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August 13, 2011 10 am - 5 pm
FOP Lodge - Coloma, MI Most of us have had a beloved family dog at some point in our lives. Some of us have had to suffer the loss of this cherished pet due to an illness. In a majority of cases, this illness was canine cancer.

On Saturday, August 13th, 2011, at the FOP Lodge in Coloma, Michigan, there will be an event that is rare for this area. Hundreds of retired and rescued racing Greyhounds from throughout the United States, and their owners, will come together to hold a fund raiser for canine cancer. This event, 3Gs, Greyt Hounds, Great Lakes and Great Wines, will be accepting monetary donations as well as items donated for our auction and raffle. All the proceeds will be donated to the non-profit Greyhound Health and Wellness Program at Ohio State University.

What is so exciting is that Dr. Guillermo Couto, DVM, and director of this program, will be our guest speaker! Dr. Couto is world renowned for his research. This research also extends beyond the Greyhound breed and helps advance the fight against cancer for all breeds of animals. This research has also proven to benefit the cancer research for humans.

The Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium, part of the Van Andel Research Institute located in Grand Rapids, MI, will be collecting swab samples at the Greyt Hounds, Great Lakes, Great Wine canine cancer fund raiser to be held August 13, 2011. The CHCCi s an alliance of researchers, physicians, veterinarians and dog owners. Working together under a federally funded grant from the NIH/National Cancer Insittute, the CHCC will first target biochemical causes of disease and learn how the DNA of dogs affected with cancer varies from those who are not.

If you pet will be having surgery to remove a tumor, we will send a collection kit. If your dog has already had a tumor removed and has a conclusive diagnoisis, a blood sample will enable us to study their DNA. Samples can also be collected following euthanasia, if your pet has a surgically untreatable tumor. The euthanasia solution does not affect the DNA of the dog or the cancer cells.

Van Andel Research Institute
Center for Comparative Biology & Genetics
333 Bostwick Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-234-5569
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