Lauren Starling, 30, launched her personal canine salon, The Dog Pod in Taverhamearlier this yr after working for 16 years within the trade.
She began volunteering for PACT, an unbiased animal charity primarily based in Hingham, at the beginning of the yr to assist look after the dogs which have been uncared for, injured and deserted.
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Lauren mentioned: “I simply needed to do one thing for these poor dogs who’ve been uncared for or mistreated – all they need is to be beloved, on the finish of the day.
“Lots of them have by no means been groomed earlier than however they’re all the time so beautiful and the vast majority of them are very calm and provides me a lot of kisses.
“I assume my grooming means rather a lot as a result of I usually do it earlier than the dogs’ adoption photographs are taken, so we actually need each canine to look their greatest and have the most effective probability of getting a brand new home.
Nail technician Jorgia Adams along with her canine Rosie (Image: Jorgia Adams)
“It’s heartbreaking to see a few of these dogs come into PACT, nevertheless it’s actually such a rewarding factor to do.”
Lauren grooms roughly 4 to 5 dogs each week on the charity and is now beginning a brand new solution to help the animals that PACT cares for.
With the mixed effort from pal and nail technician Jorgia Adams, the pair have launched the PACT Santa Donation Drive to collect objects for the sanctuary.
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In explicit, they’re in search of donations of pet meals, toys, bedding, blankets, coats for dogs, poo luggage in addition to financial donations.
More data may be discovered on the PACT web site and the deadline for the donation drive is December 15.
Lauren added: “We simply needed to do one thing good for all these poor animals and actually even the smallest factor is actually appreciated.”
