A HUGE thanks to all those who donated treats and toys from our Amazon wish list for the dogs currently in our kennels during the coronavirus lockdown. Two deliveries of goodies have arrived so far and as you can see from these pictures, and the video of Miguel, the dogs were delighted with the treasures! …
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Locked down with the dogs
We still have some dogs in kennels during this time, and they are being well cared for by the staff there. We are making sure they don’t miss out on any exercise, training, play time or treats during this period. Not all the dogs in our kennels are ready for homing yet – which is …
Why it shouldn’t be ‘business as usual’ for greyhound breeders
By Emma Butler Forever Hounds Trust is dismayed to read reports of ‘business as usual’ in greyhound breeding in Ireland, despite the Covid-19 crisis, with demand in England being cited as positive for the industry. The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) have published an article on their website quoting Newpark Stud proprietor, Sean Bourke as saying …
Please help Lucas
Lucas came to Forever Hounds Trust just over a week ago after being found straying. This poor dog was in a terrible condition and for a while it was touch and go over whether he would even survive the journey to us. Lucas is almost 12 years old and a former racing greyhound. We don’t …
Anita Sommerville 1946-2020
Nita – January 8 1946 – March 26 2020 Last week Forever Hounds Trust lost a dear friend. Nita first became a part of our family of volunteers 12 years ago, when she responded to an appeal for foster carers. Her offer was gratefully accepted and her first temporary resident, Lacey, was soon installed to …
Boredom busters for hounds at home!
Measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus are affecting hounds as well as humans – our Senior Behaviour Support Adviser, Rachel Cartwright, has come up with some DIY dog entertainment ideas! DIY Dog Entertainment If your dog is used to getting more than one walk per day, you might be finding they have some excess …
How will Covid 19 measures affect racing greyhounds?
By Emma Butler All greyhound racing at GBGB licensed racecourses has been suspended in order to meet the guidance from the government on social distancing. For those of us campaigning to bring an end to greyhound racing on welfare terms, the news that greyhounds won’t be racing should be welcome. However, ending greyhound racing in …
Pets and Coronavirus
Here are some top tips from some of the UK’s pet charities and experts. Practice social distancing If you are self isolating Helping each other You can find out more by visiting www.cfsg.org.uk/coronavirus or www.rspca.org.uk/coronavirus
Post Homing Support – a guest blog
Keeping Your Hound on their Sofa Guest Blog by Carole Fahy, Post Homing Support Co-ordinator Forever Hounds Trust It is Forever Hounds Trust’s commitment to every adopter of one of our dogs that they will be entitled, absolutely free of charge, to qualified behavioural support for the life of that dog. In these difficult times, …
2020 – a new decade and a time for change!
It’s a new decade and time for forming plans to improve greyhound welfare and phase out greyhound racing in the UK and globally. Now we know what the political landscape looks like we are excited to be working in partnership with other groups to bring greyhound welfare to the top of the agenda. We kick-started …
Special homes required for some special dogs
Not all of the dogs we rescue are straightforward. Some of them are a little zany, zippy, zappy and zoomy and need a special type of home. The beginning of 2020 has found us with a whole bunch of these quirky characters and we are in desperate need of some very particular homes for them. …
Forever Hounds Trust is looking for new premises!
As you may know by now Forever Hounds Trust are proactively searching for a kennel to buy – and we need your help to find a suitable premises! We are looking forward to 2020 being the year in which we are able to put down roots and consolidate our plans for the future. We know …