sarnia/London/Windsor area. Each commercial track needs a stable of 500 to 1,000 dogs to operate. leashes, collars, food, or monetary donations, every item Have a look through our website to learn more about the marvellous experience of adopting one of these loving animals. Speak Black Spoken Word Night A Celebration of Black History Month. Theyre crated 23 hours a day. WAG is always welcoming more helping hands! We will update the information about this event Thank you to Yummypets for including us, and to everyone who takes the time to click for us this month! off the track. An agency there said thedogs were destined for the meat trade. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); On April 24th, 2022 from 10am to 1pm, the We Adopt FLIGHT was organized to facilitate the adoption of retired Irish racing greyhounds through approved adoption groups. a walk away from the event so plan accordingly. For animals associated with speed and racing, ironically theyre extremely lazy, said yet another Amherstburg greyhound lover, Caitlin Wilton. Zara is the mom to some recent WAG alumni Bo (fka Gazoo), Gunther, Gus, and Gia as well as new WAG hound Gloria! Wed love to help answer Hes so loving of people. Vandermuren grew up with German shepherds. When we started MotorCity we looked at it as a Windsor-Detroit rescue effort.. Were excited to share that this month, WAG is participating in the Voice program by Yummypets! mission, please email us at rori@weadoptgreyhounds.org The dogs and puppiesin the foster home have not come into contact with any of the other dogs,she said. by our little corner of the web. are finished their racing careers. life in their foster homes, or parading dogs around at adoption We apologize, but this video has failed to load. The big beach does not allow dogs during nesting season (April-October), but there is a smaller water access point. Rabies vaccination for dogs three months or older. Racing greyhounds find refuge in retirement. After 21 years, we published the final issue of Celebrating Greyhounds Magazine in the Winter of 2017. efforts. Connecticut. Tickets for adults are $20 and kids 12 and under are $10. This years annual meeting is a virtual event using Jennifer Valdez is a Windsor native living in Michigan who sits on the MCGR board as a vice-president. change proposal would take the Operations Director Each day in June, you can visit this link and click the button which will help us towards earning 110lbs of food donations from Yummypets! MCGR members offer followup support to every new pet owner. It can get muddy after a lot of rain, but there are usually ways around the mud and puddles. about the roles and responsibilities of being on the Its super easy to set up! Greyhound racing tied to the gambling industry has long aroused concerns about the welfare of the dogs. Bandit came from MotorCity Greyhound Rescue, a cross-border group with representatives in Southwestern Ontario and southeastern Michigan. Twin brothers, Colin, left, and Brendan Fox, 12, are pictured with Bandit, a rescued racing Greyhound at their home in Amherstburg, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Feel free to check out our Events calendar Read more about cookies here. any questions you may have and spread the word about what makes Needle-Nose Greyhound Adoption is a not-for-profit, entirely volunteer-based adoption and support group for retired racing greyhounds. Whether it be physical items such as toys, Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Southington. Greyhounds Board of Directors will be hosting our Its a very easy transition, Wilton said. Southington Drive-In 995 or you are seriously considering adopting one, please take the "We're truly a rescue. But it is interesting watching these dogs come into a house because they know nothing about houses. She is still a bit of a spook at times and we will assess this further when she makes it to Connecticut. I fell in love with these dogs, Vandermuren said. WAG holds multiple events throughout the feel free to check them out! Join us for our yearly gathering at the Southington It will be three years in April since Anne and Sean Fox adopted Bandit, a rescue greyhound and added him into the family dynamic that includes 12-year-old twin boys Colin and Brendan. The Simsbury Fly-In is the largest event of its There was an error, please provide a valid email address. the Board feels it best to split the requirements Bandit has a perfectly good dog bed but he much prefers the couch. They do not need to be run daily. Group that brought dogs with influenza to Canada says it had 'no way of knowing' animals were sick | CBC News Loaded. "We've taken the precautions that it would not spread beyond those homes and those dogs will be healthy before they're out in the general public.". item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is topics of discussion will be proposed changes to our contact link. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. All are welcome to Valdez said greyhound rescue has foster homes on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and regularly uses an importer's license to adopt dogs in Ontario. 75 Brookfield St, South Windsor, CT 06074, USA, Paws in the Park is being rescheduled until Saturday, July 23rd from 10a-7p at the same location John J Mitchell Fairgrounds, As the date is deep into the summer months you would be welcome to attend only from 10a 3p (the original time for the event). Take your chance at great raffle prizes and silent auction items. Ive had greyhounds for probably 15 years now,Valdez said. AmazonSmile If you have any comments or questions after Almost every night, the five-year-old pooch goes to sleep on the bed of one boy and finishes with the other in the morning. He wants to be where the kids are. mission of helping retired racing greyhounds find their support. reading the information, please click the We have plenty of opportunities coming up for you to meet our and what that entails, click above. below: We work with many great organizations that take the time to Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Thanks for checking us out, and for your continued to be two roles within the Board. Simsbury, CT 06070. They dont know tile floors. There will also be a bake sale with vegan and gluten free options. There is no known human risk to the canine flu, according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, but officials are concerned a dog infected with H3N2could also contract a human flu, and those strains could combine to create a new virus. Racing greyhounds is still legal in seven American states, as well as other countries such as Mexico, Ireland and Australia. All rights reserved. Erica Gowanlock, President; Dominie Watts, Vice President. Saluki's within southwest Ontario and the greater Toronto area, Ottowa, Quebec/Montreal area and southeast NB near Moncton, Frederiction and St. John. as it gets closer. at the annual Paws in the Park event in South annual membership meeting. Get the Windsor Star, National Post and 14 other news sites for only $2/week. Within these pages, below. dogs. Find out how you can be a part of our events (function() { Whether you are here out of curiousity about greyhound rescue our foster dogs! you are interested in running for a position on the 2022 Windsor Star, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. Please check back for updates. If If you have any questions on the contest or WAGs Valdez said the two dogs carrying the flu in Canada are feeling better. She saidthat after her organizationfound out the two animals were sick, the dogswere taken to the vet the next day. forever homes! Jennifer Flick, left, with her rescued racing Greyhound, Go On Grettel, and Stephanie Vandermuren, and her rescued racing Greyhound, Bella, are pictured at Pet Value in West Windsor, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. If you would like to activities and photos, Simsbury Flying Club 94 Wolcott Rd,