Feb 16, 2020 | News
We expect to see a dog in this state coming off the flapping track or from a pound, not from a registered trainer. In fairness, the transporter and the GBGB aren’t happy either, the former blazing, the latter arrived within the hour after our phone call.
This little girl raced no less than 35 times in 10 months. She isn’t even three yet. Trapped seven times back in August 18, so he might as well have kenneled her at the bloody track.
Eday was carrying a leg when she arrived, her face red raw from wearing a strap muzzle. Well you can see the damage for yourself, she’ll almost certainly carry the scars for the rest of her life. Yes we did ring him. He cannot account for the lameness, but put the strap on because she snapped at another dog. Some of these scars are old. Eday isn’t very big really, 26.5kgs on a big panties day and frankly this little scrap isn’t in great nick. She has mange on her backside together with a secondary infection and as we aren’t in the habit of rehoming dogs in this condition, Eday will be with us for a while. No, it isn’t bald bum syndrome it is mange! She also stinks……or did.
This is totally unacceptable.
Feb 3, 2020 | News
Perhaps some of you saw ‘Vera’ last night based at Sunderland Stadium. Maybe you recall our Petal, found straying in the Leeds area just a few weeks after her sister Elvira was discovered in the same area. Petal is now in a loving home but before she left us without a backward glance, opportunity knocked with a small cameo in ‘Vera’.
Her nerves got the better of her during the racing (scared of the man) and a big rough boy became her understudy for that bit but Petal acted like a trooper in the end. More to the point, she didn’t give any boring speeches and just went back to bed.
Well done Petal.
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Jan 23, 2020 | News
It is a bit late perhaps – the calendar says its the 20th – but Tia always likes to say goodbye properly to those who are now waiting on the Rainbow Bridge. (God, I hope there is one)
Chester and Millie. They sure as hell are not on the bridge as their Dad had been camped out waiting for years. We miss you though, you great drooling, smelly, farting lumps.
Gabriella and Callaghan, Barely three years old and a huge shock. They deteriorated rapidly and slipped through our fingers.
The garage lot. We know that sooner rather than later we will lose them but it still hurts so much. Danni with his rotting feet, Lewis and Ross. It is a bit quieter without the last it has to be admitted. Don’t bite the angels will you, or you might end up somewhere hot! We miss the unarmed combat in the mornings.
Beauty, 31 year old shire and Ana, a gypsy cob who was too weak to make it. In fact too many gypsy cobs too mention. Foals too weak to stand, horrific neglect, some dying before we had time to name them. Also this week, Gentle Jack. His send off was filled with love.
More doves courtesy of the buzzard.
Finally on a lighter note, the old white van was put out of its misery. Any one unfortunate to suffer permanent injury from its dubious suspension will be pleased to hear that the ‘Chicken Run’ toys and the book “Kilted Yoga” were safely transferred to the new charabanc prior to the low loader arriving. We had a lump in our throats.
Her end was pain free.
Jan 23, 2020 | News
Forgive us, we have been run off our slingbacks these past few weeks. Having our hands full with the Sheffield 13, our focus has slipped a bit regarding our manners. We’ll address that now.
I would like to personally thank all of our volunteers for their unfailing support over the year and particularly of late. I am well aware that this sounds like the usual end of year message but it is true. We simply could not do it without you guys rising to the occasion time and time again, New Years Day being a textbook example. The usual suspects teamed up with newer faces, all coming to bale us out when hangovers rendered some crucial people missing in action.
Tia Rescue has a back bone of supporters that other rescues would give their right arm for. Possessing a huge range of skills, they stay the course and accept that sometimes we fail to give credit where it is undoubtedly due. A friend and I once tried to calculate how many greyhound rescues are no longer around and lost count. The crippling costs in effort, finance and heartbreak takes its toll. If every dog in our kennel found a home, we could fill it again within a week. That is what we are up against and it won’t get any easier.
Take the Xmas Tree Festival folk. Every year without fanfare, Zak’s slaves buy a tree in their local church as do other charities and then supporters get together and use it as a means of fund raising and promoting their chosen charity. This year they have raised £334.54 which is the highest they have done and I think they quite enjoyed chatting to people about owning a greyhound. This amount is over triple that of their nearest animal rescue, the RSPCA. Can you imagine that! Talk about David and Goliath.
We are an independent Yorkshire based charity (only just, Nottinghamshire is a field away),yet our tribe come from all over the UK. Emails fly between people who know each other well, though have never met. Others alert us to situations, frequently saving the life of an animal which we then forget to let them know the outcome. To all those who do this task, we thank you. So many dogs and horses are saved this way. Another no-drama group are the Social Sunday walkers, who quietly fly the flag whilst socialising the new arrivals, forging new contacts and promoting the breed. They epitomise our type of supporter; they just do it.
