From just £5 per month, you can make a real difference to the lives of dogs that need our help
Featured sponsor dog, Amy:
How it works:
Choose a Dog
Read about our dogs and their stories below. Many of them have come from difficult backgrounds and will require support from Greyhound Rescue Wales for the rest of their lives.
Sign Up
Signing up is quick and easy, and you can pick the sponsorship that works for you.
Want to donate a little extra each month, or give a sponsorship as a gift? It’s all available through our signup form below.
Support Dogs in Need
The money we raise from sponsorship makes a huge difference to the greyhounds and lurchers who so badly need us.
Regular donations mean we can plan much more effectively for costs such as vet bills, food, equipment, behavioural work and more.
What you can expect
Welcome Pack
You’ll receive a special welcome pack with a photo certificate of your new sponsor dog, a thank you card, a surprise gift, and an opportunity to visit our Hillcrest centre*.
Updates
You’ll receive updates throughout the year on how your sponsor dog is getting on and any news you might be interested in.
Membership
As a valued sponsor, you automatically become a Greyhound Rescue Wales Member, meaning you will receive our regular member’s updates and be entitled to vote at our general meetings. (find out more)
*Visits to our Hillcrest Centre do not involve interaction with these special dogs but sponsors are able to view other dogs at Hillcrest (please note: visits are by appointment only).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I buy a sponsorship for somebody as a gift?
Absolutely! Just select ‘Buy as a Gift’ on the signup form below
I want to contribute more than £5/month. How can I do this?
Donating a little extra each month makes a big difference to dogs needing our help. Simply choose the additional amount you’d like to donate on the form below.
I have a problem/I have some questions about sponsorship. Can you help?
Please email fundraising@greyhoundrescuewales.co.uk and one of the team will get back to you shortly.
I want to sponsor more than one dog. How can I do this?
You can complete the sign-up form as many times as you like for multiple sponsorships. As long as you use the same name and email address, our system will match all your sponsorships to your record.
Is there any other way I can sponsor a dog without putting my details in online?
Our sponsorship is set up entirely online to ensure only the highest level of security. All payments are processed by industry-leading payment providers and your details are kept completely secure and private. Due to security risks, we are unable to accept other methods of payment such as cheques or payments over the phone.
Our current sponsor dogs:
Read Abbie's story
Abbie and Albus are our infamous welfare whippet and bull lurcher duo who hit the headlines in early 2023 for their sad tale. They were living in squalid conditions with other dogs when, by pure chance, two of the dogs (Abbie and another) escaped and were running loose in the streets. Abbie was sadly struck by a car which led to the police attending the scene. With the help of neighbours and the vets that treated Abbie’s injuries, the police tracked down the owner and found poor Albus locked in a cupboard with no food, starving and alone, as well as the other dogs living in equally awful conditions.
The police contacted us and asked for our help, and we were more than happy to oblige.
Both Abbie and Albus had lifelong conditions that could affect their health in the future so it was decided that they should remain under our medical care. They will live out their happy lives in loving forever foster homes, surrounded by home comforts and the love they deserve.
Albus very sadly passed away in December 2024 after a short illness. He was deeply loved by his foster family and while they were devastated by the loss, Albus was very lucky to have such a kind and generous family to care for him in his final years.
Read Carys' Story
Carys is a sweet 10 year-old black girl who came in with a broken hock. Unfortunately, she was never even registered, so we didn’t know much about her. Luckily, our vets were able to treat her quickly and efficiently. Once on the mend, Carys went into a home with her long-term fosterer Bob.
Unfortunately, the hock repair left Carys mechanically lame and she has ongoing problems with the plate that was needed for her leg to heal. However, she is still a happy, lovely dog who has settled well in Bob’s pack. Due to lameness and ongoing problems it was felt best to leave Carys with Bob as a long term foster with ongoing support from Greyhound Rescue Wales.
Read Amy's Story
Click here to watch Amy’s story on our YouTube channel
Amy is a 5 year old greyhound girl who, because of the covid lockdown, was never raced. Because of this, she was relinquished to Battersea extremely shy and afraid of the outside world. Battersea felt that she would benefit from a quieter, breed-specific rescue who could cater to her behavioural needs and contacted us.
It has been a very long journey for Amy to learn about the enormous world around her and start to feel comfortable in herself.
Amy spent a long time in our quiet kennels, slowly being introduced to a new life, before being moved in to an experienced and sensitive foster home who have worked hard to help her build her confidence. Amy is a permanent foster so that our experienced and qualified staff can support Amy’s incredible foster family as they help her on her journey.
Read Last Hope's Story
Last Hope was a racing greyhound who raced at all three of the tracks that were operating in Wales at the time, and was also known as ‘Rusty’ and ‘Score’. He was found left for dead on a mountainside in the Rhymney Valley in South Wales with a hole in his forehead and both ears cut off in an attempt to hide his identity. After being discovered by a walker, Greyhound Rescue Wales and RSPCA personnel rushed to Last Hope’s aid, but he sadly had to be put to sleep shortly afterwards as his injuries were too severe.
Like so many racing greyhounds, Last Hope was the victim of a botched attempt at euthanasia performed by an unqualified person without proper equipment. The person who did this to Last Hope had no regard for the prolonged suffering they would inflict on him. Their attempts to hide Last Hope’s identity clearly showed a pre-meditated plan to commit such an act.
Since discovering Last Hope, we are determined to bring lasting good out of such extreme cruelty. By setting up a sponsorship in Last Hope’s memory, you can ensure that we continue our work to save greyhounds and lurchers in need, and work towards a day where no more dogs have to suffer this fate.
Read Rodney's Story
Rodney was 8 years old when he joined the Sponsor a Dog team. Rodney had been struggling with pain for some time not just with his early-onset arthritis that requires expensive regular physio, but also a foot infection that was identified on arrival, and corns on his feet.
Rodney has been finding it all incredibly stressful and can be quite shy at first, but he is settling well and with the help of our Sponsor a Dog scheme, his future looks much brighter. He is now living with his long term foster care, Darren, with ongoing medical support from Greyhound Rescue Wales for the rest of his life.
Read Lucy's Story
Lucy is a beautiful older lady who came to us as one of a large group of greyhounds who were being kept in a back garden in poor condition.
12 year old Lucy had been used for breeding and was in a very sorry state; underweight, poor teeth condition, overbred and with untreated arthritis.
We wanted to make sure that Lucy never had to wait for medical care ever again, so we put her in a wonderful foster home with a fantastic supporter, to ensure she lives out her days under our care, with all her needs met, happy and content, as she should be.
% of Sponsors picked Vera
Read Vera's Story
Vera is the second dog we’ve had in who presented with vision problems upon arrival.
Vets confirmed that much like our lovely Hoops (Rainbow Sponsor hound), Vera was suffering with a detached retina that resulted from a previously undiagnosed blood pressure problem. Because of this issue, Vera will require lifelong medication to keep her blood pressure under control, an issue that threatens not just her remaining vision but her life if gone untreated.
Vera will spend the rest of her life in a permanent foster home with her veterinary needs taken care of by us to ensure her health.
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Remembering our past Sponsor Hounds
