Forever Hounds Trust is delighted to welcome actress Jaye Griffiths into the team as a new Honorary Friend. Jaye has starred in many popular TV shows, including Silent Witness and Doctor Who, and currently plays Dr Elle Gardner in Casualty on BBC1. Jaye, who has two Whippets of her own, recently attended the Forever Hounds …
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Liberation of greyhounds from Canindrome in Macau
Forever Hounds Trust has been delighted to hear of the success of the organisations working in Macau and the subsequent liberation of the greyhounds from the Canindrome there. We have been very proud to support the excellent work done in the region. We are remaining engaged with the present situation and are involved in wider greyhound …
Wonderful Winnie heads for her forever home
2018 got off to a great start for Winnie, who found her forever home! As you can see from these pictures, Winnie was very happy to be part of her new family. With Forever Hounds Trust being 2018 Burns Pet Charity of the Year Winnie also had a box of delicious food and treats to take …
Planning the ‘paw-fect’ Christmas – top tips for a safe Christmas with your pet
Christmas is an exciting time of year with parties, presents, plenty of food and festive frolics. It can appear to be even more exciting if you have a dog, with thoughts of long walks, a content canine dozing by the re and, of course, a Christmas present from Santa Paws. However, the reality can be …
Enjoying time with your dog this Christmas – fun activities to try
Christmas is an ideal time to relax and enjoy spending more time with your dog. Here, Forever Hounds Trust’s Susan McKeon passes on some of her great ideas for fun activities you can do with your canine pal. Try out fun dog activities Christmas is a great time to try out fun activities like trick …
Grant awarded for vital kennel enrichment
Forever Hounds Trust is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a generous grant from Support Adoption for Pets! This money will go towards the purchase of equipment for the sighthounds in our care in kennels across England: from vet beds for our dogs to sleep on, to collars to help calm anxious dogs, …
Tickets now on sale for Forever Hounds Trust Christmas Concert for Dogs!
The annual Christmas Concert for Dogs always proves to be a popular event, and this year looks to be no different. For the first time the concert will be held in Dunstable, at The Priory Church of St Peter. Tickets for the event, which will be held on Sunday 10th December, at 3pm, went on …
Campaign to recognise animals as sentient beings in UK law
Animals are sentient beings, which means that they can experience emotions such as fear and contentment. Animal sentience is incorporated into EU law by the Lisbon Treaty. After March 2019, EU law will no longer apply to the UK – so it is crucial that UK legislation recognises that animals have feelings to ensure they …
Forever Hounds Trust celebrates support of national pet food company
Forever Hounds Trust is celebrating securing backing from the charitable arm of one of the UK’s biggest and most successful independent pet food companies. The Burns Pet Nutrition Foundation, part of Burns Pet Nutrition, a family company in Wales that makes specialist foods designed for the health and well-being of pets, has unveiled three charities …
Rosie the lurcher finds her happy ever after
After spending nine months in the care of Forever Hounds Trust, Rosie the lurcher has landed well and firmly on her paws in the loving home of Dave and Gill. Gill and Dave’s family consisted of three cats, yet Gill felt there was a gap, saying that she always considered herself to be ‘ a …
I wish I may, I wish I might……….find my home by Christmas night
Forever Hounds Trust have dogs in need of a home of their own throughout the year, and we are grateful of a home offer for one of our dogs whenever it is made as once one of our dogs moves into its forever home a space is freed for another. The more dogs we home, …
National Black Dog Day – 1st October
The First of October marks National Black Dog Day, which is a chance for Forever Hounds Trust to make a plea on behalf of all the black dogs in our care still looking for their forever home! But why do black dogs need their own ‘day’? Well, for some reason we are yet to fully …