An Oceanside RCMP officer is featured in the 2024 鈥極fficers on Pawtrol鈥� calendar, a major fundraiser for the Balfour鈥檚 Friends Foundation (BFF).

Sgt. Shane Worth appears with his five-year-old chocolate lab Rana for the month of January.

BFF provides financial aid for low-income pet owners on Vancouver Island, to help their sick and injured pets receive essential veterinary care and stay together with their families.

Worth and Rana met with a volunteer photographer for shoots at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.

鈥淚t was fun. It was good. We probably spent three hours,鈥� he said. 鈥淕etting the sun right and not getting the shadow with my hat because it鈥檚 got the big brim. So all these things to consider, and to have a dog who doesn鈥檛 want to sit still because it鈥檚 at the beach to play.鈥�

Worth found out about the opportunity from a colleague in Victoria. When the topic of dogs came up, his colleague mentioned the calendar and suggested they might be looking for someone.

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The calendar includes police officers from the Victoria, Saanich and Central Saanich police departments, as well as the West Shore, Sidney/North Saanich, Sooke and Oceanside RCMP detachments. In addition to the canine companions, a cat and a pony are featured.

BFF also produces a 鈥淔irefighters & Friends鈥� calendar. Both are available for purchase online at .

Since 2012, BFF has raised and distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars across Vancouver Island to help low-income individuals such as seniors, persons with disabilities and single parents pay for essential veterinary care.

BFF is a registered charity and is 100 per cent volunteer-based, relying on fundraising, donations and grants.