A Lichfield animal rescue group has been boosted by a £1,500 donation from a grocery store.
The money was handed over to Animal Rescue Volunteers by the Tesco Stronger Starts Scheme.
The grant will help the group’s Helping To Get Your Pet Neutered marketing campaign, which goals to supply monetary help to house owners who can not afford to have their animals neutered.
Julia Allsopp, founder and chair at Animal Rescue Volunteers, mentioned:
“Covid noticed a rise within the inhabitants of animals for varied causes, together with extra breeding and fewer neutering.
“Many individuals then struggled financially and the fallout from this has meant that we’ve got seen an enormous rise within the variety of homeless animals.
“The UK monetary disaster has additionally dramatically elevated the variety of individuals unable to afford to maintain their very own pets or tackle new ones. Rescues which have been struggling for the final two years are actually at breaking level and are unable to absorb any extra homeless animals.
“Our purpose is to take the monetary burden away from these most in want, serving to house owners to maintain their pets. Previously these house owners might have needed to make the unlucky determination to rehome them or give them to a rescue centre.
“We want to thank Tesco for this generous donation, as this will allow us to identify locally which pets are most in need of neutering and who qualifies for financial assistance. From here we will then source the nearest and most suitable vet for the procedure and arrange any operation appointments.”
Julia Allsop, Animal Rescue Volunteers
To discover out extra about Animal Rescue Volunteers, go to animalrescuevolunteers.com or go to their Facebook web page.
Claire De Silva, head of group at Tesco, mentioned:
“We’re delighted that we will help teams and golf equipment like Animal Rescue Volunteers.
“Stronger Starts invites our customers to use their blue tokens to vote for local schemes they feel will benefit communities – and it’s so good to see the impact that the funding makes.”
Claire De Silva, Tesco
