Hayley Palmer, Bobby Norris, Jermaine Pennant & Jess Impiazzi, Lizzie Cundy attend charity dog event
Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones and TOWIE legend Bobby Norris were amongst a host of celebrities who attended a star-studded and dog fur-iendly photography exhibition at Romeo and Juliet’s café in North Hampstead last night, Thursday.
Celebrity couple and pet lovers Jess Impiazzi and Jermaine Pennant were also spotted at the Anything is Pawsible exhibition, a partnership between Burns Pet Nutrition and animal welfare charity Mayhew, along with TV presenter Hayley Palmer and socialite Lizzie Cundy.
Burns has partnered with Mayhew to celebrate its 30th anniversary and to showcase 10 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens looking for new homes.
Excitingly, three of the 10 have already secured new homes.
The portraits of the animals looking for their forever homes have been taken by celebrity pet photographer, Rhian Ap Gruffydd.
The striking images have been made available for purchase with the proceeds going to the charity, and attendees and others are being encouraged to donate to support the important work Mayhew does with abandoned pets in London.
One of the portraits is of Slippers the cat, who has been with Mayhew for over a year. Slippers was found by a family when they moved into their new home. She was in a crate in the garden with a note asking for her not the be thrown away. Unfortunately, they were not able to keep her, and Mayhew has been desperate to find her a loving home ever since.
John Burns MBE, founder of Burns Pet Nutrition, said: “It was a pleasure to welcome our guests to the opening of the photo exhibition last night. It was a great event and hopefully, this exhibition helps to create more awareness that there are so many of our furry friends that need a loving home and to adopt and not shop for pets.
“We have a strong and long-standing commitment to supporting animal welfare charities to raise their profile and will continue to do so now and into the future.”
Sherine Wheeler, Chief Executive at Mayhew, said: “The exhibition has been a delight – the portraits beautifully encapsulate the spirit of each featured dog and cat and underscore the importance of adopting rescue animals. We hope people will consider purchasing a portrait or donating to Mayhew and importantly, explore whether they can adopt or foster one of the dogs or cats in our care who is waiting for their second chance.”
