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Welcome to the Whippet Rescue and Placement (WRAP) Website! Whippets are very fortunate to have one of the best organized and best run national breed rescues in the world of purebred dogs. Whippet Rescue and Placement (WRAP) was started by the American Whippet Club (AWC) and has had a long association with that organization. WRAP has 100 rescue volunteers throughout the country. Though WRAP is financially self-supporting at this time, it receives the full support and cooperation of the AWC. Whippets are a very well-protected breed, and rescue is an integral part of the whippet community. The American Whippet Club, the breed's parent club, states in its Code of Ethics: "Members should not undertake the breeding of a bitch unless they are prepared to keep the resultant puppies, however long it takes until each is properly placed. All breeders shall accept the responsibility for each Whippet bred by them for its lifetime. Should a Whippet of their breeding turn up in a rescue situation, each member should do whatever is necessary to ensure the welfare of the dog, either retrieving the dog personally or assisting rescue in every way possible." Furthermore: "Each member shall take all appropriate measures necessary to assist any Whippet in distress in any circumstances." This attitude among whippet breeders has prevented the overbreeding of whippets and partially explains their lack of popularity among the puppy mills. Whippet breeders are very selective about the homes they choose for their puppies. To prevent careless or uneducated breeding, most sell pet quality pups with limited registration and spay/neuter agreements. Because of these policies, there are seldom more than a dozen whippets in rescue at any one time nationally, and usually fewer. If you are interested in adopting a rescue whippet, check the Homes Needed page on this site to see if there are any currently available in your state. You should also contact your nearest rescue volunteer. You will be sent an application, which the volunteer will keep on file. You'll be contacted when a suitable rescue becomes available. It's best to check back with your WRAP volunteer every month or so to let him/her know you are still interested. The rescue adoption fee is $400 for a Whippet under one year of age, and $300 for Whippets aged 1 to 8 years old. The fee for Whippets older than 8 years of age is considered on a case-by-case situation. The adoption fee is determined by the Regional Advisor, after consultation with the Board of Directors. Before being placed in new homes, rescue whippets stay in foster care with the WRAP volunteer for several weeks for temperament and health evaluation. They are spayed or neutered, treated for physical problems, checked for heartworms and other parasites, given routine vaccinations, and are microchipped for identification. (See FAQ About Rescue) Click here and
scroll to the end of
the page for an application and instructions to volunteer in your
state. We have more rescuers than we can keep busy in some states,
but if you're qualified and we don't have a job for you now, we'll
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