Uckfield vets send emergency supplies to animals injured in Australian bushfires

Left to right: Marion Head (admin), veterinary nurse Amy May, veterinary nurse Alisha Wardle, and veterinary surgeon Rowen Trevor-Jones of Fairfield House Vets, Uckfield pictured with the first shipment of products they are sending to Australia.

Staff at Fairfield House Vets, New Town, Uckfield will send products to help with the veterinary care of animals caught in the Australian bushfires.

Originally the vets set out to raise £500 but their current fundraising total stands at more than £2,300 on JustGiving.

“They are desperate for more veterinary products due to amount of animals that have been injured,” vet nurse Natalie Curtis said.

“We have an Australian vet working here, who is also a partner in the practice, so we have a keen interest to keep raising money to help the veterinary professionals in Australia.”

Vet nurse Amy May, who set up the fundraiser, is ordering veterinary supplies to send to Australian charities.

“We had the idea to use our position in the Veterinary industry to try and provide charities in Australia with much needed medical supplies for all the animals injured by the bushfires,” she said.

“The demand for burns cream has been so great that suppliers are out of stock and products are unavailable!

“With the money that has been so kindly donated we have been able to buy these sought after products to send to a non-profit organisation called The Rescue Collective based in Queensland and they are beyond grateful for our efforts.

Initial supplies will be sent by the practice this week but vet nurse Amy says they will continue to fundraise.

“We are still raising money to provide continuing support as the tragedy is far from over,” she said.

“As a small independent practice we have been overwhelmed with the response to our appeal and the support we have received has been truly phenomenal! It makes us feel so enlightened that we live in such a thoughtful and caring community and it’s lovely to see how many people really care about animals, even when the animals in question are half way across the world.

“We feel very empowered in a situation where we before felt we had no control to be able to help.”

Donations can be made to the practice until mid February through their fundraising page or by cash or cheque at Fairfield House Vet’s reception.