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Three awesome girls, students at Bombay School south of Auckland held a bake sale to raise funds for Greyhounds as Pets.

They raised a staggering $672.40. What a huge effort, we at GAP salute you, your supportive school and...

The Board of Trustees advises that Sean Hannan (Independent) and Phil Holden (GRNZ Appointee) have both resigned from the GAP Board.

The Board is pleased to announce the following new Trustee appointments, effective 8 November 2017: ​Dave Macauley (GRNZ...

Lilo - Angels Come in Black – A Dog’s Bottom

Sitting here with “Writer’s Block” led me to think, rather weirdly, about Lilo’s bottom. This is a fairly desperate state of affairs in terms...

Greyhounds as Pets (GAP) announced the successful placement of their 2,000th retired racing greyhound on Saturday, 7 October 2017. GAP reached this milestone within ten years of their first adoption processed in 2007.

Freda (Sedgebrook Freda), was the landmark...

Hi all, Petal and Blue here.

Just touching base to let you know how we are getting on as it is nearly up to October - don't know where time has gone.

Miss you all and we are...

The brand new 2018 GAP calendar has arrived and is in the shop for purchase now .

It's full of photos of gorgeous hounds who are now enjoying their retirement as much loved pets.

Asher (unraced) & Beryl...

Hi all

We are now into July and settling into our new home and have met lots of new friends. Offering free pats and cuddles when required is a big job but we are coping. This is readily taken...

Just when Lilo thought it was safe to lie on the sofa, it wasn’t. Definitely not.

GAP put out a call to consider joining up for Canine Friends. Here was an opportunity to take Lilo...

In June, Petal and Blue started a new adventure with a move to the Chatham Islands - we look forward to following them in their new part of the world .

We were off on our new adventure...

We are still miles off our fundraising target for the Entertainment Book.

If you had last year's book, it is about to expire, so here's your chance to get the new season's one. 20% of each sale helps us...