The Greyhound's Plea

I found this on the Facebook I Love My Greyhound page and just had to share! So true and exactly what we are fighting for here:

A belated Happy New Year all - here's to 2012 being the year of the Greyhound!

Gorgeous Greyhounds/Lurchers for Adoption this Christmas (UK)

We all know that dogs are for life and not just for Christmas but there is no better time to give a gorgeous Greyhound his or her forever home. Rescues all over the world are working particularly hard to find these beautiful creatures and dogs of various other breeds homes in these tough economic times so if you have room in your home, family and heart (as well as on your sofa/bed, which will automatically become their property, haha!), please take a look at these gorgeous Greyhounds and Lurchers:

 Kane

At Dun Roamin Rehoming in Warwickshire, Kane is a gorgeous 2 year old Lurcher who has a fabulous disposition. He is vaccinated, innoculated against kennel cough and microchipped. He has unfortunately become very stressed in kennels so a foster or permanent home is needed as soon as possible for him. Call Lee during office hours on 07854 743726 if you are interested or visit the Dun Roamin website for more information.

 Judy

Judy is a 4 year old friendly Lurcher who is currently located in the Edinburgh & Lothian SPCA Centre. She has had 3 pups, all of whom are also available for adoption. There is little other information on the SPCA website, but a picture of Judy can be seen here. Please call 03000 999 999 to discuss her and please be sure to read the rehoming guidelines on the web page as well.

 ***The SPCA has other Greyhounds and Lurchers available for adoption so please see the website for Jetson, Tip, Levi, Lucky and the other beautiful dogs there.

 Sophie & Lucy

Sophie and Lucy are mother and pup Greyhounds who were rescued from Ireland. Having been found as strays, they were hours from being put to sleep when GRWE found them and brought them to the UK. A specialist Greyhound charity, these are not the only dogs available for rehoming. There are many more in need of their forever homes so please call 07000 785 092 to enquire about the girls or any other dog you would love to love. Check out the Greyhound Rescue West of England site for more pictures an details.


Annabelle

Finally, Annabelle is in the Shrewsbury branch of Dogs Trust and is looking for her forever home. Very sociable and loving, Annabelle is no more than 2 years old and is a big softie, or a couch potato as they call her there! She needs a home without children and needs a little training but will make a beautiful pet. Call 01952 770225 for more details.

***You can go to the Dogs Trust website for a search of the latest Greyhounds they have for rehoming at the moment. There are many.

Please remember that Greyhounds, like any dog, may need a little work and each one has their own individual personality but they make brilliant pets. Each one of these certainly deserves a loving home so please consider them or their friends. Each rescue has its own rehoming policy so expect to be asked for a fee, to make a home visit appointment and have a little patience because the process is certainly worth it in the end.

ALERT!!! eBay Auction in Memory of Snip Nua Ends TODAY!!!

Today is a very sad day. Today is the 2 year anniversary of the death of Snip Nua, a gorgeous Greyhound who was owned by a syndicate, Fior Gael, including Irish comedian Dara O'Brien. A greyhound who sustained an injury that was completely treatable. A greyhound who was put to sleep instead of being treated because she could no longer race.

Each and every one of those individuals who took that decision should be ashamed of themselves.

She was born on the 27th April 2008, and became a star when she featured in the BBC programme Three Men go to Ireland on New Year's Day 2010.

By that time, Snip Nua was already dead.

On the 14th December 2009, she fell during a race at Harolds Cross greyhound stadium in Dublin. She suffered a hock injury, one that did not threaten her life. Sorry, should not have threatened her life. She was put down on economic grounds. In my humble opinion this practice should be illegal because it IS animal abuse. The Dublin Society for the Protection of Animals also think so.

To raise awareness and funds, artist Tomasz Adamski has created the beautiful portrait of Snip Nua that can be seen above. It is currently being auctioned off but this auction ends TODAY.

If you would like to be bid then go to the eBay auction behind the link to bid on the gorgeous girl's image. It still has 4 hours to go so please, if you can afford it, consider bidding. All of the proceeds go to Action for Greyhounds, a fantastic non-profit organisation that campaigns tirelessly for improvements in welfare for Greyhounds and who do their best to promote rehoming.

