Leading pet accessory company, Oscar and Hooch has partnered with the charity Medical Detection Dogs and will be donating 10% of the sales of its Black and Red Medical Detection collar and lead to the charity on its Crufts stand.
Oscar and Hooch has been partners to the charity since 2012 and continue to donate money to the charity through the sale of the range.
Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease, helping in the fight against cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The ‘Bio-Detection’ dogs are trained to find the odour of diseases in samples such as urine and swabs.
‘Medical Alert Assistance’ dogs are trained to detect changes in an individual’s personal odour triggered by their disease and alert them to an impending medical event. The charity receives no government funding for the work they do and relies entirely on donations from trusts and the public.
Clare Guest, CEO of Medical Detection Dogs, said: “We are proud of the work of our dogs, their ability to detect human disease and save human lives is becoming better recognised every day. Partnering with Oscar and Hooch means our dogs wear a high quality lead and collar in colours that people now associate with our work. We are so grateful for the support of Oscar and Hooch in helping us to achieve our goals.”
Elaine Steckler, founder of Oscar and Hooch, added: “At Oscar and Hooch we are very proud to be partners with Medical Detection Dogs. This fantastic charity work tirelessly in undertaking groundbreaking research and training medical assistance dogs, allowing them to identify dangerous health conditions with the people they live with.
“For every dog that qualifies as a medical assistance dog, they will receive an Oscar and Hooch collar and lead. We also donate some of the proceeds for every sale of our Medical Detection Dog collar and lead range so come along to our stand at Crufts and take a look at our exciting range and help to support this amazing charity.”
