ADOPT A GREYHOUND ATLANTA

Name

ADOPT A GREYHOUND ATLANTA

Legal name

Adopt a Greyhound Atlanta, Inc.

Website

https://greyhounds2.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Rescue and Adoption Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Animal Shelters & Rescue Operations (AFAEALAB)

Keywords

• Greyhound adoption services
• Animal rescue
• Pet adoption
• Retired racing dogs
• Sighthound rehoming

Headquarters

HQ city

Stone Mountain

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Adoption Fees: Primary revenue stream from $325 adoption fee per greyhound, which covers spay/neuter, heartworm testing, all shots, martingale collar, leash, and numbered identification tag.
2. Donations: Generous donations of time, money, and services from supporters. The organization receives no government funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Adopt A Greyhound Atlanta, Inc. (AAGA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes retired racing greyhounds and other sighthounds. The organization sources greyhounds from racing tracks (historically the Jacksonville-Orange Park circuit in Florida), provides veterinary care, spay/neuter, and socialization at its Greys'Land facility in Stone Mountain, GA, then places them in adopter homes for a $325 adoption fee. It also offers greyhound-exclusive boarding, a registration database for lost pet recovery, and breed education resources for adopters.

Product overview

ADOPT A GREYHOUND ATLANTA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) greyhound adoption organization that operates primarily as a single-service adoption program. The core offering is greyhound adoption services, placing retired racing greyhounds from Florida tracks into forever homes for a $325 adoption fee. The organization also offers greyhound-exclusive boarding services for adopters who need temporary pet care, maintains a greyhound registration database for lost pet recovery, and operates the Greys'Land facility as a transitional habitat helping ex-racers acclimate to home life before adoption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Greyhound Adoption Services Core adoption program placing retired racing greyhounds into forever homes. For a $325 one-time fee, adopters receive a fully vetted, spayed/neutered, heartworm-tested greyhound registered with the National Greyhound Association, along with a martingale collar, leash, and numbered identification tag for database tracking.
• Greyhound Boarding Services Greyhound-exclusive boarding services offered to AAGA adopters and the broader greyhound community when owners cannot take their dog with them on travel.
• Greyhound Registration Database Database registration service providing numbered identification tags for greyhounds adopted through AAGA as well as greyhounds from other sources, supporting lost pet recovery.
• Greys'Land Transitional Care Facility AAGA's 7-acre Stone Mountain, GA facility with indoor housing and wooded yards where ex-racers are socialized, trained, and provided veterinary care as a transitional step between the racetrack and forever homes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,500 greyhounds successfully adopted since founding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Village VetscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAAGA uses The Village Vets in Lilburn-Stone Mountain, GA as their primary veterinary partner. The practice handles spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, heartworm testing, dental care, and health checks for all adopted greyhounds. Dr. Francoise Tyler, Dr. Carrie McColgan, Dr. Amanda Irish, Dr. Brandi Flanagan, and Dr. Samantha Roberts provide services. The practice has provided care to over 10,000 rescue cats and dogs and is familiar with greyhound-specific medical quirks.
• Jacksonville-Orange Park Racing CircuitcoreOthersAAGA sources virtually all greyhounds from the Jacksonville-Orange Park racing circuit in northeastern Florida through a track-supported adoption program. The track and racing kennels cooperate in placing retired racers with AAGA for rehoming.
• Southeastern Greyhound Adoption (SEGA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAAGA partners with Southeastern Greyhound Adoption (SEGA) for joint event participation, including marching together in Atlanta's St. Patrick's Day Parade to present a more impressive greyhound contingent.
• National Greyhound Association (NGA)coreOthersAll greyhounds adopted through AAGA are registered with the National Greyhound Association. AAGA maintains its own database and can register adopted greyhounds for owners.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Triangle Greyhound Society: Regional greyhound adoption organization serving the Carolinas with a similar adoption-fee-funded nonprofit model, ex-racer sourcing pipeline, and adopter support services.
• Galgos del Sol: Spanish sighthound rescue organization focused on Galgos (a related sighthound breed) facing similar post-racing-industry structural pressure; relevant peer as AAGA considers sighthound breed expansion.
• Greyhound Pets of America: National network of greyhound adoption affiliates with chapters across multiple states; comparable mission of rescuing and rehoming retired racing greyhounds and supporting adopters with breed education.
• Greyhound Adoption Center: Multi-state greyhound adoption nonprofit historically sourcing from Florida and other tracks; offers adoption, boarding, and community education similar to AAGA's service mix. Directly comparable as a fellow 501(c)(3) greyhound rescue organization navigating the post-Amendment 13 environment.
• Fast Friends Greyhound Adoption: Greyhound rescue and adoption nonprofit operating kennel facilities and rehoming ex-racers with comprehensive vetting packages analogous to AAGA's $325 adoption package.
• Southeastern Greyhound Adoption (SEGA): Regional Southeast-focused greyhound adoption nonprofit; explicitly listed as a partner of AAGA for joint events (St. Patrick's Day parade). Operates the same adoption, fostering, and education model in overlapping geography.

Broad incumbents

• Best Friends Animal Society: Major national animal welfare nonprofit operating sanctuaries and adoption programs; broader incumbent in the animal rescue space that competes for donor dollars in the same charity market.
• Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation): Large national animal welfare nonprofit that funds and partners with local adoption organizations; relevant as a potential funder/partner and as a comparable in the broader animal welfare nonprofit ecosystem.

Regional players

• Retired Greyhound Trust (UK): UK-based greyhound rescue charity providing adoption and rehoming services for retired racing greyhounds; comparable model but operating in a different geography where greyhound racing still exists at scale.

Others

• The Village Vets: AAGA's primary veterinary partner practice in Lilburn-Stone Mountain, GA with documented greyhound and rescue animal expertise (10,000+ rescue cats and dogs); comparable as an adjacent service provider in the greyhound care ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aagagreys
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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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