You may be aware of the horrors that have been unfolding at a self-proclaimed ‘Rescue’ in Basildon Essex. The situation is currently being investigated by the Police, RSCPA and the local council. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v7dzrr0pgo The Association of Dogs and Cats homes (ADCH), of which Forever Hounds Trust are proud members, has been lobbying Governments in the …
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Happy Homing Story – Bruno
We always love hearing how our adopted hounds are getting, on, so when we heard from Bruno’s lovely mum who adopted him eight years ago, it really made our day! Bruno was known as Badger whilst in our care. We have finally relocated to Scotland where Bruno is living his best life. He is meeting …
The Easter Appeal Results Are In!
In April we took part in the Pets Foundation Easter appeal at our partnered Pets at Home stores – Tiverton and Weymouth. This is an annual appeal run by Pets Foundation where we spend some time in each of our partnered stores as well as posting about the initiative on our social media pages. In …
Win a two night holiday for two in Wiltshire!
A couple of our wonderful supporters have offered us a two night weekday break at their dog-friendly self-catering holiday cottage in Wiltshire to raffle to raise funds for hounds in need! Tickets cost just £2.50 each! The Dog House is a small, but perfectly formed, converted holiday cottage in the beautiful town of Mere, Wiltshire. …
Happy Homing Story – Betty
We love this update on recently adopted Betty, so much so, we just had to share! ❤️ A little joyous update on the beautiful Betty…… She is a delight. She loves lying in the sun in her garden is very polite (almost disinterested) when meeting other polite dogs on our walks and has mastered the …
Happy Homing Story – Finn
We are delighted to announce that Finn is home…forever! You may remember Finn, the star of an appeal last year after he had been found straying and been taken to the dog pound. Sadly the pound was full which meant that if he was not claimed, after a week Finn would be euthanised. Although he …
Celebrating Hugo-The-Boss!
After nearly eight amazing years, greyhound Hugo-The-Boss is officially retiring from his role as Ambassadog for Forever Hounds Trust! With the loving support of his mum Frankie, Hugo-The-Boss has been a familiar, friendly face at every Dorset walk she organised and represented greyhounds beautifully at Pets Foundation Appeals at Weymouth Pets at Home. Calm, kind, …
2026 Calendar Competition Winners!
The results are in…..CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners in our 2026 calendar competition! You certainly didn’t make our job easy! Just thirteen images could be selected from 350 entries we received (we made it 14 with a special twist TBA!) As sighthound lovers, every single image was special, we could see they all depicted …
Assessments at Pets at Home!
We recently participated in the Pets Foundation Easter Appeal, where we had a presence in the Tiverton and Weymouth Pets at Home stores. This coincided with new arrivals from Wales; Angel (brindle) and Flo (black) starting their assessments, so what better opportunity to take them along to their local store in Tiverton to see how …
Happy St George’s Day!
First up on our ‘St George’s Day Special’ are a couple of the boys proudly marking the occasion! Don’t Maestro and King look handsome! Next up are some of our gorgeous girls looking particularly divine! Eden and Polly (Eden is now in foster). Finally on our ‘St George’s Day Special’, you’ve seen some of the …
Happy Easter!
Our homeless hounds might not have a family of their own yet, but we make sure they don’t miss out on their Easter goodies! Watch this video of them selecting (and eating!) their treats. Please note, all of the eggs were dog-friendly and the hounds were supervised at all times! In true Coco style, after …
Bringing the end of greyhound racing in Wales
We are sure many of you are aware that on 18th February 2025 the Welsh Government announced the very welcome news that greyhound racing will be banned in Wales, the first UK nation to take this step. Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies announced plans to wind down activities at the sole track in Wales, the …