Leading vet charity, PDSA, is offering free health MOTs to dogs around Pembrokeshire later this month, as part of its campaign mission for every pet to have a happy and healthy life.

A PDSA vet nurse will be on board one of the charity’s PetCheck vehicles, which travels across the UK every year providing free health checks and offering expert pet care advice. The charity will be at the following locations:

Tuesday, June 27, 11 am - 6 pm, The Commons Car Park, Commons Road, Pembroke.

Wednesday, June 28, 11 am - 6 pm, Havens Head Car Park, Milford Haven.

Thursday, June 29, 11 am - 6 pm, West Street Car Park, Fishguard.

Friday, June 30, 9 am - 4 pm, Cricket Club, Dale Road, Haverfordwest.

PDSA Vet Nurse Jayne James will deliver PDSA’s specially developed ‘PetWise’ MOT for every dog, which assesses the five elements pets need to be healthy and happy, known as the welfare needs. These are diet, environment, companionship, behaviour and health. A simple traffic light system gives each pet a score, and a personalised action plan to help owners improve their pet’s wellbeing.

Additional services including nail clipping and ear cleaning are also available free of charge, although donations are welcome. Microchipping, which is now mandatory for all dogs in the UK, is also available at a small cost, and Cats Protection neutering vouchers are also available.

PDSA Vet Nurse Jayne said: “We know people love their pets and want the best for them, which is why we’re here to help. By offering free, friendly advice and support, we can help owners make small changes that often make big differences to the wellbeing of pets in Pembrokeshire.”

PDSA’s PetCheck vehicle will return to the area in a few months. More information is available on PDSA’s website at www.pdsa.org.uk/petcheck.

• PDSA’s two custom-designed PetCheck vehicles have been kindly donated to the charity by benefactors Julie and Robert Breckman. The vehicles are named after Robert and his late wife Julie, whose love of animals and support of PDSA has helped the PetCheck tour to continue its vital work, helping to improve the lives of thousands of pets.