Pets at Home raises £1.2m for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
It is the biggest donation the charity has received from a corporate partner in its 40-year history
Pets at Home Foundation has raised £1.2m for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People over the last two years.
This year alone the Pets at Home Foundation has raised more than £650,000, beating last year’s fundraiser which raised £629,335.
It is the biggest donation the charity has received from a corporate partner in its 40-year history.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is a charity dedicated to training dogs to alert deaf people to “important” and “lifesaving” sounds they would otherwise miss. The dogs at the charity also provide companionship and emotional support.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has matched thousands of life-changing hearing dogs with deaf people since 1982.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People helps people like 33-year old Sarah Bond from Sheffield who was born profoundly deaf. She was then matched with her cocker spaniel Hearing Dog Albert.
William Hewish, who will take up the role of chair of the Pets at Home Foundation this August, presented the cheque for £650,197 to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People at their headquarters in Princes Risborough alongside head of charity and community, Amy Angus, and fundraising manager, Amy Wilson, from the Pets at Home Foundation.
Pets at Home said that Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is just one of the many charities that benefits from the Pets at Home Foundation.
According to the most recent Pets at Home Foundation Impact Report, in 2023 the Foundation has already donated over £4m, marking a record-breaking year in terms of financial donations.
Hewish said: “We are so proud to be able to raise even more funds and awareness for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. The work they do is incredible, and it’s an honour to be able to help them in the life-changing support they provide. I want to thank all our amazing customers and colleagues who have worked hard to make this donation possible. Creating a better world for pets and the people who love them is a mission close to our hearts at Pets at Home, and this partnership highlights our on-going commitment to that.”
Steve Heyes, director of Fundraising and Communications for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, added: “We are hugely grateful to Pets at Home for their ongoing support that makes it possible for us to train more hearing dogs that genuinely change peoples lives. The generosity of both colleagues and customers never ceases to amaze us and this donation will allow us to continue the work we have been doing for over 40 years.”
