WagWorks Fulham Palace Parkrun for the NFRSA

We're thrilled to be supporting The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA) as WagWorks' first ever charity partner! We'll be kicking off our partnership by taking part in the Fulham Palace parkrun on 10th June as a WagWorks team (with our four-legged friends in tow ) to raise money for this wonderful charity.

The NFRSA focuses entirely on supporting ex-service dogs and horses from the police, fire, prison and border force services during their retirement. Once these extraordinary animals reach the age of retirement, without the benefit of a pension, they no longer receive any financial support for their ongoing care, including food, equipment, insurance, veterinary bills and medical treatments. This means the entire financial responsibility for the animal falls to the handler. Due to financial pressure, in many cases the heartbreaking decision to re-home a dog has to be taken, meaning it is removed from all it has known, and the handler’s family left bereft.

The NFRSA assists the animals’ handlers and owners with medical and veterinary responsibilities, thereby alleviating them of the associated financial pressures, meaning these incredible animals can enjoy retirement with the people they know and love.

It is a truly fantastic cause that we deeply admire and feel strongly aligned to given our shared ambition to protect and nurture the bond between dogs and their owners. The relationship between a handler and their working four-legged partner is second to none, and it is devastating to think that the pair may be broken up due to financial pressure, which would cause great distress for the handlers, their families, and of course the animals themselves.

We are so pleased to be supporting the NFRSA in ensuring these heroic animals stay where they belong, with the families they love, in their twilight years after devoting most of their lives to keeping us, the public, safe.

Please join us in supporting the NFRSA to 'protect our protectors' by giving whatever you can - every donation of any size is greatly appreciated!

Thank you very much.

Find out more: https://www.nfrsa.org.uk/