Veterinary professor to discuss efforts to help greyhounds

His long-time passion to help greyhounds – a breed of racing dogs that are often destroyed after their speed declines – recently led one Ohio State professor to Spain where he helped a rescue organization get corporate sponsorship and other necessities for its efforts.

Dr. Guillermo Couto, professor of hematology/oncology at the Veterinary Hospital, is available to discuss the hospital’s efforts to help greyhounds from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday (7/23) at the Veterinary Hospital, 601 Vernon L. Tharp St. Couto, who returned on Monday (7/21) from Spain, brought back two rescued greyhounds. He has found a home in Cleveland for one of the dogs and plans to adopt the other one.

For years, Couto has worked with Greyhound Adoption of Ohio, an organization that works to find homes for old greyhounds. The rescued greyhounds are either adopted or become temporary members of the Veterinary Hospital’s blood bank because they have a universally accepted blood type.

According to Couto, about 10,000 to 20,000 greyhounds worldwide are destroyed every year because, as their speed declines as they age, race tracks no longer have use for them.

WHAT: Dr. Guillermo Couto, professor of hematology/oncology at the Veterinary Hospital, is available to discuss his efforts to help greyhounds.

WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday (7/23)

WHERE: Veterinary Hospital, 601 Vernon L. Tharp St.

WHY: To create awareness about rescue efforts for greyhounds, a breed of racing dogs that are often destroyed after their speed declines.