Welfare costs - these are invoices for hydrotherapy, lazer treatment for joint pain/arthritis etc, and approved sessions with animal behavourist to assist RPDs and new families experiencing difficulties in the transfer from 'working' role to retired family member.

We only award money to reimburse the payments made by owners for vet treatments and/or for welfare items - this is done on completion of an Application for Funding Form accompanied by receipts as proof of payments made. 

If we run a Special Appeal for a particular RPD then all the monies raised by that appeal go to that dog. 

Should all the monies raised in a special appeal not be required immediately we will hold these funds in readiness for future claims relating to that RPD. 

When the specific RPD passes away the monies will go into the main fund and be available for all RPDs.

How do we pay the running costs of the fund?

We regularly apply for specific grants & sponsorship & we use some of the profits from selling our merchandise to cover our running costs and for promotional material.

All involved with ERPDF -

Board of Trustees, Advisors and Volunteers are unpaid.

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