Natural pet food brand Barking Heads has partnered with police dog charity the Thin Blue Paw Foundation with a promise to feed retired service dogs for the rest of their lives.
The Thin Blue Paw Foundation is a dog welfare charity working across the UK to celebrate, protect and support serving and retired police dogs. The charity works to provide financial support to ex-police dogs who do not receive support or benefits from their former police handlers.
Barking Heads has pledged to supply every registered Thin Blue Paw Foundation dog with free food for the rest of their lives. In the first month of the partnership, the company has already donated 4,500 meals to retired service dogs and Barking Heads hopes to donate over 50,000 meals by the end of 2022.
Thin Blue Paw Foundation trustee Kieran Stanbridge said: “Taking on any dog is a big commitment and a huge financial responsibility; but taking on a retired police dog comes with extra pressures.
“The Thin Blue Paw Foundation is here to help these unsung canine heroes access the healthcare they need and deserve so they can live long, happy retirements after giving so much of their lives to serve their communities.
“We’re so grateful to Barking Heads for easing further pressure on the owners of these dogs by providing free food to those who are registered with us, especially at a worrying time when the cost of living has risen so dramatically.”
Barking Heads spokesperson Claire Dunford said: “We are beyond proud to feed the heroic service dogs of the Thin Blue Paw. Our friendship with dogs is one of humanity’s greatest privileges, and for service animals who have worked hard to keep their handlers and the public safe, we wanted to say an extra thank you. We hope that by providing some nutritious dinners it helps these heroes to have the retirements that they deserve.”
