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May Round Up

May was the usual busy month for us here in whippet rescue.

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Luna the whippet and friend, asleep in dog beds

Lovely Luna

We received this letter from one of our adopters, we love to hear how our whippets are doing in their forever homes!

Whippets watching the world go by from a window

A Rescue Experience

I already had a whippet aged 2.5 yrs, and a jack russell aged 7, both females, when I contacted JR Whippet Rescue with a view to adopting.

A whippet sitting

Merry Christmas !

Merry Christmas from all of us at JR Whippet Rescue.

Alfie the whippet, head in profile

Alfie

At the beginning of March, Brian contacted Beverly Smith at JR Whippet Rescue to see if there were any whippets available for re homing.

Fergie relaxing in a garden chair

A Message from Fergie

After arriving looking as if butter wouldn’t melt, I quickly had my paws firmly under the table in my new home.

Hettie the whippet reclining on a bed

Thank you from Hettie

My name is Hettie (alias Jet) and I came to live with my new family in Cheltenham four months ago.

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Chair of Trustees: Mrs Kate Bent
Mrs Vanna Leathart
Mrs Judith Farrington
Mr Tony Timberlake
Mrs Louise Saturninus
Ms Carly Soffe
Ms Elaine Jenkinson

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