Claire Fern, who opened Elmview Boarding Kennels in Cambridge with her business partner Lauren Hunt a year back, says she is now “living the dream” as they prepare to broaden.
When they got the secrets, Claire said that they dealt with an uphill struggle to change the location, as it had actually been disregarded and diminished in previous years.
Due to moneying supplied by loan supplier Together, they have actually now had the ability to perform works consisting of insulation, brand-new windows and insulating the beyond the structures to lower heating expenses.
The set have actually constantly wanted animals, and 5 years ago they opened Aura’s Dog Rescue UK, which is based at the very same website.
They were influenced after a journey to Romania, where they discovered themselves obliged to help in the dog rescue effort there.
Due to the size of the roaming dog crisis in the UK, which Claire says has actually been sustained by lockdown, Aura’s Dogs have actually needed to stop saving from Romania.
Meanwhile, the group continues to rescue and look after abandoned, disregarded and abused dogs from throughout the UK.
The kennels imply that they can now provide the rescue dogs an even much better lifestyle whilst they wait on their permanently houses.
Claire said: “We primarily desired safety and security for rescue dogs.
“They’ve had an extremely difficult life and we wished to have the ability to provide an environment in which to grow.
“We’re still remodeling the kennels, however we’ve already enhanced them a lot.
The group behind Elmview Boarding Kennels and Aura’s Dog Rescue UK (Image: Together)
“Lauren survives on website at the kennels to supply round the clock assistance and I live simply a couple of minutes down the roadway.
“Owning the kennels is actually a chance of a life time – we never ever believed we’d discover someplace so near to home that we might purchase.
“Before running these kennels, neither people had any genuine business experience, however the previous 12 months have actually been a dream.
“We can’t wait to keep doing what we’re doing and helping dogs from across the country find their forever homes.”
Claire now prepares to utilize financing from Together to continue to refurbish the kennels, and wishes to ultimately broaden dog rescue, which will consist of the addition of 6 brand-new kennels for Elmview, which will help Aura Dogs through the winter.
Claudia Calladine, head of affiliates at Together said: “Supporting businesses like Claire’s is an essential part of what we do here at Together.
“We were able to give her the initial short term loan, and then when she proved that the kennels were proving to be a great success, we were more than happy to extend her term to allow her business to continue to thrive.”
