Hull Veterinary group raises £500 for local animal charities

A Hull veterinary group that took an imaginative approach to its Christmas fundraising has raised £500 for local charities.

Employees at the Haven Veterinary Group, with practices in Hull and Hedon, held a staff pet photo shoot to create an innovative pet calendar and cards that they sold to raise valuable funds for Carr House Rescue and Bransby Horses.

Other fund raising initiative that contributed to the total included the sale of cat and dog goodie bags, horse treat bags, home-made cat and dog biscuits and a prize draw competition at the Hedon Christmas Lights Fayre.

Evie Beattie, senior practice administrator, organised the events and said: "Thanks to the generosity of the staff who participated in the photo shoot, the people who bought cards and calendars and Haven Veterinary Group owner, Jim Morris, who made a donation, we raised £500.

"£250 will be donated to Hull-based Carr House Dog Rescue and Lincolnshire charity, Bransby Horses, one of the UK's largest equine welfare charities will receive the same amount."

Haven Veterinary Group has been treating and caring for small and large animals for over a century and its Holderness Road practice is one of only a few nurse training centres in East Yorkshire.

For queries regarding any areas of pet health and wellbeing, please contact Haven Veterinary Goup at Hedon on 01482 898301 or Holderness Road on 01482 376477.

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Photo: Rachel Morris, right hands over the cheque for £250 to Mysie Fellows

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Notes to editors

1. For more information about Haven Veterinary Group, please visithttp://www.havenvetgroup.co.uk/

2. For more information about Haven Veterinary Group Hedon, please call 01482 898301. The Hedon practice specialises in large and small animals.

3. For more information about Haven Veterinary Group Holderness Road, please call 01482 376477. The Holderness Road practice specialises in small animals.

4. Haven Veterinary Group was established as Oldham and Partners in the 1950s and is one of the longest established veterinary practices in Hull.

5. The veterinary group has been treating and caring for small and large animals for over a century and its Holderness Road practice is one of only a few nurse training centres in East Yorkshire.

6. For more information about Carr House Rescue Centre, please visithttp://www.carrhouserescuecentre.co.uk/

7. For more information about Bransby Horses, please visithttp://www.bransbyhorses.co.uk/