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About Fen Bank Greyhound Sanctuary
Fen
Bank Greyhound Sanctuary is a registered charity dedicated to the protection and
re-homing of ex-racing Greyhounds. We are based
near Skegness in
South Lincolnshire, and were established in December 1997 by Sandra Davis. The
Sanctuary, which obtained independent registered charity status in 1998,
provides comfortable and spacious accommodation for 24 greyhounds of all ages who have
come from all over the United Kingdom. We take in dogs from many sources -
trainers, owners, the Police, the RSPCA and other welfare groups. Some are
cruelty cases, including dogs with physical and emotional scars, dangerously
underweight dogs, and dogs seriously ill from neglect.
Fen Bank is open daily between 12.00 noon and 5.00pm - we are waiting for your visit!
Each pair of greyhounds has a warm kennel, their own run, and in addition there are two large galloping paddocks for free exercise. All dogs are walked almost every day and as far as possible they are treated like the pets they are destined to become. There are a few permanent residents who can't be homed for one reason or another, but they are cared for just as much as all the other dogs here and they can be sponsored.
We provide fully-supported homing and follow-up programmes for every greyhound, including vetting procedures and a 24-hour help line. All our dogs are neutered, inoculated, wormed, health checked and micro-chipped before being placed in a new home. Although we do our best to ensure that our greyhound adoptions go smoothly for both new owner and dog, there are occasions when a homing fails, and we then insist that dogs MUST come back to Fen Bank. A Fen Bank dog is a dog for life.
As an independent registered charity, the Sanctuary relies on donations as well as a programme of events during the year to continue to support the dogs in our care. We are members of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes and our Honorary Friends are Clarissa Baldwin OBE, Annette Crosbie OBE, John Curran and Mary Evans MBE.
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| Sandra | Jenny | Debbie | Mick |
The Sanctuary is
managed by its founder, Sandra Davis, with the support of Kennel
Manager Jenny Miles who along with Debbie Perham, Mick
Fern and regular volunteers provide day-to-day care of the dogs. We are
fortunate in also having the support of
a number of other volunteers helping with events and
at our Charity Shop, in Alford, Lincs,
where the volunteer manager Wendy Joiner has a good team of ladies and a
long waiting list.
The ultimate responsibility for the Sanctuary lies with its unpaid Board of Trustees, each of whom has a distinct role. The Trustees are Graham Fountain (Acting Chairman), Stella Pullum (Kennels), Alan Hudson (Web) and Paul Bryan. You can contact the Trustees at trustees@fenbankgreyhounds.co.uk.
A Day at Fen Bank by Grace
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Biscuits in bowls, meat on top No time to chat, no time to stop, Let’s be quick, let’s look sharp, Or the dogs will bark and bark and bark.
Before they get their breakfast fare, There’s pees and poos everywhere, They are picked and cleared away, That’s just the first lot of the day!
Food time then, bowls on ground, It’s gone before you turn around. Bowls in sink, no time to lose, And then another round of poos!
Brush in hand, it’s time to sweep, The dogs, well fed, will have a sleep. All the runs need hosing now, It all gets done, sometime – somehow. |
Every Kennel’s clean and bright, To have a break now seems just right, And then the walkings to be done, Both dogs and walkers find it fun.
There’s beds to change and dogs to bath, Coats to groom, and sweep the path. Callers come to look for pets Sometimes it’s dashing to the vets.
Another round of feeding then, Another check of beds and pen, As dusk falls they’re put to bed Dreaming of when they’re next to be fed. |
For more information regarding the Sanctuary please contact Fen Bank.
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