Were very excited to announce we have partnered with the Thin Blue Paw Foundation and have kicked off our partnership with a £50,000 donation to the foundation, but we want to do more!

Who are the Thin Blue Paw Foundation?

The Thin Blue Paw Foundation is a national charity which supports serving and retired police dogs across the United Kingdom.

After years of dedicated service, training and selfless devotion, ex-police dogs can face an uncertain future due to the prohibitive costs of veterinary treatment. These dogs spend their lives serving in the force and we believe they deserve a happy and healthy retirement.

Although many understand the crucial role dogs play in assisting police forces with finding missing people, preventing crime, and protecting our communities, what is not commonly known is after retirement the cost of supporting and caring for an ex-police dog falls solely to their handler or new owner.

So, we want to help ensure these dogs get the treatment they need to give them as comfortable a retirement as possible.

Did you know there are currently 1,400 serving police dogs within the UK working on average 40 hours a week?

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How is Animal Friends going to help?

Weve recently donated £50,000 but we want to do more than just donate. What the dogs ultimately need is ongoing care so we are also giving all of the dogs signed up to the foundation access to free veterinary consultations through the Joii app.

You can support the charity by making a donation or buying some Thin Blue Paw merchandise via their Shop

Watch our video to learn more and see how the donation went down with the dogs themselves!

Westley Pearson, Managing Director, Animal Friends commented: These extraordinary animals dedicate their lives to serving our communities, protecting our loved ones, and keeping our police officers safe whilst on duty.

We are honoured to have the opportunity to work alongside the Thin Blue Paw Foundation team and help these highly trained, and often decorated, animals in their retirement. After years of dedicating their lives to ensuring our safety, they deserve to receive the best possible care and treatment.

Our hope is that through our partnership, these courageous creatures can receive the medical treatment they rightly deserve and benefit from easier access to vets, preventative care, and rehabilitative treatment, such as physio, through the Joii app.

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Dave Wardell, Thin Blue Paw Trustee said: We are thrilled to be partnering with Animal Friends Insurance which will provide these unsung canine heroes with an even greater level of support.

The £50,000 donation makes an incredible difference to the help we are able to provide and has already covered life-changing surgery for one ex-police dog whose owners were struggling to pay for this crucial treatment.

We currently have 85 dogs registered with us which are in need of funding for life-saving operations, therapy, treatment and medication - and the number keeps growing. These dogs give everything they have to ensuring our safety, often picking up physical and emotional injuries along the way due to the stresses and strains of policing. It is only with the support of organisations like Animal Friends and the generosity of the public, that these dogs can look forward to a dignified, healthy and carefree future through the Foundation.

The Thin Blue Paw Foundation and Animal Friends hope that by working together they can enable a healthier and happier future for the UKs courageous frontline canines.