TV presenter, writer, broadcaster and animal-lover Clare Balding has become StreetVet’s latest ambassador.
Clare has offered her support to help promote the charity’s work providing free veterinary care to the pets of homeless people in 16 areas across the UK. She will also help raise awareness for the charity’s new mission ¬- creating a pet-friendly hostel accreditation scheme, which will enable people to be housed with their pets.
Clare said: “My book, ‘My animals and other family’, sums up how I feel about pets – they’re more than animals, they are our family and friends. No pet lover would want to be separated from their pet, especially when going through a very difficult time in their life. Pets are our support.
“When I heard about the work StreetVet does I wanted to help spread the word about this amazing charity and help raise awareness and funds for their latest mission – pet-friendly, accredited hostels – as well as their wonderful work treating pets on the streets.”
Currently only around one in 10 hostels accept pets – and often only one pet per property. A pilot hostel will be launched towards the end of this year in London. The charity’s ambition is to raise enough money to roll-out the scheme across the UK, which would mean thousands of homeless people and their pets can get off the streets.
