Sick and injured animals will profit after beneficiant officers and employees raised almost £7,000 to help a veterinary charity.
Over the course of the final 12 months, beneficiant officers and employees have raised a complete of £6,867 for the Nottingham PDSA Pet Hospital – the Chief’s Charity for final 12 months.
The charity – nominated in a employees ballot – offers remedy and look after animals in want, in addition to low-cost or free remedy for animals whose house owners are going by means of social or financial hardship.
It additionally affords routine and preventative care corresponding to neutering, microchipping, vaccinations, and repeat prescriptions for ongoing circumstances.
This 12 months’s bumper fundraising complete was made potential by an array of various occasions – from cake gross sales and costume down days to bike rides and raffles.
Speaking after presenting a cheque to charity representatives on 30 June, Chief Constable Kate Meynell mentioned: “I would like to thank everyone who supported our fundraising initiatives over the last year.
“Many of us in the policing family have our own animals at home and well understand how hard it must be for people who find themselves unable to provide their pets the treatments and care they need.
“As demand for this charity’s services increases, I am pleased we have been able to do our bit to support their much-needed work.”
Nottingham PDSA Pet Hospital’s Head Nurse Rebekah Blasdale mentioned: “We’re incredibly grateful to Chief Constable Meynell and the whole of Nottinghamshire Police for choosing to support PDSA as their Charity of the Year.
“The team’s generous fundraising efforts will enable us to continue our life-saving work, treating pets in Nottingham whose owners have nowhere else to turn.
“It is thanks to the incredible generosity of kind-hearted supporters, like the Nottinghamshire Police force, that we are able to provide vital treatment for poorly animals and make a real difference to their owners.”
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