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A box of Weetabix and a loaf of bread………

By Emma Butler WELL…….this is something that we don’t get every day….. Earlier this week we took in two greyhound boys from a ‘trainer’ who had been racing them on an unregulated, or ‘flapping’ track. Apparently he has no need for these dogs as he is off on holiday and getting a couple of new …

Why Are There So Many Black Greyhounds? #NationalBlackDogDay

By Emma Butler Today is National Black Dog Day, a day created to highlight the plight of black dogs in rescue centres. For Forever Hounds Trust the problem of finding homes for black dogs is a very real one. Almost half the dogs we have in our care right now are black. Our evidence shows …

The Macau Greyhounds – Happy at Last!

The sun shone in Milan on Sunday 8th September as a representative of Forever Hounds Trust joined others from rescue organisations around the world at an event to celebrate one of the biggest and most complex international rescue campaigns and honour the greyhounds of the Macau Canidrome. With the closure of the notorious Canidrome in …

Greyhound racing – the forgotten ones

By Emma Butler The new Animal Welfare Manifesto from the Labour Party has included a mention of greyhound racing, stating that: “The lack of transparency around what happens to greyhounds after they are no longer fit for racing means we anecdotally hear of many cases where healthy animals are needlessly destroyed.” The manifesto also says: …

RTÉ Investigates: Greyhounds Running for Their Lives

By Emma Butler Watching the TV documentary that aired in Ireland last week – RTÉ Investigates: Greyhounds Running for Their Lives – I had mixed feelings. There was the feeling of absolute revulsion at what I was watching. But then there was also a feeling of relief that this abhorrent abuse of greyhounds was at last being …

New legislation increases maximum sentence for animal cruelty

By Emma Butler Today’s news that the Government has set out new legislation to increase the maximum sentence for animal cruelty tenfold – from the current six months to five years – is a welcome step forwards for those of us working in animal welfare. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill will mean that courts can …

Greyhounds continue to suffer injuries and death on UK racing tracks

By Emma Butler 2019 is a year that has seen great leaps forward in dog welfare. It was announced that Lucy’s Law will come into force next Spring, banning the third-party sale of puppies and kittens; and Finn’s Law came into force earlier this month, giving greater protection to service animals. However, with the latest …

Forever Hounds Trust and The Greyhound Forum

In response to several messages we have received we wanted to clarify that Forever Hounds Trust is no longer a member of the Greyhound Forum. The decision to leave the forum was not taken by us, but our call for the phasing out of greyhound racing on welfare grounds has meant that our aims and …

Amaya’s story

Meet Amaya, one of the latest greyhounds to join us here at Forever Hounds Trust while she awaits her forever home. Amaya is a remarkable dog. She only has three legs, but we don’t think anyone has told her that, because she certainly isn’t letting it prevent her from enjoying a potter round the garden …

Freddie 07/07/2007 – 28/03/2019

We are very sorry to have to share the sad news that our much-loved sponsor dog, and ambassador for Forever Hounds Trust, Freddie, died last week. Freddie encompassed everything that we love about hounds and inspired many of those who met him to go on and offer a home to a rescued dog themselves. His …