About Greyhound Lifeline
Mission Statement
Greyhound Lifeline are a branch of the Retired Greyhound Trust. Our Mission is to find good pet homes for ex-racing greyhounds in the UK. We have our own retired racing greyhounds to find homes for and we also assist other welfares by promoting some of their "long-stay" or particularly needy greyhounds on our web site.
Our aim is to raise the public's awareness that Greyhounds can and do make wonderful pets and to see as many retired greyhounds enjoying life as a much loved pet as we possibly can.
Our team are dedicated to achieving the lifetime comfort and welfare of our greyhounds. They give of their time freely and are all unpaid volunteers.
The future welfare of the greyhounds in our care is of paramount importance to us and as such, no adoption will proceed until a successful home check has been completed.
About us
Greyhound Lifeline was founded in May 2007 by a group of people who have all had previous experience of homing greyhounds, owning greyhounds as pets, working with greyhounds or with greyhound adoption through other organisations or welfare groups. Our backgrounds are varied, but we believe our cumulative experience of both greyhounds and life/work/family experiences to be a valuable asset in our Greyhound Lifeline venture.
Greyhound Lifeline began as an independent homing group, but in July 2007 we were proud to become a branch of the Retired Greyhound Trust. Greyhound Lifeline, with the support of the RGT have gone from strength to strength and we have been able to place many more retired greyhounds into their lifetime homes.
In January 2008 we moved into new kennel premises, near Fleet, Hampshire. Our team of unpaid volunteers have adapted and changed as we have grown. The key kennel staff are now:
- Marie - Kennel manager, foster carer, homing enquiry/adoption contact, home checker, web site updates, Greyhound Blog author etc.
- Mandy - Assistant kennel manager, homing enquiry/adoption contact, home checker and foster carer.
- Pam - Kennel assistant and "cat testing" volunteer.
- Carol - Kennel assistant, home checker, greyhound events/publicity and Greyhound Blog author.
- Fiona - Kennel assistant, home checker, cat testing and cat re-training foster carer.
- Lynn - kennel assistant.
- Sue (and daughter Emily)- kennel assistant, home checker, foster carer, greyhound Blog author.
- Mo - home checker, fundraising and awareness (south coast).
- Nick and Julie - relief kennel assistants..
- Rachel - Qualified clinical behaviorist who voluntarily works mainly with our homed dogs to rectify any behavioral issues that may manifest.
- Geoff - Our volunteer DIY and general maintenance type "fix it" specialist. and foster carer with Sue.
We are also privileged to be supported by many other volunteers: -
- Our dog walkers come and help, whatever the weather to ensure that every dog is walked every day.
- Our home checkers are also crucial; without them, our ability to home greyhounds responsibly would be severely restricted.
- Every family that adopts a greyhound is actually helping two greyhounds. How? The greyhound that they adopt leaves a kennel space free for another greyhound in need of adoption to occupy.
Our reward as a team is purely that of being able to say "We have helped a greyhound to find its lifetime home".
We have recently begun working with Anna and Glenn from The Dog House and seen some excellent results with some of our longer stay residents.
Page updated 24/09/2009.