About Us

Our History

In June of 1999, several greyhound adoption volunteers decided it was time to form an organization to promote greyhound adoption and to find homes for greyhounds that could not be placed in the Wichita Greyhound Park adoption program. This includes overflows from the racing kennels and greyhounds rescued from animal shelters and private homes. The name chosen for the organization was Race The Wind Greyhound Adoption. Race The Wind Greyhound Adoption, Inc. was incorporated as a nonprofit organization on August 27, 1999.

Legal Stuff

After Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws were written, the Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code was submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on October 26, 1999. On January 20, 2000, Race The Wind Greyhound Adoption, Inc. received our exempt status.

The Kennel

The organization was granted permission to house some of our greyhounds in the Wichita Greyhound Park adoption kennel. Others were housed in a private kennel outside of Wichita. In September 2001, the Kansas Gaming and Racing Commission approved Race The Wind Greyhound Adoption, Inc. to administer the adoption program at Wichita Greyhound Park. The organization leases the kennel and has an office located in the Wichita Greyhound Park lobby area. Management of Race The Wind Greyhound Adoption, Inc. consists of one officer and a governing board of five members.