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Melbourne ‘Adoption Day’ this Saturday!

Melbourne ‘Adoption Day’ this Saturday!

The next Adoption Day for the Greyhound Adoption Program is fast approaching and is set for Saturday 9th April 2016 – at Sandown Greyhound Racing Club in Melbourne. This isn’t just a day to adopt greyhounds. If people are thinking ...

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Noble Name for a Roman Nosed Greyhound

Noble Name for a Roman Nosed Greyhound

On occasions GAP have greyhounds come into their kennels that have special needs.  Usually they just need a little more TCL than others, but that’s not hard to give when you own a greyhound…they are usually spoilt rotten. At last ...

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VIDEO: Greyhound Adoption Program’s 20th Anniversary

VIDEO: Greyhound Adoption Program’s 20th Anniversary

With over 6,100 adoptions, there was plenty of reason to celebrate on 17 March, 2016 as Victoria’s Greyhound Adoption Program reached its 20th birthday. Representatives from Greyhound Racing Victoria and GAP gathered for a special event in West Melbourne to ...

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2016 Adoption Days off to a flying start!

2016 Adoption Days off to a flying start!

The popular Adoption Days run by the Greyhound Adoption Program made a return for 2016 on February 28 at The Meadows, and what a start to the year it was! Twenty nine greyhounds made their way to the event, and of them, 23 found a new loving home.

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Mooroolbarking up the Family Tree

Mooroolbarking up the Family Tree

What are the odds of this? Two littermates going through the Greyhound Adoption Program and randomly being adopted into households in the same suburb? That’s the amazing recent discovery made by Sarah Lavis of Mooroolbark in Melbourne’s outer east. She ...

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First Adoption Day of 2016 Draws Near

First Adoption Day of 2016 Draws Near

Here’s some exciting news – the Greyhound Adoption Program is set to hold its first Adoption Day for 2016  – at The Meadows in Melbourne on Sunday, 28 February. This isn’t just a day to adopt greyhounds. If people are ...

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Greyhounds Enjoy the Baseball

Greyhounds Enjoy the Baseball

In spite of the summer day, people and their dogs still turned out to enjoy Melbourne Aces Bark in the Park on Sunday 17th January. The Greyhound Adoption Program recently announced its new partnership with Australian Baseball League team, Melbourne Aces. As part of this partnership GAP sponsored their event Bark in the Park, where people bring their dog to a baseball game.

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