Dino duo set to pound the streets for paws
A pair of fun-loving team members from the Scottish SPCA’s Ayrshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre have signed up to the Society’s Pound for Paws running challenge.
And the dino-namic duo are planning to do the challenge dressed in inflatable t-rex costumes.
Assistant manager of the centre, Lynda Hourston, and animal care assistant, Cara MacDonald, will be aiming to cover 30km in 30 days during August.
In honour of their Cretaceous-themed challenge they’ve named their team the Danger Lizards.
Lynda said; “We decided to do some of the distance dressed as dinosaurs because, as well as raising money for an important cause, we wanted to spread some much-needed joy in these strange times.
“Neither of us can run the length of ourselves (we are both quite short, so that’s not very far at all), so running without wearing an inflatable dinosaur suit is a challenge in itself!
“Combined we have worked for the Scottish SPCA for 29 years. Every day is different, there are happy endings and sad days seeing neglect and cruelty first-hand. Days where we laugh till we cry and days when we sometimes just cry.
“The Scottish SPCA is a cause very close to our hearts, so we really hope everyone will get behind this challenge by either signing up themselves or sponsoring someone they know.
“If you see us out and about, give us a wave and hopefully we make you smile!”
The Scottish SPCA recently announced its Pound for Paws event with Olympian Laura Muir and will be running for the month of August.
To find out more or sign up for the event, please visit: www. scottishspca.org/PoundforPaws.
To sponsor the Danger Lizards please visit: https://poundforpaws.scottishspca.org/fundraisers/DangerLizards/pound-for-paws