Dog Lovers in (LOCATION) Urged to Come Together For

Dog lovers in (LOCATION) urged to come together for

Guide Dogs

The charity Guide Dogs is calling on dog owners in (LOCATION) to make their pet pooch a hero for the day by taking part in Dogs Unite!

Dogs Unite is a series of sponsored dog walks taking place around the country to help Guide Dogs raise money to create more life-changing guide dog partnerships.

The Dogs Unite event in (LOCATION) promises fantastic fun for all the family and their pet, who can dress up in a special hero cape!

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(LOCAL TEAM SPOKESPERSON/EVENT ORGANISER NAME ) said: “All dog lovers enjoy taking their lovely pet on fun walks, now they can do that and help Guide Dogs change the lives of people with sight loss. Come along and make your family friend a fundraising hero for the day.”

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For more on Dogs Unite visit: www.dogsunite.org.uk

Twitter: @dogs_unite Facebook: www.facebook.com/dogsunite

About Dogs Unite:

Dogs Unite is Guide Dogs’ mass participation event series raising vital funds for the charity through unique sponsored dog walks. Dogs are encouraged to become heroes by fundraising for life-changing guide dogs. A variety of walks will be taking place all over the country from small events organised by the community, to larger regional events organised by Guide Dogs.

About Guide Dogs

Every hour, another person in the UK loses their sight and if this happens to you, Guide Dogs is there to make sure you don’t lose your freedom as well.

We want everyone who experiences sight loss to be able to live their lives the way they choose and feel confident, independent and supported in the world. We’re a UK-wide charity, founded in 1934, and we’re specialists in giving people who are blind or partially sighted the means to live life on their own terms and to step out into the world again. Find out more at www.guidedogs.org.uk.

To help us continue our life-changing work, we rely on donations from individuals – the guide dog service does not receive any government funding. There are almost two million people in the UK living with sight loss today, a number which is predicted to double to four million by 2050, so we need your support to reach as many people who are blind or partially sighted as possible.