Guide dogs crisis could leave me housebound
Daily Mirror UK|April 14, 2023
Blind Pride of Britain winner hit by shortage
AMY-CLARE MARTIN
Guide dogs crisis could leave me housebound

A PRIDE of Britain award-winner who has spent her life campaigning for the rights of fellow blind people fears she will be left housebound due to a shortage of guide dogs.

Jill Allen-King, 83, could face a wait of up to two years for her next companion when her beloved dog Jagger, 11, is retired from service.

The activist, who received her Lifetime Achievement PoB gong from late comedian and dog lover Paul O'Grady last year, says that more than 1,000 people are facing similar delays.

This story is from the April 14, 2023 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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