Greyhound Dog Facts and How You Can Save Them

You may know that greyhound dogs are the fastest breed of dog reaching speeds up to 45 mph, but did you know that greyhound dogs are also considered couch potatoes? That's right, while greyhound dogs are known for their speed, they're not known for their endurance and are quite happy to get in a few runs a week and take it easy in between. Source: Greyhounds

Why Greyhound Dogs Need Our Help
Thousands of greyhound dogs are killed every year when they are no longer able to race. Even when they are racing many are not treated well spending most of their time in small kennels and muzzled.

Help Save Greyhound Dogs

• Adopt a greyhound ASAP, a race track closing in Wisconsin Dec 31, 2009, is resulting in 900 greyhounds that need to be adopted or they will be euthanized. After this date, you can adopt a greyhound through this link.


• Sign the petition Save the Greyhounds in Spain


• Volunteer with greyhounds in the U.K., in Atlantic Canada, in the United States


• Donate a bag of dog food to Recycled Racers
• Join Stop the Greyhound Slaughter cause on Facebook


• Become a grant writer for Save the Greyhound Dogs


• Become a member of Save the Greyhound Dogs

Greyhound dog photo courtesy of: Kjunstorm

African Wild Dog Facts and How You Can Save Them

African wild dog packs are submission based hierachies, rather than dominance based, meaning that they will beg for food rather than fight for it. African wild dogs will even bring back food, well regurgitate it, for injured or old members of the pack who can't keep up with the hunt. Who knew African wild dogs had hearts of gold?

African wild dogs are also very successful predators with ~80% of their hunts resulting in a kill, a much higher success rate than other carnivores. Perhaps in part African wild dogs are such successful hunters because they have the highest bite force quotient (strength of the bite relative to their body mass) of all carnivores. Pretty impressive!

Why African Wild Dogs Need Our Help
African wild dogs are one of the world's most endangered canids with only ~3000 - 5500 individuals remaining in eastern and southern Africa. They've been persecuted by humans for years, negatively impacted by human overpopulation which has led to habitat loss. They've also been hunted for game and by livestock owners. African wild dogs also live in unprotected areas since most of the national parks are too small to support their packs. Sources: Wikipedia: African Wild Dog, African Wild Dog Conservancy.

Help Save African Wild Dogs

• Subscribe to the free African Wild Dog Conservancy e-newsletter
• Make a donation to the African Wild Dog Conservancy
• Volunteer with African Wild Dog Conservation (competitive process for students and scientists)
• Adopt an African wild dog through the African Wild Dog Conservation
• Buy a print of an African wild dog
• Add African Wildlife Foundation as a Friend on MySpace
• Make a donation to the Namibia Nature Foundation
• Volunteer with African Wild Dogs through the Harnas Wildlife Foundation
• Join Help African Wild Dogs cause on Facebook

African wild dog photo courtesy of: digitalART2