Pawsome Pensions

PAWSOME PENSIONS

Welcome to Pawsome Pensions . We are an independent Non-Profit Registered Charity No - 1188907, that has been set up to help support our retired Police and Fire dogs from Devon, Dorset & Cornwall Police Service and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service. We have been operating now for 2 years and we’d love your help to ensure we offer the best support possible to our dogs.

We are incredibly fortunate that our Police dogs receive a one off payment from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner when they retire to help with equipment and veterinary maintenance, but as you can imagine this doesn't last long. So it is our intention to enhance this generous donation and raise money to ensure our dogs receive the best healthcare possible, ensuring they have an excellent quality of life in their retirement years. It’s the least we can do for the years they have spent working for us.

We are a non-profit charity, run by volunteers in our free time. All monies raised will be used to help pay towards vets bills for our retired dogs. A working Police or Fire dog can serve many years, providing an invaluable service to the public communities they work in and the officers they work with. When a dog retires the handler or the new adopter take on the full responsibility for that dog and all the financial commitments of caring for a retired working dog. Most dogs will retire at the end of their service, however some retire early due to illness or injury. Seeking insurance for medical care of a retired Police/Fire dog is possible but it can be very difficult. Due to their jobs and their age at retirement it comes at a premium price. This insurance will also not cover any pre-existing injuries/illnesses that may have been sustained through the dogs working life.

So we want to help our four legged legends. Now they have retired and given up their licence to work, we want to give them a “Licence to Chill”.

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