Chase, a Forever Hounds Trust adoptee has decided his New Year’s Resolution is to have more exciting adventures! What’s yours? You could help hounds like Chase by doing something to make a difference to hounds in need. Did our seasoned fundraiser Gareth inspired you last year by running the Berlin Marathon raising nearly £1500, or …
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A Christmas message from Coco.
Hi, it’s homeless hound Coco! 🐾 Well, ANOTHER Christmas in kennels, my fourth to be precise….I’m only five. 😢 But honestly, I’m one of the lucky ones thanks to Forever Hounds Trust. There are many hounds like me who DIDN’T get to enjoy a yummy Christmas Dinner, DIDN’T get to unwrap their presents, DIDN’T play …
The Rescue Dogs of Christmas
They may not have homes of their own yet, but we made sure our hounds enjoyed the spirit of Christmas. You can see the individual photos below.
Christmas Day in Rescue
Our dogs may not have got homes of their own yet, but we do our very best to ensure that they don’t miss out on Christmas! Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… Except Hopper who was busy getting his Christmas stocking ready …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Wren – From Rescue to Rehoming
Some hounds come into our care and are quite quickly off to their new homes, others need a LOT of rehabilitation before they can safely be homed; Wren is one such dog. Wren arrived in February of this year with three other dogs after being rescued from horrendous conditions. She was completely shut down, but …
A Successful Sighthound Carol Concert!
Whilst we might’ve confused the residents of Bath as a congregation of humans and hounds made their way into the church, we had a wonderful time at our Carol Concert at St Michael’s Without on the the 9th of December! We have some very important thank you’s we’d like to say…. Last but definitely not …
Happy Homing Story – Gwen
Gorgeous Gwen was adopted four years ago, and we were delighted to receive this update on how she is getting on from her lovely family. The story so far… When we lost our lurcher Blackie we were devastated, but a friend told us of Forever Hounds Trust who thought Gwen might be right for us. …
New ex racing greyhound study results released.
Forever Hounds Trust is pleased to have been able to help with the development of a recent study by The Alliance Against Greyhound Racing relating to greyhounds homed by British rescues independent of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GGGB) Homing Scheme. Due to our desire for greyhound racing to be phased out in the …
The difference donations make.
Thank you for your donations for our Big Give ‘Help a Hound’ Appeal which finished at noon yesterday. The appeal raised an amazing £10,848, and once Gift Aid is added, the final amount will make a huge difference to hounds in need. Watch this video to see what impact they have already had on Hopper! …
International Animal Rights Day
It’s International Animal Rights Day, an annual event honouring animals as sentient beings who deserve the same protections as people. In fact, it’s International Human Rights Day too – deliberately coinciding to highlight the connection between animal and human rights. Forever Hounds Trust is passionate about animal rights, specifically that of greyhounds and lurchers, and …
Happy Homing Story – Billie
We love hearing about our adopted hounds, so were delighted to receive these wonderful photos of Billie (was Nessa) loving her new life. Her adopter tells us that she’s amazing and doing so well; she is very clever and even walks to heel off-lead! Billie is truly having a great time living on the edge …