Greyhound Compassion Support to Ireland

Greyhound Compassion collaborates with Limerick Animal Welfare and Dungarvan Rescue Kennels in County Waterford

Limerick Animal Welfare   

"Greyhound racing brings nothing but misery to the majority of Irish Greyhounds." This was the opening line of an email Greyhound Compassion received from Limerick Animal Welfare (LAW).  LAW's small team of helpers works hard to climb the insurmountable mountain of greyhound rescue work in Limerick.   They attend the greyhound sales and try to save the greyhounds for whom there is "no bid" and they rescue the greyhounds surplus to the requirements of the greyhound racing industry.  Thanks to Greyhound Compassion's fund-raisers and donors, Greyhound Compassion contributes to veterinary and subsistence costs for the greyhounds in LAW's care. 

Dungarvan Rescue Kennels

Greyhound Compassion supports Dungarvan Rescue in County Waterford, Ireland, which is run single-handedly by its founder.  Dungarvan has always concentrated on those greyhounds and lurchers most in need: Those on the streets; abandoned by travellers in dreadful condition; and those presumably abandoned by their owners.  In recent times Dungarvan has made contact with several greyhound owners or trainers who are keen to find pet homes for their unwanted dogs, rather than have them destroyed.    Greyhound Compassion provides funding for: transport, subsistence, veterinary costs and emergency reserves.  Some greyhound owners/trainers tell Dungarvan that they will send the greyhounds to England for flapping, if Dungarvan does not take them off of their hands.   With reserve funds, Dungarvan can act quickly to save even more dogs and pay for space at reliable boarding kennels if there is no room at the Dungarvan shelter.