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Puppy love at Ovenu
Warrington
A Warrington businessman has a new
company mascot after adopting a retired
greyhound.
Paul Clark, owner of Ovenu Warrington,
has rehomed four year old greyhound
Rocky, whose racing name was Quivers
Roxy, from the Retired Greyhound Trust
(RGT).
fantastic new addition
to our family. He’s really
starting to settle in to his
new home and is getting
on well with our other
greyhound, Kizzy.
“No ex-racing greyhound should be
without a loving home and the Trust
does great work finding new families for
the dogs who are often forgotten about
when their racing days are over.
Ovenu Warrington
will be paying to
look after the dog,
including vet bills
and
day-to-day
living, after his racing
days were cut short by
a leg injury which he
sustained in a recent
accident.
“Rocky is becoming a bit of an Ovenu
mascot and a hit
with many of my
customers
who
often ask about his
progress. I’m hoping
that it may raise
awareness for the
charity and result
in a few more dogs
finding new homes.”
Before he was adopted, Rocky was
looked after by Retired Greyhound
Trust (registered number 269668 &
SC044047), which is dedicated to finding
loving homes for greyhounds when their
racing days are over.
Kevin Stow, from the Retired Greyhound
Trust, said: “At the Trust, our priority is to
rehome every ex-racing greyhound that
we take in and we are succeeding thanks
to our volunteers giving up their time to
help man’s best friend.
Founded in 1975, the Trust operates a
network of more than 70 branches across
Britain, run by volunteers.
“We are thrilled that another one of our
greyhounds has been re-homed and
adopted by a loving family and we would
like to say thank you to Paul.”
Paul Clark said: “Rocky is such a
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