Racing2Rehome
Greyhound Adoption
Australia - North America
Greyhound Rehoming Program
R2R President Bec Miller in the USA with R2R greyhounds Buster, Evie (now Roo), Jock (just his head peaking), Cheeky & Leo [2019]
In 2019 Racing 2 Rehome initiated the first Flights Program
to rehome Australian greyhounds as pets into adoptive USA homes
in an endevour to find loving homes for more greyhounds
200 Flights!
February 2026 marks the 200th Flight to North America; representing over 1,000 Australian greyhounds who have now found loving pet homes in America and Canada through our partnerships with volunteer Greyhound Rehoming groups that share our passion to care for these dogs.
[The 8 dogs pictured were all on the 100th flight]
Why are we working with American & Canadian groups to rehome Australian greyhounds into North American pet homes?
There are not enough Australian pet homes for the available greyhounds seeking a family of their own. The post-pandemic situation with people resuming their normal lives and taking overdue holidays, coupled with the rising cost of living has resulted in a drastic fall in adoption demand and foster carers are hard to find. Consequently, the waiting lists for racing greyhounds to get into any of the programs of greyhound rehoming groups are significantly longer.
Racing 2 Rehome initiated the Flight Program in 2019-20 with four flights, whereby 23 greyhounds were successfully flown to the USA and found loving adoptive homes. The program was forced to cease in March 2020 due to to closed international borders. Racing 2 Rehome recommenced our USA Rehoming Program in 2022, as soon as international flights for animals became available.
To date Racing 2 Rehome has flown over 1,000 greyhounds (in 200 flights) to twenty five Volunteer-based Greyhound Rehoming groups in the USA and Canada.
For some of their stories click here
Why send to the USA?
Greyhound racing in the USA has declined rapidly, and racing is now prohibited in many states. Currently, there are only 2 active greyhound racing tracks in the USA. This compares to over 60 racetracks in Australia.
Americans are still keen to rehome greyhounds, so greyhound charities are fund raising to assist taking greyhounds from the Irish and English racetracks (where adoption rates are very low) and the Galgos from hunters Spain.
Hence, Racing 2 Rehome wishes to give more Australian racing greyhounds a chance of living in loving pet homes through volunteer-based greyhound charities that have established adoption networks, and hold the same rehoming values as Racing 2 Rehome.
Racing 2 Rehome has developed strong links with Royal Hounds Greyhound Adoption and Greyhound Pets Inc. both of whom are based near Seattle in Washington State. These groups are small volunteer charities that fund-raise to cover the the costs of caring for the dogs in pet foster homes if they are not adopted immediately on arrival. The first flights of Australian greyhounds were rehomed through these two groups and we have since expanded our partnerships with many other well-established USA Rehoming groups who have been finding homes for USA greyhounds for 30+ years.
We also partner with Canadian Rehoming groups. Although Greyhound racing has never existed in Canada, they have always brought greyhounds over the border from the USA to find them Candian Pet homes.
Our North American partners
Our Australian sponsors
For more information on the background of the Flights Program see the links below:
For more information on how Racing 2 Rehome commenced this rehoming program in the USA, please check out these pages:
Harry contemplating what his USA Couch will be like!
What is the selection criteria for Australian Greyhounds?
Racing 2 Rehome is very careful in pre-selecting healthy greyhounds with confident temperaments. Then they need to be certified by a vet as fit to travel as well as have USA/Canadian mandated vaccinations. Racing 2 Rehome exclude dogs with major racing injuries, over 6 years or with a shy/timid disposition as we feel the trip may be too difficult for them.
Is Racing 2 Rehome still rehoming greyhounds in Australia?
Racing 2 Rehome will continue to work with Australian trainers and owners to rehome greyhounds through our existing foster-based rehoming network into loving Australian homes, as our first preference.