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"ADOPTION PERSON OF YEAR" NOMINATION DEADLINE APPROACHES

AGC Communications Coordinator Gary Guccione today issued a reminder that nominations for the 2010 Greyhound Adoption Person of the Year Award must be submitted by 5 pm CDT Wednesday, September 1, in order to receive consideration.

EBRO, PENSACOLA GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

As many as 300 greyhounds from Ebro Greyhound Park and Pensacola Greyhound Track will become available for adoption when those tracks close for the 2010 racing season, according to Greyhound Pets of America (GPA) President Rory Goree.

NGA LETTER DISPELS ANIMAL RIGHTS MISINFORMATION

The Des Moines Register has published a response from NGA leader Jim Blanchard of Iowa to a letter urging Iowans to end greyhound racing in the state. Blanchard's letter appeared in the July 28 edition of the newspaper. 

KEELAN SETS RECORD STRAIGHT ON NEW HAMPSHIRE BAN

The July 18 online edition of Fosters.com, a service of New Hampshire's Foster's Daily Democrat, featured a letter from former AGTOA President and long-time track operator Karen Keelan. In the letter, Keelan set the record straight on the subject of the state legislature's recent action to ban live racing.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2010 ADOPTION PERSON OF YEAR AWARD

The American Greyhound Council (AGC) is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Adoption Person of the Year Award. The award was established in 2007 by the American Greyhound Track Operators Association (AGTOA) to recognize individuals who have made exceptional contributions to greyhound adoption.