'The Twelve Greys of Christmas'

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'The Twelve Greys of Christmas'

"Just before Christmas, twelve very skinny, flea ridden greyhounds, cast
offs of the racing industry, were handed in to Slaine Pound in County Meath,
Ireland".
This is an urgent appeal for funds needed to help the 12 Irish greyhounds
including a pregnant one recently saved from an Irish dog pound- please help
asap by reading the urgent appeal below.

Full details are given below on how you can help make your kind and vital
donations to secure the future of these pooor dogs saved at the last hour.
The brilliant 'Sighthound Welfare Trust' in the UK are also helping with
fundraising for these dogs.

Please remember to mark your kind donations 'The Twelve Greys of Christmas'.
Many thanks for your support
Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK

The Twelve Greys of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas is an English Christmas carol in which the
singer describes a series of increasingly grand gifts given to her by her
lover on each of the twelve days of Christmas, starting on Christmas day
through to January the 6th. The Twelve Greys of Christmas is an Irish
Christmas story in which a gift is also given, the grandest gift of all…..
Just before Christmas, twelve very skinny, flea ridden greyhounds, cast offs
of the racing industry, were handed in to Slaine Pound in County Meath,
Ireland. In Ireland, hand-ins like these greyhounds become the property of
the pound after just 24 hours and can be put up for adoption or put to
sleep. Greyhounds are rarely adopted in Ireland, where they are largely
viewed as a dispensable commodity and as too aggressive to be a family pet.
Had it not been for two very determined women, Lucky Poucova and Philomena
Mooney of Great Hounds in Need, it is highly unlikely any of these
greyhounds would have left the pound alive. When Lucky and Philomena heard
about their plight, they decided to give them a gift that is far grander
than any the singer’s lover gave to her in the Christmas carol. They decided
to give these greyhounds the gift of life.
A frantic plea went out for foster homes for the greyhounds, and a few good
people opened their homes and their hearts to take five of the dogs in. Then
Erin Hounds and Cork DAWG kindly offered to take the other seven greyhounds
between them. With the help of a raft of volunteers, the dogs were taken out
of the pound and transported to their temporary homes, to safety. So, a
happy ending, you think. Well, not quite…..
The ‘end’ is still a way off for these greyhounds. They are safe now, but
they all need basic veterinary care (vaccinations, de-fleaing, worming,
neutering/spaying and micro-chipping), some need dental work, and a few may
need more intensive veterinary treatment as they are in poor health. Then,
of course, they will need homes. And to find these, they will most likely
have to be moved out of Ireland. Basic veterinary care for one greyhound
costs in the region of 250 euros. Add to that the unknown costs of dental
treatment and further veterinary treatment. Then add 200 euros for
transportation to the Czech Republic for some of the dogs. The basic cost of
giving the gifts of good health and a forever home to all these greyhounds
is going to be around 4,000 euros. In the end, depending on veterinary fees,
it could be a lot higher. And, sadly, none of the charities involved have
that kind of money hanging on the Christmas tree this year!
So, it’s time to put out another plea. Can you give the Twelve Greyhounds of
Christmas a gift too? Now, if you could give five gold coins, as the singer’s
lover did on the fifth day of Christmas, that would be fantastic, but five
euros would be great too! Anything you can give will help Great Hounds in
Need, Erin Hounds and Cork DAWG to give these dogs the gifts of good health
and a loving forever home.


Donation details:
>From Ireland, you can make a donation in euros directly to Great Hounds in
Need in the Czech Republic via PayPal. Doing it this way means you won't pay
a fee, which you may do if you use a credit card or transfer money via your
bank account.

The link for Great Hounds in Need is here:
http://www.greathounds.eu/ Click on 'donate' and then choose the PayPal
option. Or you can just go to your PayPal account, select the 'send money'
option, then, making sure you use the 'personal gift' option, send your
donation to info@greathounds.eu Please remember to mark your donation 'The
Twelve Greys of Christmas'. You can put this in the comment box on PayPal.


>From mainland Europe, you can also use the above method, but we will also be
setting up a payment option in Germany.


>From the UK, you can make a donation in sterling to the Sighthound Welfare
Trust either via PayPal or by bank transfer. All the donations will be sent
to Great Hounds in Need in one transfer to save on currency conversion fees.
You can do this by going to your PayPal account, selecting 'send money' and
then, making sure you select the 'personal gift' option, sending your
donation to donate@sighthoundwelfaretrust.org.uk

Alternatively, you can
make a transfer to SWT's bank account. The Sort Code is: 30-92-69 and the
Account Number is: 01314065. In either case, please remember to clearly mark
your donation 'The Twelve Greys of Christmas'.


Thank you