05/11/2026
Today was a huge day for five Irish girls. 🇮🇪🇮🇹
Elara, Misneach, Penny, Reilly and Dabhnait.
Five of the happiest, bounciest, funniest girls you could ever hope to meet. And five girls whose stories are sadly all too familiar. No longer wanted.
Misneach was picked up as a stray in poor condition. Her coat told a story of a dog passed from hand to hand, and of a life that had not been kind to her. So much for traceability. It certainly didn’t protect Misneach.
Dabhnait’s owners assured us she was a loved girl, but they simply didn’t have time for her ( thankfully we are not that naive and have heard it all before). When she arrived at our vet, the staff told us they could smell her rotting teeth from the doorway of the practice before they had even entered the room where she was waiting. She needed extensive dental surgery, it needed to be split into separate procedures with time in between to heal, with the majority of her rotten teeth having to be removed. Some love and care that was.
Elara is an older lady who spent far longer locked away in a racing kennel than she ever should have. When a dog’s life expectancy is just 12–14 years, every single MOMENT matters. We think about the time stolen from these girls, time that could have been spent curled up on a sofa, loved and cherished in a home of their own.
Penny went into foster but found the transition incredibly difficult. She needs time, patience and understanding. It is heartbreaking to see how institutionalised these dogs can become, so accustomed to the very limited lives they have been made to live within the racing industry that even the simple things we take for granted can be overwhelming.
Today, thankfully, a new chapter begins.
We wish all five girls the happiest, most fulfilled lives. Lives where they will be respected, loved and properly cared for. Where promises of protection and welfare are not just words on paper, but are genuine, meaningful and backed up by action.
To our golden girls, go and enjoy everything life has waiting for you. You have more than earned it.
A massive thank you to our wonderful friends at Pet Levrieri for finding the most incredible families to love these girls for the rest of their lives and thank you to the team driving these precious hounds all the way to Italy, we wish you safe travels 🚐 ⛴️ . We are so grateful for the teamwork that made this possible.
Big huge thanks to Danhnaits incredible foster Mammy Wendy who fell head over heels in love with her and we know the feeling was mutual. Thank you to Suzanne, Pennys foster Mam for all her patience and love. Thank you to Bridie who kept the rest of the girls feeling loved, safe and happy 💓
And to anyone who supports greyhound racing, please think about these five girls. By supporting the industry, you perpetuate the very system that leaves gentle, innocent dogs like these with so little to look forward to.
Don’t go greyhound racing.
Run free, live long and be happy, our beautiful girls. Your Italian adventure starts now. 🇮🇹❤️
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