Dog and cat health nutrition producer, Royal Canin, was appalled to hear of the sad turn of events after the celebration of the opening of Wet Nose Animal Rescue Centre’s new premises.

According to Wet Nose, they received countless e-mails complaining that a photographer charged for photographs of guests with their “adopted” pets for the day, only never to receive them. On top of this, a portion of the fee charged was to be donated to Wet Nose. Needless to say, Wet Nose never received any donation, nor were they aware of the charge for the photos.

News of plight of various animal lovers and particularly of Jeanette Breedt of Springs, who won a photo shoot for her precious Sphynx suffering from a terminally-ill heart condition, reached Royal Canin. They immediately commissioned their photographer to contact Jeanette and arrange to take the photographs she so desperately wanted of her cat.

Royal Canin Managing Director, Gregory Watine, says, “Royal Canin lives by a strict philosophy of knowledge and respect for the animal and when we hear of animals or owners who have suffered from such disrespect, we simply have to do something. Organisations like Wet Nose offer an extremely valuable service in the industry, always going way beyond the extra mile for the animal. Our support similarly goes beyond the needs of the animal; it extends to caring pet owners and in Jeanette’s case to the value she gives back to the industry as an owner of a number of award-winning show cats.”

Jeanette Breedt says, “I waited for 2 months for the photo shoot to be done, only to never again hear from the photographer. All I wanted was my photographs as my Sphynx is suffering from a leaking heart valve and the photos would be precious to me in years to come.”

Royal Canin arranged for photos to be taken of all of Jeanette’s cats and all originals were given to her. Royal Canin ensured a hamper of goodies were delivered as well including, obviously, a bag of their highly palatable feline health nutrition.