GREY2K USA Worldwide

A global voice for greyhounds

As a non-profit organization, we work to pass stronger greyhound protection laws and end the cruelty of dog racing on both national and international levels. We also promote the rescue and adoption of greyhounds across the globe.

The only dog track in Mexico has closed!

70% of Irish citizens oppose greyhound subsidies

US Greyhound Protection Act filed!

Action Alerts

Enter our Greyhound Adoption Month photo contest today!

Adoption Spotlight: Great Hounds in Need Ireland

Urgent: Ask your state representatives to vote YES on bill to shut down dog racing in North Dakota

Breaking News

Daily Mirror - 'Rescuing a traumatised greyhound has spurred me to fight to ban racing'

Dancing the Polka (blog) - The goodest boy - The life and times of LG Jeronimo

KOLD-TV - Abandoned, burned Tucson Greyhound Park will be repurposed into soccer fields

Press Releases

Greyhound Advocates Applaud Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Signing Bill to Outlaw Greyhound Racing, March 26, 2025

Seven in ten voters want dog racing subsidies to end in Ireland, November 12, 2024

SPCA and other leading animal organisations commit to supporting rehoming racing greyhounds, May 20, 2024

Learn how to be an activist who creates real change

Brooklyn Goes Home

The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing and the Dog that Inspired a Movement

by Christine A. Dorchak and Carey M. Theil, GREY2K USA Worldwide

Foreword by Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE and Afterword by Simon Parry

$ 19.95 paperback

$ 9.99 eBook

Paperback ISBN 978-1-59056-714-2

eBook ISBN 978-1-59056-715-9

Your commitment to
greyhounds saves lives

Our approach works

Dog racing is now illegal in 44 U.S. States

SINCE OUR FORMATION IN 2001...

46

AMERICAN TRACKS SHUT DOWN

80%

DECLINE IN GAMBLING ON DOG RACING

25

MAJOR LAWS PASSED TO PROTECT GREYHOUNDS

Did you know?

> Greyhound racing is still legal and operational in one U.S. state as well as five other countries around the world.

> Racing greyhounds are confined for 20 to 23 hours each day in small cages.

> Thousands of dogs are injured at racetracks each year.

Interested in adopting a greyhound?

Greyhounds are intelligent, loyal, and good-natured.

Greyhounds require little exercise. They make excellent companions, even for apartment dwellers.

The most important factor to consider when adopting a greyhound is the suitability of the dog’s personality to your lifestyle.

Arkansas is the 44th state to end dog racing

A global voice for greyhounds

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The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing and the Dog that Inspired a Movement

Your commitment to
greyhounds saves lives

Our approach works

Dog racing is now illegal in 44 U.S. States

46

80%

25

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Interested in adopting a greyhound?

The GREY2K USA Education Fund is the all-volunteer
501(c)3 sister organization of GREY2K USA.

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A global voice for greyhounds

Action Alerts

Breaking News

Press Releases

The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing and the Dog that Inspired a Movement

Your commitment to greyhounds saves lives

Our approach works

Dog racing is now illegal in 44 U.S. States

46

80%

25

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Other ways to give

Did you know?

Interested in adopting a greyhound?

The GREY2K USA Education Fund is the all-volunteer 501(c)3 sister organization of GREY2K USA.

Arkansas is the 44th state to end dog racing

Your commitment to
greyhounds saves lives

The GREY2K USA Education Fund is the all-volunteer
501(c)3 sister organization of GREY2K USA.