Claire Rayner & Peter Purves are Foundation Patrons

Claire Rayner, Honorary Patron

Claire Rayner, social activist and patron of the Patients Association, has encouraged those who work on behalf of animals and infection prevention. “We as a society need to be concerned with animals contracting MRSA. It is a very worrying situation. More research needs to be done for the future I am concerned about cross-contamination from people to animals, and vets should be diligent about infection control. We should all be concerned with protecting pets from unnecessary suffering and death.”

Claire is passionate about the issue of MRSA and believes that there can be no relaxation of all our efforts to reduce its threat to the very minimum.

Peter Purves, Honorary Vice-Patron

Pets and animals have been part of Peter's life since he was a lad - his first dog was a Spaniel named Rusty - and continue to play an important role. He has been the BBC’s principal Presenter and Commentator at Crufts since 1989. and has presented many other animal programmes including 65 editions of Pets Go Public for Channel 5, the Discovery Channel's Breed All About It, All About Dogs and Superdogs.

“MRSA is going to become a serious problem for companion animals if we don’t take action now, and we need as much information about it as we can get. The Bella Moss Foundation is taking the lead in bringing support and awareness to pet owners and vets on this emerging problem and I am pleased to be associated with their work.”

He has been editor of the monthly magazine, Mad About Dogs, is Vice Patron of Dogs for the Disabled and President of The Canine Supporters Charity and the Rugby Animal Trust

Comments

[Jill Moss]

Perry

I am so pleased the foundation has helped you - it is the work that we do behind the scenes that matters

Many people post ont he website and then I speak with them and directly guide them towards local help within their area but I do not always reply here on the website.

I will add your comments to our testimonial page I are delighted Kobe is doing so well and I think of you often.

[Perry Morgan]

I cannot say thank you enough to Jill for her care, compassion, and all of her input and feedback she provided to me, on an inquiry to her about my dog Kobe, who had been diagnosed with a MRSA infection of her toe. My dog is doing very well know, and the weight of the confusing treatment decisions were minimized with the reassurance and guidence that Jill had provided. Thank you again to Jill and all of the folks that she put me in touch with; I will be forever grateful! Warmest regards; Perry - Seattle, WA USA treatment decisions were p