MARS Petcare 'tour de factory' raising money for PetRescue and bushfire affected pets

MARS Petcare workers will take part in a tour de factory next week as they cycle more than 500 kilometres from the Wodonga office to the Bathurst plant.

Picture: David Ansell & Shane Byrne with 'Tour de factory' team

The four-day bike ride will involve 18 employees who have so far raised more than $20,000 for pet rescue, a not-for-profit organisation directly helping with bushfire efforts.

“We have been in training for five or six months and done about 5000km over that time, everyone has really got in there and done the work,” chief executive officer David Ansell said. “We have got a couple more rides to go before we leave on Friday.”

Mr Ansell said the ride was also a way of celebrating Mars’s commitment to regional Australia. “We are one of the few companies that manufacture products in regional Australia and this ride will connect the two factories,” he said.

Donations on behalf of the ride to PetRescue is used towards helping families and their pets affected by the Victorian bush fires.

Much of the money has already gone to rescue organisations working directly with families and pets in the area. "To be able to offer immediate assistance to help bush fire affected pets is making an enourmous difference" say's Vickie Davy of PetRescue, "One of our first request was to provide pet crates to the relief centres, to allow families to keep their dogs and cats safely with them, and now we are focusing our efforts of longer term care and rehabilitation".

To make a donation, log on to www.petrescue.com.au/dog-adoption-ride

 

Reference: The Border Mail

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