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Share a picture of you and your pet and a message about why they are so important to your mental health and wellbeing!
When
Start: Monday, May 9, 2022
End: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Where
Online
Who
Pet owners and animal lovers
North Devon Hospice and national charity Pets As Therapy are asking for pictures of your pets to highlight the hugely positive effect our pets can have on our mental health.
We all feel lonely at times, it’s a natural human emotion. But what if you were facing the end of your life alone? While many shy away from thinking about what our final days, weeks, or months may be like, North Devon Hospice believes that every person is a story, and the ending matters. People at the end of their lives should have access to a pet if that is their wish, which is exactly why we need your pet photos and donations.
Help us ensure that no one faces the end of their lives feeling lonely
To get involved with the campaign, share a picture of you and your pet and a message about why they are so important to your mental health and wellbeing, along with a donation. Every photo shared will be entered into a competition to win a host of pet-friendly prizes including a pet-friendly holiday at the fabulous lodges at Stonerush Lakes, Looe, Cornwall.
The face of the campaign is our own four-legged volunteer Gozo along with his owner Paul Jewels, a dedicated volunteer for both the hospice and Pets As Therapy.
When Paul suffered a stroke, his family convinced him to get a puppy as they hoped it would be therapeutic. Four years on. Paul and Gozo are inseparable, and Paul shares Gozo’s unique calming and joyous presence with everyone they meet.
Before the pandemic, Gozo a white Maltese puppy, visited North Devon Hospice every week to spread some joy among patients and families on the Bedded Unit, with one patient saying “He’s just beautiful, and a very good boy. I’ve had large dogs all my life, but he’s just the right size to come in and sit on people’s laps. He’s as good as gold, and he brings a lot of joy.”
In 2021, Gozo and North Devon Hospice received the highest accolade a voluntary organisation can get, The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, making him the only therapy pet ever to receive the honour. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, Gozo hasn’t been able to visit North Devon Hospice since 2020 but he and Paul have been volunteering for Pets As Therapy at local vaccination centres across North Devon.
To share your pet photo please visit: https://mypetastherapy.celebrationpage.org/ and you could be in with a chance of winning:
- A pet-friendly holiday at Stonerush Lakes in South Cornwall
- A 6 month supply of Arden Grange pet food
- A dryrobe® Dog waterproof dog coat
With thanks to our sponsors
FAQs
My Pet As Therapy Competiton - Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions
- The promoters are: North Devon Hospice (Registered Charity in England and Wales no. 286554) and Pets As Therapy (Registered Charity in England and Wales no. 1112194, Scotland SC038910 whose registered offices are at North Devon Hospice, Deer Park, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 0HU and Pets As Therapy, Hampden House, Oxfordshire, OX44 7RW.
- The competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 years or over except employees of North Devon Hospice, Pets As Therapy and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition.
- By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
- Route to entry for the competition and details of how to enter are via https://mypetastherapy.celebrationpage.org/
- Only one entry will be accepted per person. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified.
- Closing date for entry will be July 31st 2022. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
- No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
- The rules of the competition and how to enter are as follows:
Entrants provide a photo of themselves and their pet along with a voluntary donation on the dedication page https://mypetastherapy.celebrationpage.org/ to be entered into the prize draw.
- North Devon Hospice & Pets As Therapy reserve the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.
- The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
- The prize is as stated (first prize is a short break at Stonerush lodges; 1 x six month's supply of food for a dog OR a cat; 1 x dryrobe dog
- Six month’s supply of dog food is to feed one dog only. The amount given will depend on the dog’s breed, weight and exercise level.Six month’s supply of cat food is to feed one cat. It will be calculated on the weight of the cat
- No cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
- Winners will be chosen at random by software, from all entries received and verified by North Devon Hospice within 28 days of the closing date. The winner will only ever be contacted by North Devon Hospice & Pets As Therapy. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
- The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be redeemed
- The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
- The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by UK law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United Kingdom.
- The winner agrees to the use of their name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current [UK] data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
- The winner’s name will be available 28 days after closing date by emailing the following address: fundraising@northdevonhospice.org.uk
- Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
- North Devon Hospice & Pets As Therapy also reserves the right to cancel the competition if circumstances arise outside of its control.
