GREYHOUNDS AND LURCHERS

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• Bristol Dog Action Welfare Group: http://southwestdawg.wordpress.com Rescues greyhounds and lurchers from Ireland for rehoming in the UK.
• Dumfriesshire Greyhound Rescue: South West Scotland and Cumbria: http://dgrescue.org.uk: Greyhound and lurcher rescue organisation serving South-West Scotland and Cumbria.
• Give A Greyhound a Home (GAGH): Aberdeen and Central Scotland: http://www.gagah.co.uk: GAGAH is a non-profit making organisation which rescues and rehomes greyhounds and lurcher. GAGAH raises awareness on the plight of these dogs - the cruelty and neglect which they can face once they are no longer useful - and encourages people to choose a rescue dog in preference to a privately bred dog.
• Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue North East: http://www.freewebs.com/greyhoundandlurcherrescuenortheast Rescue and rehome Greyhounds and Lurchers in the North of England
• Greyhound Awareness League, Scotland: http://www.gal.org.uk A small charity based in Scotland, run entirely by volunteers. It is dedicated to raising public awareness of the plight of the retired greyhound. Aims to encourage members of the public to meet (and hopefully adopt) ex racing greyhounds and lurchers and to dispel many of the myths surrounding them.
• Greyhound Action Scotland: http://www.greyhoundactionscotland.org.uk: Campaign to raise public awareness into the exploitation of racing greyhounds. Campaign aiming towards achieving a ban on greyhound racing in Scotland.
• Greyhound/Lurcher/Rescue: Sunderland and Durham: http://greyhoundlurcher.googlepages.com: Before a greyhound or lurcher is adopted a home check is required
• GREYHOUNDS GALORE: CLEVELAND: http://www.greyhoundsgalore.org.uk: animal charity who rescue greyhounds, lurchers and whippets. Always seeking permanent homes for these lovely animals. Home check required
• Greyhound Gap: National Organisation: http://www.greyhoundgap.com: Greyhound Gap assists rescue centres and adopters to find the perfect home for the perfect dog. We assist all sighthounds in need through donations to rescues, fostering and transporting dogs, help with veterinary costs for ill dogs in rescue, and finding new homes.
• Greyhound rescue north east: sunderland: http://freewebs.com/greyhoundsnortheast/ Greyhounds/Lurchers Sunderland, Durham and North East
• Greyhound Rescue North East: North East of England: http://www.greyhoundrescue.net: Rehoming and rescuing Greyhounds in the North East of England and North Yorkshire
• Greyhound Rescue: North Yorkshire: http://www.greyhoundrescue.org.uk: Rescuing and re-homing unwanted Greyhounds in the north East of England.
• Greyhound Rescue Scotland: http://www.greyhound-rescue-scotland.org: Dedicated to the rescue and rehome of greyhounds and lurchers in Scotland.
• Greyhound Welfare: South Wales: http://www.greyhoundwelfare.org.uk Care for ex racing greyhounds while searching for new and loving homes in Wales and the West.
• GREYHOUND RESCUE WEST OF ENGLAND: National - Somerset/Gloucs/Hrfds &Worcs/Shrops: http://www.grwe.co.uk: Rehomes Greyhounds and Lurchers who have finished racing or who are abandoned. All dogs are neutered, innoculated, microchipped, and vet-checked. All homes are subject to home visits prior to re-homing. On-going support from national helpline and GRWE staff.
• Houndzaruz Animal Rescue: Salford: http://www.houndzaruz.co.uk/ a small animal rescue mainly dedicated to rehoming and rescuing greyhounds.
• Lurcher Link: National Organisation: http://www.lurcher.org: Lurcher Link is a voluntary organisation whose aim is to try and save Lurchers' lives by liaising between rescues, stray pounds and members of the public.
• Rescued Racers (Greyhounds - did you guess?) http://www.rescuedracers.org
• Retired Greyhound Trust: National Organisation: http://www.retiredgreyhounds.co.uk A national charity dedicated to finding homes for greyhounds at the end of their racing careers. It was set up in 1975 and since then has re-homed nearly 25,000 greyhounds and established over 55 branches across the UK.
• Kama's Cave (Ockenden) www.kamascave.com A site dedicated to helping retired ex-racing and rescued greyhounds
• Lost Dogs UK http://www.lostdogsuk.com Lists and photos of lost and stolen dogs in UK and Eire. Includes Lurcher Search List.
• Northern Greyhound Rescue: Lancashire: http://www.northerngreyhoundrescue.org.uk: A small organisation rescuing and rehoming Greyhounds and Lurchers in the Lancashire/ North West area. All dogs are neutered, vaccinated and microchipped brfore going to their new homes.
• Northumberland greyhound rescue: Blyth,Northumberland: http://northumberlandgreyhoundrescue.org.uk A small group dedicated to re-homing ex-racing greyhounds from local independent(flapper)greyhound track.If you can re-home a dog please get in touch.
• Greyhound Rescue in the UK www.greyhoundrescue.co.uk Contact details for local groups. Very useful site.
• Scottish Greyhound Sanctuary: http://www.scottishgreyhoundsanctuary.com SGS was launched in March 2008 and awarded charity status in June 2008! Aim is to help retired Greyhounds find permanent homes. lurchers & sighthounds.
• SIGHTHOUND RESCUE JERSEY: Jersey, Channel Islands: http://www.jerseydogs.co.uk: Caring for and homing greyhounds, lurchers and whippets
• Swiss Valley, South Wales: http://www.freewebs.com/swissvalleygreyhoundrescue: Practical help and advice on living with greyhounds and on fostering greyhounds. Information on Swiss valley greyhound rescue in South Wales and their greyhounds needing homes.
• Greyhounds in Wales: South Wales and the West: http://www.greyhoundsinwales.moonfruit.com/: A "place of interest" for greyhound and lurcher owners and rehomers in Wales. No politics, no policies just events where the hounds are welcome or present, or where funds are being raised on their behalf. Any organisation running such an event is welcome to as much space as they need.