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One of our supporters did an amazing job running The Great Bristol Run, raising funds for Forever Hounds Trust. Lizzie says: “Sunday the 19th September was an early morning rise, with jam on toast and a cup of tea making the perfect start to the day, I was ready to embrace the 13.1 miles of …

Lovely Starling is a 3-year-old female ex racing greyhound in our care, who has been in quite a bit of pain that we are having to manage with the help of her wonderful foster family. She has numerous corns on her pads, which has caused her severe lameness.  Starling has already undergone various conservative treatments …

Forever Hounds Trust supports the campaign to ban greyhound racing in Wales. As a charity dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of greyhounds and lurchers in the UK we see first-hand the damage racing does to these dogs, as well as the neglect they suffer while being exploited as a commodity. We are aware …

We are devastated to bring you the news that one of our very special sponsor dogs has made his final journey over the rainbow bridge. Benji had the most adventurous life – he suffered cruelty, abuse and neglect from his first owner, before escaping into the wilds of Dorset where he survived an amazing 57 …

We love hearing about how our hounds are getting on in their forever homes, so we were thrilled when Peppa’s owner got in touch to share some details about their eleven (yes eleven!) years of life with their ‘pawfect’ friend…. We met our beautiful girl for the first time in 2010 at the home of …

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 …

Forever Hounds Trust is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and homing of unwanted, abused or abandoned sighthounds and has been homing these dogs for 25 years. Our vision is a day when every sighthound is free from risk or need. Having expanded from small beginnings in the west of England, Forever Hounds Trust now operates …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …