By Emma Butler The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has released their annual injury and retirement data for 2019, and despite their claims that “significant progress” has been made, the data makes for unhappy reading for anyone who truly prioritises greyhound welfare. The data shows: An INCREASE in the number of dogs injured compared …
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The coronacoaster of the greyhound racing industry
By Emma Butler Coronavirus has had an effect on every industry, so that of course has included the greyhound racing industry. The word ‘coronacoaster’ has been bandied about a lot on social media to describe the highs and lows of the journey we are all on, and it’s one that could also be used to …
Deaf Awareness Week, 4th – 10th May. Adopting and living with a deaf dog
It’s Deaf Awareness week, and dogs can be deaf too… Meet Bella, who was found as a pup wandering the streets in her silent little world. Even after being rescued, the homing process was very confusing for her, and it quickly became apparent that adopter and adoptee needed to help each other adapt to the …
Why it shouldn’t be ‘business as usual’ for greyhound breeders
By Emma Butler Forever Hounds Trust is dismayed to read reports of ‘business as usual’ in greyhound breeding in Ireland, despite the Covid-19 crisis, with demand in England being cited as positive for the industry. The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) have published an article on their website quoting Newpark Stud proprietor, Sean Bourke as saying …
Boredom busters for hounds at home!
Measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus are affecting hounds as well as humans – our Senior Behaviour Support Adviser, Rachel Cartwright, has come up with some DIY dog entertainment ideas! DIY Dog Entertainment If your dog is used to getting more than one walk per day, you might be finding they have some excess …
How will Covid 19 measures affect racing greyhounds?
By Emma Butler All greyhound racing at GBGB licensed racecourses has been suspended in order to meet the guidance from the government on social distancing. For those of us campaigning to bring an end to greyhound racing on welfare terms, the news that greyhounds won’t be racing should be welcome. However, ending greyhound racing in …
Post Homing Support – a guest blog
Keeping Your Hound on their Sofa Guest Blog by Carole Fahy, Post Homing Support Co-ordinator Forever Hounds Trust It is Forever Hounds Trust’s commitment to every adopter of one of our dogs that they will be entitled, absolutely free of charge, to qualified behavioural support for the life of that dog. In these difficult times, …
Volunteer Andrew spends the day transporting dogs for Forever Hounds Trust
Follow Andrew, one of Forever Hounds Trust’s volunteers as he takes on a transport run, meeting Chance and Swifty, two greyhounds, and bringing them into the care of Forever Hounds Trust. With the current coronavirus emergency Forever Hounds Trust, along with everyone else, is facing uncertain times. We are relying on our volunteers more than …
Greyhound racing should have no place in Oxford
By Emma Butler, Head of Welfare Campaigns Forever Hounds Trust’s head office is based in Oxford, and we were dismayed to hear that plans are afoot to bring greyhound racing back to the city and that the businessman behind the scheme has claimed that ‘greyhound racing is not cruel.‘ As a greyhound and lurcher rescue …
A box of Weetabix and a loaf of bread………
By Emma Butler WELL…….this is something that we don’t get every day….. Earlier this week we took in two greyhound boys from a ‘trainer’ who had been racing them on an unregulated, or ‘flapping’ track. Apparently he has no need for these dogs as he is off on holiday and getting a couple of new …
Why Are There So Many Black Greyhounds? #NationalBlackDogDay
By Emma Butler Today is National Black Dog Day, a day created to highlight the plight of black dogs in rescue centres. For Forever Hounds Trust the problem of finding homes for black dogs is a very real one. Almost half the dogs we have in our care right now are black. Our evidence shows …
Greyhound racing – the forgotten ones
By Emma Butler The new Animal Welfare Manifesto from the Labour Party has included a mention of greyhound racing, stating that: “The lack of transparency around what happens to greyhounds after they are no longer fit for racing means we anecdotally hear of many cases where healthy animals are needlessly destroyed.” The manifesto also says: …