Perhaps this above all is what makes you all so special. Just getting on with it and not for Brownie points, likes, virtue signalling or playing to the gallery. God knows some of you should have a medal simply for putting up with me.
So to all the backroom lot, you know who you are…….
my deep deep thanks.
Debs.
Jan 22, 2020 | News
Emma, one of our supporters, is a cardiology nurse at Pride Veterinary Centre in Derby and recently helped us out with Stilton – one of the Sheffield 13. Here’s an update from Pride’s facebook page:
Stilton is one of 13 senior greyhounds recently rescued by Tia Rescue.
Due to the neglect they suffered, all have various health concerns with most needing urgent dental care. They were all assessed by Tia’s vets, and there was concern that Stilton might have a heart problem.
Our cardiology nurse, Emma, is a supporter of Tia Rescue (since one of her own dogs is a Tia dog) and heard that he needed a cardiology assessment. As she is currently working towards becoming a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in cardiology, she has had to learn to perform basic heart scans and so with the support of our cardiologist Julie, Emma was able to bring Stilton down to Pride Veterinary Centre for a day trip to perform his scan and chest x-rays.
Luckily for Stilton no serious problems were found and he was deemed safe to have his urgently needed dental.
In true greyhound style, despite his past Stilton was a star all day, lying perfectly for his x-rays and scan.. lapping up all the love he could get!
The Sheffield 13 continue to make progress, thanks to your fantastic support.
Jan 22, 2020 | News
Winnie is the first of the Sheffield 13 well enough to go into a foster home. Here she is last week being picked up… onwards and upwards girl.
Jan 22, 2020 | News
So this probably wasn’t what Charles Dickens had in mind when he wrote the first line of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, but….
Facebook’s a strange place; giving everyone and anyone a voice means you get all kinds of funny people spouting all kinds of rubbish (not on the Tia facebook page of course. Well…. most of the time). It’s easy to forget there are still decent people out there talking sense.
We came across this comment on our facebook page, and it sums up precisely how we feel about greyhound welfare 20 years into the 21st century.
It is a pitiful disgrace that we can put a man on the moon & instantly FaceTime people on the other side of the world; yet, in this day & age, Greyhounds are not provided with the same degree of legal protection, nor expectation of high standards of day to day welfare and veterinary care, given to other breeds of dogs. This is not rocket science – it’s common sense!
Q. When is a “dog not a dog” ? ….
A. When it is a “greyhound”.
It’s about time that things changed …. it’s 2020!
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Jan 16, 2020 | News
Wunderdog, the magazine/website focusing on rescue dogs, have recently visited Tia to talk us about the life of rescue greyhounds and the work being done by Tia. Click here to read the article.
Jan 12, 2020 | News
We received the following email from Jennifer earlier this week about her meeting with Hedley, an ex Tia resident, and it gave us a chuckle.
Well let me tell you a story ?. I am 70 and really a cat person with a few special exceptions.
So I am just about to have my kitchen redone. ‘What?’ I hear you say. Stick with it.
We were in the kitchen showroom in 3 Legged Cross, Dorset, with Dave, when the most beautiful soul on legs came down the stairs. Apologies from Dave as the dog sitter was sick. Suddenly my fear flipped into love at first sight! Hedley (ex-Tia resident) was missing Daddy and had come to find him. As we sat down in the office, Hedley looked at me. Oh heart flip!. Dave said he has had rescue greyhounds from Tia for years and Hedley is his current love. Hedley has chosen his car and moved house so he is closer to the New Forest.
So, I surfed the Tia website. The Sheffield 13 came up. Oh my goodness. Finally those beauties luck has changed. I was so moved I have donated. I have 4 cats otherwise I would be up to visit you. So I am compelled to tell you the story of how I fell in love with greyhounds.
My best wishes to you in all you do and if you think a greyhound wouldn’t chase my 4 kitties i will be up. Suspect though there would be much merriment?.
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Jan 6, 2020 | News
They were hidden away in the dark for far too long. Their journey to recovery has started at Tia Rescue.
Some of them clearly can’t believe the change in their luck; they’re overjoyed in their new warm beds and delighted to be running in our secure paddocks. There’s giddy behaviour and much tail-wagging. Others, like Mr Mole, are still decompressing. It will take time, but they’re safe at Tia and will be given all the love and attention they need.
Please help us help these precious souls. Please share their story, and please donate. We rely entirely on donations, we don’t receive any funding.
From Sophie…one of our fab kennel assistants:
“Earlier on i saw Polly Pocket, one of the new girls lying in her bed on her back, really gently rolling around in the bed and rubbing all of her face with her paws, bless her. Having a snuffle around, so quietly and gently. She wasn’t playing, she was just having a little lovely moment and enjoying her life. It was the nicest, sweetest thing i have ever seen “
