Agria Pet Insurance in collaboration with NFRSA to support retired service animals
Agria Pet Insurance, one of the world’s most experienced pet insurers, is proud to announce a new initiative with the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA), a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting dogs and horses once their careers in public service come to an end.
Agria Pet Insurance in collaboration with NFRSA to support retired service animals
October 2025:
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Agria Pet Insurance, one of the world’s most experienced pet insurers, is proud to announce a new initiative with the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA), a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting dogs and horses once their careers in public service come to an end.
Formed and founded in 2022 and chaired by The Rt. Hon. The Countess Bathurst (known to all as Lady B), NFRSA helps cover veterinary and medical costs for animals retired from the police, fire service, prison service, National Crime Agency, NHS, RAF Police Military Working Dogs and Border Force.
Due to the rapid growth of retiring service dogs, in as little as three years, NFRSA membership has reached more than 500 retired service animals and requests for support are growing on a weekly basis. This year alone, the charity has gifted 130 grants for assistance with veterinary bills.
As part of this evolving new relationship, Agria will work with NFRSA to provide an affordable and comprehensive insurance solution for these special service animals in retirement. By doing so, they can receive the veterinary care they need, without causing financial concerns to their owners, and enabling NFRSA to achieve their mission to ‘Protect Our Protectors’.
“We are absolutely delighted and extremely grateful to be working with Agria Pet Insurance – a company whose values so closely reflect our own,” said The Countess Bathurst, Founder & Chair of NFRSA. “Their heartfelt support for the NFRSA is not only deeply appreciated, but a powerful recognition of the commitment and sacrifices made by our service animals during their careers. Together, we are working to ensure these brave dogs and horses receive the care they so richly deserve once their working lives come to an end.”
Vicki Wentworth, Managing Director at Agria Pet Insurance, added: “We’re incredibly proud to stand alongside the NFRSA in recognising the lifelong service of these remarkable animals. This relationship reflects our deep belief that their care shouldn’t stop when their duty ends. They have risked their lives to protect us, it’s now our turn to support them.”
Founded in Sweden in 1890 and launched in the UK in 2009, Agria Pet Insurance is known for its long-standing commitment to animal welfare. The company insures dogs, cats, horses, and rabbits, and is recognised for closely working with vets, breeders, and charities across the UK and beyond.
For more information about the NFRSA, visit: nfrsa.org.uk
To learn more about Agria Pet Insurance, visit: agriapet.co.uk
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About Agria Pet Insurance
Agria is one of the world’s leading animal insurers, specialising in small animal and equine insurance. Founded in Sweden over 130 years ago, Agria began underwriting policies in the UK in 2009 and is now a prominent part of the UK animal insurance sector. Agria is the only provider of lifetime equine insurance in the UK and has been protecting horses here since 2022.
In the UK, Agria works with over 60,000 vets, breeders and rehoming organisations, delivering a welfare-led approach to specialist, lifetime insurance. Agria also administers pet insurance schemes for the leading small animal registration bodies, The Kennel Club, and the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF), and protects assistance dogs as they go about their day-to-day duties.
Agria's Lifetime Premium Cat & Dog policies are the Which? 2024 highest scoring Pet Insurance Best Buys, and in July 2025 Agria achieved a perfect score of 100/100 to lead the GOOD Shopping Guide's Ethical Pet Insurance Table.
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About the NFRSA
The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals was founded in 2022 by The Countess Bathurst after she discovered service animals do not receive support on their retirement, during her year as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire. The registered charity (1200949) assists owners of retired dogs and horses from the eight services with medical and veterinary costs once their career ends and has over 500 animals registered and gifted almost £200,000 in grants since its launch. Covering the length of the UK including Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The NFRSA assists with medical bills that cover monthly medications to emergency operations and has helped over 300 times over the three and a half years, ranging from smaller bills of £50 up to major operations of £14,000.
For more information, please visit www.nfrsa.org.uk [nfrsa.org.uk]
Image - l-r: Mark Walden - Agria, Hannah Hockley - NFRSA, The Rt. Hon. The Countess Bathurst - NFRSA, Vicki Wentworth - Agria, Sam Tiley - NFRSA.
