Hayley Wilson and Jilly McGechie from Dandara making the discussion to Katie Kennedy, advancement executive at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
Dandara East Scotland is intending to make a paws-itive distinction by supporting Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH).
The housebuilder contributed food and £500 to the charity, which cares for more than a 1000 roaming dogs and cats every year and provides much-needed family pet materials to food banks throughout Scotland.
EDCH, which is based in Seafield Road, established a Pet Food Bank in 2019 and extended its services to human food banks after discovering that having a hard time households were compromising crucial groceries to feed their animals.
Derek Stewart-Brown from EDCH described: “It was heartbreaking to hear of mums and dads who were giving up their own meals from the food bank so they could feed their children and their pets.
“Since our campaign began in 2019, we have given out 37 tonnes of food; supported 40,796 pets and given out 398,000 meals to pets.
“We started by delivering a few boxes of pet food to one food bank and are now supplying 83 from Falkirk to the Lothians and the Borders. We would much rather pets stay in a loving home with their family than have to come to a shelter like ours and be rehomed.”
Lisa Archibald, head of sales for Dandara East Scotland, said: “We understand times are really tight for numerous individuals, and it is horrible to think about households needing to quit their valuable animals every year since they just cannot pay for to feed them.
“Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home does an incredible job and provides a real lifeline to animals and their owners. I am so proud of our charity committee for organising this donation and so thankful to everyone who lent their support.”
Lindsay Fyffe Jardine, president of EDCH, included: “We are so grateful for this generous gift from Dandara, we rely on donations from sponsors to keep our vital services running. With the financial crisis, there has never been more need for support.”