***Please feel free to share this page or the information on it to promote the auction. This little girl may be beyond our help but every penny bid on this portrait will go towards helping other Greyhounds avoid the same fate.

Adoption Appeal for Mr Roo

Just a quick post tonight because a friend has made me aware of this gorgeous boy, who deserves a loving home as soon as possible. Having been in the Northern Greyhound Rescue in the North West & Lancashire region of the UK for 11 months, 7 year old Mr Roo deserves a home. He is a fab doggy by all accounts and is 98% blind. They wax lyrical about him so if you are thinking of providing a forever home for a sighthound in the very near future and live in the UK then please consider him. You can check out Mr Roo on this page of the
Northern Greyhound Rescue.

Thanks all!

Red, The Leader of the Pack!

Want proof that Greyhounds are intelligent dogs? A friend of mine found this video online yesterday and passed it onto me. In it, you can see just how intelligent Greyhounds and sighthounds in general actually are.

The moral of the story, though, is always secure your food before you leave! I know from experience that if you leave it out then a Greyhound is always guaranteed to find it and eat it!

3,799 And Counting: Promote the Petition!!!

And now to an old friend...

Thanks so much to everyone who has taken the time to sign the petition linked to this blog: Stop the Greyhound Slaughter. We have 3,799 signatures so far and this is absolutely fantastic but we need more signatures so please spare a few moments to sign if you have not already. If you have signed it then please take a few moments to spread the word.

There are now icons on the petition that allow you to post it to Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit or to email or Tweet it. If you are a member of any of those social networking sites then posting it to them would be very much appreciated.

Here is the link once again: Stop the Greyhound Slaughter. If everyone who reads this helps t spread the word then I am confident that we can reach the 20,000 signatures required early next year.

What are we waiting for? Let's send it viral!

And The Fight Goes On...

In my post yesterday, I forgot to thank everyone who has been coming to this blog regardless of the absence of posts in recent months and also those who continue to fight the good fight against cruelty to animals every single day. It never fails to amaze me how humans can simply disregard their lives as unimportant. It also never fails to amaze me how people hide behind anonymity to promote the virtues of the abuse and slaughter of animals. You'd think that they would put their name to their convictions but a comment on an old post on here, Slaughter of Dogs in Serbia, seems to dictate otherwise.

The comment is as follows and has been published to the post:

People are suffering more than dogs all over the world, but that doesn't concern you. It makes me sick how you people care so much about dogs, while people and children are starving. All that you just said is a bullshit. There are so many dogs on the streets of serbia, that it is unbearable. People are feeding them and sitting in cafes along with dogs. Serbia is destroyed by war and can't afford shelters for stray dogs, so what else can they do than kill them. Who needs that many dogs anyway.It is disgusting to see that many dirty stray dogs everywhere you go and stepping in their shit all the time. They are mating on the streets in pacs in a middle of a day, getting mad and dangerous to people and children. Dogs, actually , took over the streets of cities. I really don't care if they are all killed today, if you do, take them home with you and ask your government to take care of them.

First of all, I would like to point out that I fully understand that people suffer every single day from illness, abuse, abandonment and neglect. There are plenty of causes out there that I support in aid of the vulnerable and ill. However, the title of this blog should give the writer of this post an idea of what cause I am supporting here - giving a voice to a creature that often suffers at the hands of humans through no fault of its own. I choose to promote the plight of greyhounds so, no offence intended, if you do not like it then please read another blog.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and to throw their weight into the debate as they see fit. However, this comment is a prime example of the ignorance and complete disregard that has led to these problems in the first place. If the governments of countries have let the "problem" get out of hand then that still does not give them the right to relentlessly slaughter dogs. There has to be better solutions than that and I refuse to believe that there are not.

So, in short, to the anonymous poster who offered the above comment - thank you for proving to me that this blog still has a very real role to play in promoting the welfare of dogs everywhere and that there is still ignorance and abuse to fight against.

Please feel free to comment on posts and show your support, disagree, make requests for content, promote your own links and other such things. I can't promise I won't respond but, providing they are not spam, they will be published.