Animal hospital wins new shelter boost
October 1st, 2025
A Hertfordshire animal hospital that provides veterinary care and rehabilitation for Britain’s injured, sick and orphaned wildlife has been named as a Selco Community Hero.
Pumpkins Wildlife Hospital, in Rickmansworth, is the latest winner in our flagship charitable campaign.
The charity has scooped £1,000 to spend at our Watford store - found on Imperial Way - which it intends to use to buy timber to create new aviaries for animals in its care.
Sarah Arnold, Fundraising Lead at Pumpkins, said: “We were over the moon to hear we had been successful in Selco’s amazing Community Heroes competition.
“We partner with local communities, rescue charities and veterinary organisations to give all our patients the best possible chance of release back to the wild and to protect their habitats for the future.
“We also share our knowledge and expertise through training and work experience opportunities with the veterinary community to develop the skills and awareness needed to drive change across the country.
"These materials will allow us to build a new aviary for our birds of prey including owls and also improve the facilities for our foxes, hedgehogs and other animals.
“It’s a tremendous boost and we couldn’t be more grateful.”
Community Heroes is now in its fifth year, having supported groups and organisations with tens of thousands of pounds worth of prizes during that time.
This year the overall prize pot is worth a best-ever £57,500, including 40 prizes of £1,000 to spend in-store, a top prize of £10,000 in cash, £5,000 for a runner-up and £2,500 for third place.
Simon Humpage, Head of Multi-Channel Marketing at Selco, said: “One of the wonderful things about Community Heroes is the variety of good causes we can support, from sports clubs to foodbanks, schools to youth clubs – and much more.
“Of course, we have many animal loving colleagues at Selco, so we’re delighted to be able to support the fantastic work of Pumpkins Wildlife Hospital, which cares for wildlife that would otherwise have to fight for survival on their own.”