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Poorly pups, peaky puss cats and barfing bunnies are among the daily customers for Creature Cabs in Westgate.
The furry-friend cab service was set up by resident Lisa Wickings in November and has been building up a steady list of regulars.
Lisa, who is also a carer, says the idea for the venture came to her as she was already helping out neighbours who were unable to get to vet appointments.
The 50-year-old said: “I was thinking about it in October as I was already helping out friends and neighbours who had pets and were unable to get lifts.
“Then I was at Dafne vets with my dog and said about doing the cabs and they said I should.”
Creature Cabs launched in November and has teamed up with Dafne vets in Manston to provide services for pet passengers and food and medicine deliveries.
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Lisa, who lives with her boxer Paxton and cat Snowy, said: “You hear about people who can’t get to the vets, especially out of hours, and some people who don’t have transport and so don’t have a pet even though they’d like one. I think Creature Cabs means those people might adopt a pet and also helps to stop a lot of worry for some people, which is brilliant.”
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Lisa says working with animals is now her vocation. She had aspired to a career in sports being a talented footballer and Judo member as a youngster. Sadly a fall caused her to fracture her back and put an end to that path.
Instead, Lisa says she has become a ‘Dr Doolittle’ with her passion for animals.
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And she has had an assortment of passengers. She said: “I have done dogs, cats, a lovebird, cockatoo, bunnies and a hedgehog although I don’t think I’d like to do a tarantula very much!”
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