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The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA) has welcomed Pawsome Pensions to its animal charity family, helping to ensure even more retired service animals receive the love and respect they deserve in their retirement. The NFRSA is a registered charity, founded in 2022 by Countess Bathurst of Cirencester Park, and its aim is to support retired dogs and horses from the police, fire and rescue and prison services as well as the Border Force and the National Crime Agency, by assisting the owners with medical and veterinary bills, which inevitably occur as age advances. The NFRSA works closely with many


locally based charities who do so much to help retired police dogs in their countries, forming close bonds with local committees, and Pawsome Pensions is no exception.


Launched in 2018, Pawsome Pensions


has taken care of retired police dogs from Devon and Cornwall and Dorset, as well as retired dogs from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, by supporting their owners with the offer of assistance for medical and veterinary bills in the form of financial grants. The charity has been a huge success with grants of over £42,000 since its formation. A spokesperson from the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals said: “We’re humbled to


assets over to custodianship of the NFRSA. The finances that will also pass over will be kept ring fenced for the recipients of Pawsome Pensions’ area and will remain dedicated to helping retired dogs from


on their exemplary legacy.” With insurance unavailable for retired “It’s a huge honour to be welcoming


Pawsome Pensions to the NFRSA family, their ethos remains in line with ours, and that is to support retired service animals in their retirement. It really is as simple as that.”


announce that Pawsome Pensions decided to pass its incredible legacy to us from January 20, 2024. We’ve always maintained a close friendship and a deep mutual respect, and we could not be prouder to be embracing this incredible charity into the NFRSA family. “Our focus will be to carry forward its


extraordinary work and to take care of retired police and fire dogs from Devon and Cornwall and Dorset for years to come.” The Trustees of Pawsome Pensions added they are “incredibly proud” of their achievements as they transfer the charity


Devon and Cornwall and Dorset, whilst fundraising will continue under the NFRSA.


They continued: “It’s a huge honour to be welcoming Pawsome Pensions to the NFRSA family, their ethos remains in line with ours, and that is to support retired service animals in their retirement. It really is as simple as that. “Police and fire dogs from the three counties, including police dogs from the Ministry of Defence, will be able to rely on our help for years to come. Thanks to the work of the trustees, we will pledge to carry


service animals, and all funding stopped, the NFRSA helps owners to continue to cherish their four-legged partners by offering reassurance that support is there when their animal falls sick. This ensures these


wonderful animals can stay where they belong, with the families they love as the years advance instead of having to be rehomed, or worse. Since its launch in May 2022, the NFRSA has


already gifted nearly £50,000 in financial grants and is seeing a significant rise in demand due to the cost-of-living crisis. “With approximately 3,500 retired


service animals in the country, this is a huge challenge, but one the NFRSA is determined to meet,” it added. “Service animals have devoted the best


part of their lives to keeping the public safe, and this national charity, with the help of their supporters, is simply returning the favour. There is still a great deal to be done.”


Find out more at www.nfrsa.org.uk. 47 | POLICE | APRIL | 2024


Leading charity for retired service animals ensures legacy of local police dog service lives on


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