BBC Coverage Facilitates Rehoming of Lurcher After Three Years

A rescue dog, Sarah, a three-year-old lurcher, who had spent 1,000 days and three consecutive Christmases in kennels, will mark this festive season with her new family. Her adoption occurred after her new owners discovered an appeal from the RSPCA Block Fen Centre in Cambridgeshire featured on the BBC website. Sarah has since settled with the Baker family in Nottinghamshire, with new owner Joanne stating, “since coming home with us she has relaxed and become a loved member of our family”. Sarah was initially taken into care in November 2021. However, she only became eligible for rehoming in December 2022, a delay attributed to ongoing court proceedings related to a significant animal welfare case. Ms. Baker elaborated, stating, “After reading her story on the BBC News website, I couldn’t stand to think a young dog could potentially spend the rest of her life in kennels.” She added, “We live in an old farmhouse in a small village; Sarah enjoys the garden and, with our other lurcher Charlie, loves zoomies out there. “I can’t say it’s doing a lot of good for our grass, but they are having a great time and that is what counts.” Furthermore, Ms. Baker mentioned that Sarah’s house training was completed in just one week. This upcoming Christmas will mark Sarah’s inaugural celebration within a home environment. The family expressed their eagerness to make the occasion particularly memorable, planning to provide the dogs with a stocking full of treats, an extended walk, and a portion of Christmas dinner. Tiffany Saunders, who serves as an RSPCA kennel supervisor at Block Fen in Wimblington, commented, “Sarah had previously twice come so close to finding a family of her own – but now she is living the best life. “If any dog deserves a family of their own it’s Sarah. “Before she came to us, her life had been awful as she was shut in a kennel all the time and didn’t know how to walk on a lead and had to be carried out of the venue she was rescued from.””