Staff at a charity pet hospital are aiming to walk 874 miles – the equivalent of walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats – in September to raise funds for pets in need.
The 16-strong team from Liverpool’s Huyton PDSA Pet Hospital are taking part in the virtual World Big Dog Walk, and include vets, vet nurses, veterinary care assistants and receptionists.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused the charity to lose around £3 million a month in income.
The Huyton team has already exceeded its £431 fundraising target – set because the pet hospital helped 431 pets every week in August 2020.
Vet Helen Allwood (37), who has worked at the Huyton PDSA for eight years, said: “Working as a vet on the frontline during the pandemic has been incredibly intense. We’ve seen a huge number of pets in need of emergency treatment and I’m proud of how the whole team have pulled together to ensure we can still be there for pets in need.
“My aims with the Big Dog Walk challenge was to do something inclusive that we could all be a part of but also to make it fun! And hopefully to raise awareness of what we do and the huge numbers of pets and owners that we are continuing to help every day.”
