Pets cannot choose the situation that they’re born into or where they end up. For far too many furry friends, the reality is a life full of unhappiness, illness, and sometimes even homelessness.
To help to improve the fate of as many vulnerable pets as possible this Christmas, pet charity Blue Cross has today launched a celebrity video for part of its annual Christmas Appeal, which calls on the animal-loving public to make a donation, and in turn give these pets the happy, healthy lives they deserve.
To officially mark the launch of the campaign, the charity has teamed up with five celebrities – broadcaster and adventurer Ben Fogle, television presenter Anna Richardson, Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hauer, and actresses Emma Barton and Emily Head – to create a special, festive video compilation called A Christmas Tail.
Within the video, these famous faces recite Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, but with some ‘furry’ unexpected character twists that build on the iconic message of encouraging people to take fate into their own hands – as a pet’s past…