Charity tuk tuk rally crosses finish line
Teams drove their tuk tuks through a series of checkpoints across Cornwall.
Thirteen teams have completed a tuk tuk challenge for veterinary charity Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS).
The Rabies Rally is an annual event, which has been created by WVS to raise donations and awareness for its Mission Rabies project to stop people and animals dying of rabies.
This year’s Rabies Rally took the tuk tuk rally teams through a series of checkpoints across the Cornwall peninsula. This included stops at St Michael’s Mount, Pendennis Castle and Kynance Cove, with participants completing challenges along the way.
The event took place from 9 September to 12 September, with 13 teams of three driving tuk tuks along the route.
Luke Gamble, founder of WVS, said: “The Rabies Rally is all about bringing people together who can’t necessarily join us on campaigns overseas, and giving them a chance to experience the same high-octane energy, adventure, and sense of purpose that fuels our teams in the field.
“It’s fun, it’s fast, it gets people talking - and most importantly, it shines a light on the global fight to end rabies!”
WVS’ Mission Rabies project provides mass dog vaccination campaigns and community education programmes. Its efforts are focused on the world’s worst rabies affected areas, as it works to stop people and animals dying from the disease.
Since Mission Rabies was launched in 2013 it has vaccinated over five million dogs and educated over eleven million children.
St Clement Veterinary Clinic, based in Truro, has taken part in every Rabies Rally since the first challenge in 2023.
A spokesperson said: “The talks were great, and the other entrants were all good company and great fun to spend time with. Four of our team were new participants and all loved every minute of it.
“We are already planning a Tuk Tuk Trek team building day in the summer and hope to enter two teams again next year.”
The Rabies Rally will return to Cornwall in September 2026. Team entries are already open to businesses and groups.
To find out more and sign up here.
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