Recycled Racers is located at Mile High Greyhound Park in Commerce City, Colo. and is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the placement of retired racing Greyhounds into responsible, loving homes.  Since our inception in 1993, we have placed over 1500 Greyhounds!  We estimate that there will be 100 Greyhounds that will need to be placed with in state and out of state Greyhound adoption groups at the end of June, 2008.  All adoption groups should consider taking as many of these Greyhounds as possible so that each will be adopted into a good home.  Call Recycled Racers, 303-227-4737 or email us at GreyAdopt1@aol.com for info on adoption.

Every adoption is important to us.  We make every effort to match the personality of the Greyhound with the adopter.  We enjoy keeping in touch with our Greyhound adopters and their hounds through their participation in our adopters events held through out the year.

Racing Greyhounds are usually not very old, when they become available for adoption.  They are typically 2 to 5 years of age when they retire and have an average life span of 12 to 14 years.  Occasionally, we get younger dogs who were not interested in chasing the lure or an older dog who is retired from breeding.  Racing Greyhounds are purebred dogs which are registered through the NGA (National Greyhound Association).

Greyhounds in our adoption program have their health checked, are spayed or neutered, have their rabies vaccination updated and receive a dental cleaning prior to adoption.  Each Greyhound comes with a plastic kennel muzzle, buckle collar and a Recycled Racers ID tag with our phone number and an ID number that is unique to each individual Greyhound in our database.  Our adoption fee is $125.00 which is applied to the above costs.  An additional $20.00 gives you a professional quality 6-foot leash, matching tag collar and matching Martingale safety collar for your Greyhound, in your choice of Royal Blue, Red, Black, Purple, Lime Green, Aqua or Hot Pink.

The Recycled Racers staff and volunteers spend a great deal of time with each Greyhound to get to know their personalities.  This helps us place the Greyhound into a situation that is right for the dog, where they will blossom into a true family member.  The well being of the Greyhound in their new adoptive home is very important to us, and we take this responsibility seriously.

Soon you will find out what thousands of Greyhound adopters already know, that Greyhounds make fast friends!  If you are interested in adopting a retired racing Greyhound then read our How To Adopt a Greyhound web page. Feel free to call the Recycled Racers office at (303) 227-4737 and leave a message or you can send an email to us with any questions you may have.