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GRIEVING COUPLE’S HEARTFELT THANKS TO DOG-LOVING BOLTON TAXI DRIVER


A retired couple grieving the loss of their beloved cocker spaniel dog have sent a heart felt thank you to the mystery taxi driver who helped their pooch to a dignified death. Former nurse Anne Warburton, 69, and husband Robert, 72, were at home in Bar- croft Road, Smithills, on a recent Friday night when their eight-year-old gold- en cocker Chester became seriously ill with breathing diffi- culties They contacted the emergency vet Pet Medics at Walkden and were asked to


bring him into the surgery immediately. Anne told the Bol- ton News: “It was 11pm at night and we had both had a drink, so we couldn’t drive him to the practice ourselves. “I called Metro Taxis and asked if they had any drivers who were willing to take us and Chester to Walkden. “The driver who came, a Bolton-born man of Asian origin who said he was 41 and brought up in the Halliwell, was fantastic. He was so kind. It was very diffi- cult because of the coronavirus lock- down. We couldn’t


after having a drink or watching Chester die before our eyes totally helpless. “He would have had a horrible death as it would be like drowning due to his lungs filling with fluid.”


Chester, the golden cocker spaniel


go in as we would normally do. Chester had to go in on his own, but the driver waited with us for more than an hour while they examined him. “Eventually, we had to leave Chester


there and on Sunday we had to make the heartbreaking deci- sion to let him go and he was put to sleep.


“If it had not been for that taxi driver we would have been faced with driving


She said that Chester was suffer- ing from cardio- myopathy and heart failure at the time. Anne added: “The taxi driver enabled Chester to have a very dignified end and for the family to retain very happy memories.” The Bolton News has contacted Metro Taxis who have so far been unable to


identify the driver. Mmmm… It is at times such as these when the true kind- ness of the soul is exposed and others benefit.. Such was the case with this Bolton driver, who retrieved the situa- tion as best he could under the circum- stances. You pet owners out there can imagine the sheer hell this couple went through as they had to let their dog pass, and how the driver eased their pain even slightly by his act- ions. Hopefully we can find his identity and thank him prop- erly. – Ed.


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