Welcome!
Greyhound Friends gets homeless dogs home – especially purpose-bred dogs like sighthounds and sporting dogs who are overbred or discarded when no longer useful. We adopt dogs to responsible, loving homes in Massachusetts and throughout New England. We also work to educate the public about the need for adoption and humane treatment of dogs everywhere.
If you want to adopt, please download and complete a Pre-adoption Application and schedule a visit to meet our available dogs. Greyhounds, sighthounds, hounds and mixed breed dogs are arriving on a regular basis. Our adoption fee is $650 for Portuguese dogs and $1000 for all greyhounds and Spanish dogs. Fees vary mainly due to differences in transport costs.
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You can turn compassion into action by making a contribution in any amount. Please consider becoming a Sustainer by making a monthly gift, automatically through your credit card or PayPal, using the Donate button above. All contributions are greatly appreciated and help dogs right away.
Fueled by the kind support of dog-loving friends, we are here for dogs who need us.
Greyhound Friends is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
What’s New:
Shelter Adoption Day: Sunday, June 8
Come meet the adoptable dogs at the Greyhound Friends kennel, learn more about sighthound breeds as pets, and maybe bring home a fast friend!
Staff will be available to discuss your living situation and pet preferences, and introduce you to dogs who might fit in well with your household. Dogs can be reserved for follow-up introductions to the entire family, including other dogs; those with a pre-approved application may adopt immediately if a match is made. To fill out an application in advance, please download a form here.
Everyone is welcome but please leave pets safely at home. Pre-registration is not required. Please email any questions to greyhoundfriends.office@gmail.com. 
Spring Appeal – Please Contribute
We’ve just crossed the $25K mark in the Greyhound Friends spring appeal! The goal is $40K to keep helping sighthounds find loving homes in the coming months. Can you help close the gap?
Any amount you can contribute will directly help deserving dogs go home. It’s easy to make a secure donation using the Donate button on this page, using a credit card or PayPal account. THANK YOU for your compassion and kindness.
Spay/Neuter Grant Received
Greyhound Friends is pleased to announce of a small grant from the MA “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate program, to be used toward spay and neuter surgeries for our incoming dogs. The “I’m Animal Friendly” license plates are a program of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition. Funds are granted annually to organizations that demonstrate a need for funding and provide low-cost spay/neuter services (ours are included as part of all adoptions).
Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) is a statewide, non-profit organization comprised of animal welfare professionals and individual volunteers dedicated to working together to decrease the number of homeless, neglected, displaced and abused animals in Massachusetts. MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate program helps fund spay and neuter programs across the state. These charitable plates are available through Massachusetts RMV and are tax deductible. Details are at www.petplate.org
Read the New Spring Newsletter and 2025-28 Strategic Plan
The spring “Home Stretch” newsletter has gone out to subscribers, with updates on some kennel renovations, a sweet adoption story, a medical alert for sighthound owners, and more. Download your copy here and please subscribe (for email or postal mail or both) so you don’t miss an issue.
In the nonprofit world today, a good strategic plan is crucially important. We are pleased to share the organization’s 2025-28 Strategic Plan, developed through a thorough deliberative process with input from many stakeholders. While details may shift and require us to adapt as we go, the overall priorities will provide us with focused direction and a solid foundation. Friends are invited to review the plan here.
Volunteers Needed to Staff Info Tables, Add Image Descriptions, Help with Volunteer Coordination
Greyhound Friends has volunteer opportunities in 3 distinct areas:
💙 Staffing information tables at area events and meet & greets – learn by shadowing experienced volunteers, then expand to new locations.
💙 Aiding the social media effort to make posts more accessible by adding image descriptions.
💙 Coordinating volunteers for on-site and off-site events – a growing area of need as we expand our community presence.
If any of these opportunities interest you, please email greyhoundfriends.office@gmail.com to learn more. Thank you!
