Hounds for Heroes
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Hounds for Heroes is a British
charity
launched in February 2010 to help train and provide service dogs to wounded British Armed Forces and Emergency Services men and women.
. The charity was set up in both the memory of his dog Endal
, who was sadly euthanized on 13 March 2009, and to help the injured.
United Kingdom
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charity
Charitable organization
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launched in February 2010 to help train and provide service dogs to wounded British Armed Forces and Emergency Services men and women.
Background
Hounds for Heroes was founded in 2009 and registered in February 2010 by Allen Parton, an ex-servicemen who was injured in the Gulf WarGulf War
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. The charity was set up in both the memory of his dog Endal
Endal
Endal was a male Labrador retriever in Britain whose abilities as a service dog and as an ambassador for service dog charitable work have had considerable news media coverage....
, who was sadly euthanized on 13 March 2009, and to help the injured.
Objectives
The main objectives for Hounds for Heroes are:- Raise £100,000 to purchase and train 5 LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
puppies to serve as service dogs for injured men and women from the armed forces and emergency services. - Provide a higher quality of life to those injured and to show them that a dog can make everything better.