James Herriot Foundation Fund Receives Major Sponsorship And Support From Veterinary Specialists, Malton-based, Vetsonic
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The World of James Herriot in Thirsk has received a major boost for its recently launched James Herriot Foundation Fund from Malton-based Vetsonic, one of the veterinary industry’s major independent companies that sources and supplies specialist medicines and products from all over the world to the veterinary profession.
The attraction, which won the Gold Award as Best Attraction in the prestigious VisitEngland, England Awards for Excellence for 2015, will receive an initial sum of £5000 from Vetsonic towards the James Herriot Foundation Fund initiative that will provide bursaries for people wishing to become veterinary nurses and for whom the James Herriot stories have been an inspiration.
“This is fantastic news for the James Herriot Foundation Fund and we are very grateful to Ray Rochester and his team at Vetsonic for their generous support for the initiative. The veterinary nurses for whom this will benefit will appreciate the Foundation’s support.” Comments World of James Herriot managing director, Ian Ashton.
In addition to the initial donation, Vetsonic has also agreed that a proportion of the revenue from one of their leading product ranges, Nutriscience, will be donated to the fund. NutriScience manufactures a comprehensive range of supplements for companion animals, which are uniquely formulated, based on the most recent scientific research in nutrition, at their food-grade facility in Waterford.
Dr. Sarah Vermont and Clare Walsh, two of Vetsonic’s directors have been invited to be members of the selection panel for the James Herriot Foundation Fund.
Ray Rochester, founder of Vetsonic said; “This is a wonderful opportunity for us to give something back to the industry by helping people to progress their veterinary nursing career. Alf Wight was one of my earliest customers and it is a delight to see how well the original surgery has been retained and maintained as the World of James Herriot. We are very pleased to be the first major supporter of the James Herriot Foundation Fund and through our product revenue contribution will build a long-term relationship between us.”
Previously owned by the local council, World of James Herriot is now a privately operated company whose management has a vision to continually develop it and attract more visitors. It attracts over 28,000 visitors from around the world each year.
