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It’s Volunteer’s Week – a chance to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities and say thank you. Volunteer’s Week 2023 is a time to celebrate and inspire. Never has there been a time that Forever Hounds Trust, and rescue charities in general, need volunteers more. The cost of rescue is increasing, but …

We dedicate this news story to all the wonderful people who have donated to our Spring appeal…. Miko is home forever! ❤️ You may remember Miko was cruelly abandoned in a car park with her mother, Cherry and brothers, George and Walter. They arrived scared, nervous and severely underweight with very irritated skin. You can …

Like many other charities and rescues we are facing a perfect storm because of the economic environment and increased pressure on our ability to rehome dogs. We’ve been looking at how we navigate these challenging times and have made the difficult decision to move operations away from our Centre in Devon. For now, we will …

As you can probably imagine, dog food is one of our great expenses, so it makes a huge difference when food is very kindly donated to us. Therefore, we would like to say a few thank you’s for recent donations of food as follows: Beautiful Joes Handsome Ace made sure no one else could get …

👑 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐈𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! 👑 We hope everyone enjoys the Coronation celebrations – our dogs are getting into the swing of things, and it looks like they are all waiting for the Red Arrows flypast! Talking about the King… All attention is on King Charles …

It’s deaf awareness week, and dogs can be deaf too. Some dogs lose their hearing as a result of chronic ear infections and others may suffer a traumatic injury to the ear, resulting in hearing loss. Finally, some dogs are born deaf because of a genetic defect called congenital deafness. However, adopting a deaf dog …

Update 01/06/23 Cherry has gone home forever! Thank you to everyone who donated to our appeal to enable this to happen. Cherry’s life of neglect and hardship is now behind her, and she is living her best life, as can be seen from these gorgeous photos. Her lovely new mum and dad say, “she has …

Three of our wonderful Welsh region volunteers, Sally, Jo and Nicky are accompanying mascot Dewi (named after St David, the patron saint of Wales) on a fantastic 12 month challenge to raise money to help our hounds! They are planning to hike along the whole length of Offa’s Dyke – the border path between England …

Earth Day is an annual event that brings together millions of people from around the world in support of the environment, highlighting the urgent action we need to take to save our planet.  We all love our furry friends, but many dog parents don’t realise just how much of an impact animal companions could potentially …

Connor has been on our website an awful long time, but…sadly….he STILL hasn’t found his home. He was six years old on the 20th April, and has been in our care since he was two years old. That’s an awfully long time in the relatively short life of a dog. Is he the most unloved …

Forever Hounds Trust are looking for qualified dog behaviourists to join their team of Post Homing Support volunteers. This is immensely rewarding work and is key to keeping our rehomed hounds in their Forever homes. We provide free, qualified behavioural advice to any owner of an FHT dog who is experiencing behavioural issues with their …

If you are on Facebook, did you know there is a fun way to get involved and raise money for our hounds? The Forever Hounds Trust Fundraising Group, is a friendly group, full of greyhound and lurcher loving people! It’s an open group, so anyone can join, there’s no pressure, you can get involved in …