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A tribute to Charlie Watts

We were deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. We feel like we’ve lost a member of the Forever Hounds Trust family as Charlie’s wife Shirley is one of our Patrons and a long-time supporter having adopted many dogs from us over the years. This photo was …

Yet more amazing support from our friends at Battersea!

Battersea has long been great supporters of the work of Forever Hounds Trust. We are now a Battersea Animal Partner. This means that we learn from Battersea’s vast pool of knowledge, and can take advantage of new training and networking opportunities. And our sighthound experience benefits the Battersea team when they need specific advice. We …

Thank you Pets at Home!

We are thrilled to have been selected to be Charity of the Year at the Pets at Home Weymouth store. This means we’ll get all sorts of food donations throughout the year, can take part in their fundraising activities and hold awareness days in store. All of this will help us shout about how great sighthounds are …

Increase in maximum sentence for animal cruelty offences

There was a significant advancement for animal welfare last week with the maximum sentence for animal cruelty offences increasing from six months to five years. Congratulations go to our colleagues and supporters across the animal welfare sector who have campaigned so hard for this. The change in the law means that those guilty of the …

Huge support for ban on greyhound racing in UK

By Emma Butler, Head of Welfare Campaigns Those of us supporting a phasing out of greyhound racing in the UK were eagerly watching the signatures on an online petition creeping up last week. This was followed by the huge satisfaction of watching the total number tick over the magic 100,00 figure, which could trigger a …

Homing hounds during the COVID pandemic

Following the relaxation of some of the rules surrounding the coronavirus restrictions in England, Forever Hounds Trust has set out the following plan for rehoming dogs. PLEASE NOTE THESE ANTICIPATED STEPS ARE BASED ON CURRENT GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE. THIS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDIN ON HOW THE INFECTION IS SPREADING DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN EACH …

Keeping your pet safe during pandemic thefts

Sadly, pet theft is on the increase and UK police have found that 2020 was one of the worst years for pet thievery, most likely associated with an increased demand for dogs over the national lockdowns. MPs are debating whether to introduce a law specifically for pet theft that will hand out prison sentences rather …

Volunteer of the Year Finalist!

HUGE congratulations to Tracey Carter on being a Volunteer of the Year finalist in the Animal Charity Awards. Tracey is an absolute superstar and without her help we simply would not be able to help the number of dogs that we do. Tracey supports us across everything that we do. Many of you will know …

Information from Petlog

Petlog customers have been asked to create a new online self-serve account, and customers who had not previously set up an online account, to create one. However, there may be some people whose details – such as their name, email address, or title – have changed since their pets’ details were first placed on the …

Marrick goes to his forever home!

There were smiles all round this week – and an emotional tear or two – as our lovely Marrick headed off to his forever home. Marrick came to Forever Hounds Trust in the summer with a horrible racing injury. Marrick’s had a very complicated fractured leg, and we were very worried that he would have …

Can you help us fund Finn’s surgery?

Less than a fortnight into the New Year and we already have our first big vet bill. Finn is a handsome rough coated lurcher who came to us from a pound after being found straying. He was clearly lame and in some pain, and x-rays have revealed that he needs surgery to repair his cruciate …