Tammy Fox has been left devastated after her paralysed canine Pumpkin was banned from a household vacation she gained on Ant & Dec‘s Saturday Night Takeaway.
The charity boss, 43, who runs Pumpkin and Friends to lift consciousness of disabled animals, appeared within the present’s dwell viewers with 410 different volunteers in February.
And it appeared her dream had come true, as each visitor was gifted a dream getaway for 4 to kick off the brand new and remaining collection of the ITV present.
However Tammy has now revealed she has had to cancel as TUI say her paraplegic West Highland Terrier, two, can’t journey as a result of she just isn’t an help canine.
Despite providing to intently thoughts Pumpkin, who makes use of a particular buggy with wheels and has no bladder management, the journey firm nonetheless mentioned no.
Tammy advised The Sun: ‘I’m indignant. This is successfully discrimination towards my disabled canine.
‘We would not have the vacation if it wasn’t for Pumpkin so it is solely proper that she comes.’
She added: ‘We’re all devastated after being given a prize just for our goals to be snatched away from us. We had such a very good time on the present however it’s all been spoilt.’
TUI advised The Sun: ‘We recognize she is dissatisfied. Sadly, UK airline insurance policies prohibit non- help dogs travelling in an aeroplane cabin.
‘We’re tied to phrases and situations and insurance policies across the prize, however we’re in contact together with her group about different methods we would be capable of help the charity as a gesture of goodwill.’
MailOnline have contacted ITV for remark.
Tammy additionally took to Instagram as she crammed her followers in on the frustration, as she wrote: ‘Tui will not permit us to take Pumpkin on our Saturday evening Takeaway Holiday’.
She then defined that the present contacted her husband Richard final August, as Tammy had been nominated to be an viewers member on her present, unbeknownst to her.
After a zoom name they advised her they needed to interview her for a new animal charity documentary they had been producing.
She wrote: ‘As a household, we had been so excited- what might this be? How superb for our charity ‘Pumpkin and associates’ to have a present on itv.’
After not listening to something for months, Tammy forgot about it, nonetheless the present had been nonetheless in touch with Richard and invited him and Tammy to the launch of the ultimate collection again in February.
The couple travelled with Pumpkin to London, as she continued: ‘We arrived in London, the Kensington Hilton. Pumpkin whizzed across the lodge, having fun with the eye.
‘The secret was out, Richard advised me every part. We had been in London to look at Ant & Dec’s Saturday evening Takeaway- I used to be fully shocked. How thrilling’.
Having a blast on the present she continued: ‘During the present Ant and Dec confirmed an old {photograph} of me with a perm, again within the 90’s. How embarrassing, however it made me snigger.
‘They talked about me just a few instances all through the present, the entire expertise was so surreal- I used to be fully in shock.
‘The huge shock Inc for Richard was that your complete dwell viewers had gained a Takeaway getaway. 411 folks had gained an all inclusive vacation with Tui- for 4 folks together with excursions! 40 locations.
‘Richard and myself checked out one another and each mentioned “What about Pumpkin?”‘
While Tammy assured her followers that Ant and Dec and the crew had been beautiful she has been left so dissatisfied that Pumpkin can not come on this journey.
She pleaded: ‘@tuiuk @antanddec @itvtakeaway @itv we as a household are exhausted. We do not wish to battle, it is not about us happening vacation anymore. We wish to donate our vacation to @pumpkinandfriendscharity to lift funds to assist extra disabled animals like Pumpkin.’
People within the feedback sympathised with Tammy as they wrote: ‘This is such unhappy information. You, Richard and your youngsters deserve a vacation and TUI ought to honour their dedication and supply a vacation for the 4 of you and Miss Pumpkin.’
‘Aww that is do upsetting. I do not see why they will not permit Pumpkin within the aircraft’; ‘Come on Tui, get your act collectively, Pumpkin and her beautiful household deserve so a lot better than this’; ‘Oh I’m so unhappy studying you could’t take attractive Pumpkin in your vacation – she is household and also you all should be on this household journey collectively’.
