• AT PDSA, the UK’s leading vet charity, we provide life-saving care to pets in need and believe no pet should suffer due to financial hardship.

But the pandemic has left us facing a crisis. With the country plunged into financial uncertainly, and more than a million extra Universal Credit claims, we expect the number of pets needing our help to increase by around 50,000.

Support from local animal lovers is needed now more than ever. We’re urging dog owners to support our vital service by signing up to the World Big Dog Walk Challenge.

Joining celebrities and animal lovers across the UK, all you need to do is choose a suitable distance for you and your dog to complete during September.

This could be your regular “walkies” route around your local park or why not stretch yourself and take on a more challenging distance?

Whatever the distance, every small step will make a big different to the lives of pets in need of life-saving treatment.

Our veterinary service has been a lifeline to so many pets and their owners across the UK during the crisis; so by choosing to support PDSA through this fun, virtual, event we can continue our vital work.

For more details see: www.pdsa.org.uk/worldbigdogwalk

LYNNE JAMES
PDSA Vet, Telford