A lurcher called Hector, branded as the ‘loneliest dog in Britain’ has finally found a home. The two-year-old lurcher had been in a shelter for over 500 days since he was rescued over welfare concerns in 2017. A lurcher is a sighthound such as a Greyhound crossed with a terrier, herding breed, or large scenthound. Lurchers are primarily hunting dogs.
Hundreds of people from all over the world offered to re-home him after a campaign by Little Valley Animal Shelter in Exeter, Devon, went viral, the BBC reported. The lonely lurcher, who spent more than 500 days at the shelter, had been its longest-staying resident.
“We couldn’t be happier for him,” the shelter said.