As GALT begins the New Year, we find ourselves inundated with heartworm positive greyhounds. At present, there are 11 hounds in GALT's care who are in some stage of treatment or are about to begin treatment, and 4 of these hounds were received within the past 5 days. And as unfortunate as the current situation is, we know that more are on their way to GALT in the upcoming weeks. 

GALT needs your support now more than ever to continue to care for these hounds. Not only do they require expensive medication but they spend longer periods in foster homes as the recovery process is months long, and sometimes, repeat treatments are required. This puts a great strain on our foster home system that so lovingly provides the TLC that these special hounds require. 

Please consider making a donation or becoming a foster today so that GALT can provide the care that they require and continue to live the GALT motto - "No Grey Turned Away."

As the American Heartworm Society tells us - "Preventing heartworm disease is easy. Treating it, sadly, is anything but."

For more information on heartworm prevention and treatment, please visit http://www.heartwormsociety.org

Each year GALT unconditionally accepts numerous injured, abused and neglected Greyhounds from the animal shelters and the general public.  For some of these greyhounds, the journey to a forever home comes relatively quickly, Many others, however, require vast amounts of medical care to treat broken legs, heart worm infestation, tick borne blood diseases, the ravages of near starvation plus  time to heal.  GALT saw its annual operating budget increase from about $280,000 in our fiscal year 2009-2010 to nearly $400,000 in our last fiscal year 2010 -2011 due to increased medical and rehabilitation costs for these sick and injured greyhounds 

For GALT to continue its mission and to pay the costs to provide proper medical care to heal and rehabilitate sick and  injured greyhounds, so they too can transition to a new life in a "forever home," takes your continue commitment to financially support GALT's good works.

You can do this by attending GALT's biggest fundraising event of the year, the 11th annual Greyt Gala Dinner and Auction, March 3, 2012,  at the HILTON DALLAS IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE, 1400 Plaza Place, Southlake, TX 76092, with cocktails/wine from 6:00-7:00pm and a gourmet dinner service starting at 7:15 pm.   Ticket prices are $125 for a single ticket purchase and $100 per ticket when two or more are purchased at the same time. Purchase Tickets

Our theme this year is Faith, Hope, and Charity, in honor of three of the many abused injured Greyhounds cared for by GALT over the past several years; Faith, a female missing her right ear, was removed from a hoarder (along with her 8 puppies); Hope, a stray discovered cowering under a house near a busy highway on a freezing morning after suffering for months in the open without adequate food; and, Charity, another stray severely underweight at only 45 pounds due to starvation.

As always, the event will feature besides good food and drink, a cadre of local celebrities and retired professional athletes who support GALT's mission of "No Grey Turned Away" along with numerous and exciting "must have" live and silent auction items. John Rhadigan, Fox Sports News, will again be emceeing this event.  

The revenue from your ticket and auction purchases will provide the funds needed for GALT to continue to provide care and substance for the injured, sick, abused and neglected greyhounds. Your FAITH in GALT, your never-ending HOPE that every Greyhound has a loving home, and your CHARITY at this event will make that possible.