If you are a new adopter, please join us as a member today!  If you are a past member then please renew your tax deductible Recycled Racers membership.  If you have never adopted an ex-racing Greyhound we would be honored to have your support as a member of Recycled Racers.  Your tax deductible membership will make the difference for a homeless Greyhound and you will get a beautiful thank you gift! Click this 2011 membership link to help! THANK YOU!

Join our Volunteer Team!

We are looking for new volunteers who want to have fun, meet people and promote Greyhound adoption and Recycled Racers.  Join us and make new friends!

Greyhound Foster Homes Needed
We want to transition to a Greyhound foster home adoption program and are looking for individuals or families to foster a Greyhound in their home until the dog can be adopted.  Please consider becoming a foster home so that we can save even more Greyhounds and continue our work to find every retired racing Greyhound a good home.  Call 303-908-3675 for information.

Meet-n-Greets
Recycled Racers needs a few new people and their adopted Greyhounds to do Meet-n-Greets at participating Petco locations once a month.  Some of our longtime volunteers who have been doing these Meet-n-Greets for several years (some as long as 13 years) need a break.  It is fun!  You bring your Greyhound and get to talk to interested people who want to learn about Greyhounds and how to adopt one.  The Meet-n-Greets last just 2 hours once a month and your Greyhound will love getting to spend time with the other Greyhounds at the Meet-n-Greet.  Please call Marnie at 303-908-3675 or send an email to Greyadopt1@aol.com to learn about this fun volunteer opportunity!

Event Planning
We need a few people to help plan small fund raising events for Recycled Racers.  Let's get together and brainstorm some fun new ideas for events that can help Recycled Racers generate funds.  You do not have to be a Greyhound adopter to volunteer.  Anyone who has some extra time and wants to help promote Greyhound adoption is welcome to join the team.  Please call Marnie at 303-908-3675 or send an email to Greyadopt1@aol.com

Recycled Racers Kennel Gathering

WHEN:  EVERY Saturday of each month.
TIME:  From 10:30am to Noon.
WHERE: Recycled Racers adoption kennel at the old Mile High Greyhound Park.

Please let Marnie know if you plan to attend by calling 303-908-3675.  EVERY Saturday of the month from 10:30am to Noon, we invite people to come to the adoption kennel and help us do the morning turn out of the Greyhounds.  We walk the Greyhounds from the kennel to the play yard.  There the Greyhounds enjoy the swimming pool (in the summer), play and run together and take their bathroom break.  Volunteers can spend time in the play yard with the dogs, walk dogs, groom dogs and help us clean our kennel.  You will get to see how a kennel turn out is done, play with the Greyhounds and socialize with the other volunteers and adopters.

We greatly appreciate donations of bleach, Clorox Clean Up refills, dog biscuits, paper towels and garbage bags.  All donations help us continue!

If you wish to have your name added to the Recycled Racers Volunteer emailing list...send an email to Greyadopt1@aol.com to let Marnie know!

Our mailing address as of Dec. 2008: PO Box 1665, Commerce City, Co. 80037.

The Recycled Racers, Inc. adoption kennel is located in Commerce City, Colorado.  We are a small 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the placement of retired racing Greyhounds into responsible, loving homes.  Since our inception in 1993, we have placed over 1,500 Greyhounds!  Every adoption is important to us.  We try to make every effort to match the personality of the Greyhound with the potential owner.  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 $175.00 which is applied to the above costs.  You also get a professional quality 6-foot leash, matching tag collar and matching Martingale collar for your dog in your choice of Black, Hot Pink, Purple, Red and Neon Yellow.

Because we have an adoption kennel, the Recycled Racers staff and volunteers spend a great deal of time with each Greyhound in our care every day.  We are at the adoption kennel with our Greyhounds 7 days a week, every week of the year, rain or shine. There are no days off or holidays when you have a kennel full of happy Greyhounds to care for.  Therefore we get to know each and every dog's personality very well.  This constant contact helps us place each Greyhound into a situation that is right for the dog.  Our hope is that each Greyhound adopted out will blossom into a true family member in their new home.  The well being of each 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.

If you can't adopt a retired racer at this time, but are interested in helping Greyhounds, then please read our How to Help web pages.  Thank you very much for visiting our web site and learning about this special breed!