On
Tuesday 22 July a very
special birthday present was presented to
Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, a
guide dog puppy named
after her. She instantly fell in love with her furry namesake,
who will go on to train as a guide dog and in the future join
the thousands of guide dogs who
help visually impaired people
live independently.
The Guide Dogs campaigns team presented the Minister with the
bundle of fur to
raise awareness of the need for talking buses,
to help puppy Kramer’s future owner and other people with sight
loss to use this vital form of public transport. The puppy was
presented to Baroness Kramer along with a birthday card signed
by almost 900 people calling for the Government to change the
law to
introduce talking buses, which provide audio and visual
information about bus journeys, across the country.
Why we need your help - Every hour, another person in the UK
goes blind
- 180,000
blind and partially sighted people rarely leave home
alone. Guide Dogs is committed to changing this - A visually
impaired person could be partnered with as many as eight dogs in
their lifetime, and each partnership costs £35,500
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Please donate now and help us
train more guide dogs. The more
guide dogs we train, the more lives we can change.
Start your sponsorship or learn
more about the Sponsor a Puppy scheme. |
