Urgent Alert! Volunteer Greyhound Haulers Stuck in Kansas!

Volunteer Greyhound Haulers Stuck in Kansas

Our Haulers were supposed to return before Labor Day. The greyhound haul truck is still stuck in Kansas with a blown turbo. Fortunately, the truck broke before we picked up the dogs in Abilene. The trailer has been towed the additional 3.5 hours to Abilene to a safe place to wait for the team to arrive. 

Because of the holiday weekend the mechanic can't get the parts until later in the week. Repair estimate is about $2000 and we need to have extra hotel nights (about another $1200) , food and expenses. The soonest the team might get back on the road is Wednesday to go pick up the dogs. The volunteers are stuck waiting for the truck in a very small town with no car. 

Please show your support with a donation: gpa-nw.org/donate.  And please thank our volunteers Jackie, Bryan and Sarah for the extra days on this trip.

You can follow updates from the trip on our Facebook page. 

https://business.facebook.com/GPA.Northwest/?ref=your_pages

Brutus & Barnaby Dog Treat Recall

Brutus & Barnaby is recalling all size variations of its Pig Ears for Dogs due to potential contamination with Salmonella bacteria.

The affected products were distributed nationwide 

by Amazon, Chewy and other retail outlets.

For complete details, please visit the following link:

Brutus & Barnaby Pig Ears Dog Treats Recall

National Dog Day - Monday, August 26th

....and Keith is in a splint!

Happy National Dog Day!

Greyhounds Walk to Defeat ALS - September 15, 2019

Greyhounds Walk to Defeat ALS
(in memory of Mary Lou Finigan)

What: The Willamette Valley Walk to Defeat ALS
When: Sunday, September 15th, 2019
Where: Bethel Community Park
5700 Babe Ruth Drive, Eugene, OR, 97402
Who: You and your favorite greyhound(s).

All WV Greyhounds and their people are invited to participate
in the Willamette Valley Walk to Defeat ALS.

This will be the third year that WVGL have participated in the walk.

We have our own team, known as Mary Lou's Greyt Roos!
To learn more, visit our dedicated page on the ALS web site,
Mary Lou's Greyt Roos Team Page:

http://web.alsa.org/goto/MLgreyhounds

You can register your interest in attending, by clicking on JOIN TEAM.

Even if you can’t make it to the event, you can contribute by
sponsoring a walker, or by spreading the news to your friends.

We look forward to helping in the fight against ALS!

Dog Treat Recall

Dog Goods USA LLC is recalling its Chef Toby brand pig ears dog treats due to possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria. The affected products were distributed nationwide from September 2018 through August 2019.

For complete details, please visit the following link:

Dog Goods USA Recalls Chef Toby Pig Ears Dog Treats

Rainbow Bridge - James (Gable James)

James (Gable James):  April 7, 2010 - August 7, 2019

Loved by Bill Edwards of Albany, Oregon

Greyt Happenings For Willamette Valley Greyhound Lovers - August, 2019

The August, 2019 issue of Greyt Happenings For Willamette Valley Greyhound Lovers can be downloaded here.  Enjoy!

August Birthday: Jester

Jester

August 20 - Age 9

FDA: Do Not Buy or Feed ANY Pig Ear Pet Treats

July 31, 2019 — In the wake of 2 recent and related recalls, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid buying or feeding all pig ear pet treats… and for retailers to stop selling these products.

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