Sponsor a Dog

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 have 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Star is a beautiful older lady of 10 years. Her owner was a known hoarder and backyard breeder who agreed to hand her over to us, along with other dogs. Star arrived with her teeth rotting in her mouth, and in terrible pain with advanced arthritis after spending years living in a back garden. Our vets operated and removed a large number of teeth and worked hard to develop a pain management plan for her arthritis.

With a need for lifelong pain medication and potential further treatment like physiotherapy, it was deemed necessary to ensure that lovely Star would remain in our permanent care. Star will spend the rest of her natural life in a comfortable, loving foster home with her medical needs covered.