Nancy Foster, who lives in Albrighton, is learning veterinary nursing at Wolverhampton PDSA Pet Hospital – People’s Disciplinary for Sick Animals.
The 27-year-old mentioned she has seen first-hand the affect PDSA has on households within the metropolis and wished to do one thing to provide again.
Nancy has simply taken half within the half marathon occasion final Sunday – a 13.1km problem – in honour of the pets in her care.
She mentioned: “Every day I see the superb affect that PDSA has on pets in want and their households and I couldn’t be prouder to work right here.
“Everyone works so arduous, from the care assistants to the cleaners to the vets, it’s a terrific crew to be part of.
“I’ve at all times wished to do some form of charity problem so when the chance to do the Shrewsbury Metric Half Marathon got here up I believed – why not.”
Nancy’s ran alongside her husband, Josh Foster, 28, who went wearing veterinary scrubs, and father in legislation, Trev Foster, 53, who dressed as Scooby Doo.
Josh, who runs his personal structure business, added: “Back in 2013 we have been each (Josh and Trev) concerned in a foul automobile accident the place my dad needed to be airlifted to hospital.
“Many charities have been there for us on the day and in restoration, so we wished to do one thing to say thanks. That’s once we began operating and accomplished our first half marathon the next yr.
“We’ve performed some form of charity run roughly yearly since – at all times elevating money for a special charity meaning one thing to us or members of the family.”
Nancy and Josh have a white German Shepherd known as Finley who they rescued when he was simply two years old.
Wolverhampton PDSA Pet Hospital is certainly one of 48 PDSA Pet Hospitals throughout the nation which delivers free and low-cost veterinary care to poorly pets in want.
In 2022, the hospital on Tuxford Close, off Hilton Street, noticed 7,757 pets, carried out 1,086 X-rays, 613 surgical operations and 709 ultrasounds.
To discover out extra about PDSA, or discover a fundraising problem of your individual, head to pdsa.org.uk.
