Hearing For Greyhound Friends Kennel Canceled

HOPKINTON, MA — The public hearing on the Greyhound Friends kennel license scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 2017, has been postponed per the Greyhound Friends request.

In a letter sent to the Hopkinton Board of Selectmen, Greyhounds Friends indicated that a hearing this soon would be "premature," and postponing it would give the organization time to provide "fuller, more substantive information about future operations of the kennel."

The purpose of the meeting was to determine whether the kennel is being maintained in a sanitary and humane manner and/or if records are properly kept as required by law, and may order, revoke or suspend the license for the kennel if a positive determination is not made.

The kennel was was first issued a cease and desist order in February, and earlier this month, Louise Coleman, director of Greyhound Friends, was charged with animal cruelty.

Greyhound Friends places retired race dogs and mixed breed hounds in homes, and has been operating since 1983.

Following the suspension and closure last month, Coleman told FOX25 Investigates that she was looking forward to bringing the kennel back up to code in order to re-open, and denied any mistreatment of the animals.

Coleman announced recently she was stepping down from the board and taking a leave of absence.

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