Former soldier from Featherstone nominated for Animal Star Award for his work as a pet taxi driver in Pontefract and Wakefield
Chris said owners – particularly the elderly or those with disabilities – can often struggle to get to vet appointments due to the restrictions some taxi businesses carry around company policy, pet hair, or noise.
Chris has also been nominated for an Animal Star Award by his customers, and has been entered for the Best Pet Service 2024 category.
Chris said he was humbled by the comments his customers leave him, and was particularly happy to have been nominated by those customers only several months into his new business.
He said: “I already feel like I have won just being nominated.
"It is definitely an achievement and it is really nice that I have been recognised [...] I didn’t expect anything.
"Starting a business in an industry I have never been in before and people like it, which makes me even happier.”
Day to day, Chris covers the Wakefield and Pontefract area, transporting pets to vet appointments, or to and from dog kennels.
Chris said he aims to reduce the pets’ and owners’ stress as much as possible, ensuring the animal is comfortable in the car and even sometimes attending the appointment with the owner.
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