The Kennel Club Charitable Trust announces it has provided over £1.9m to projects dedicated to improving dog health and welfare since 2017.
As part of the Kennel Club, the UK’s largest organisation devoted to dog health and welfare, the Kennel Club Charitable Trust supports projects and organisations which share its commitment to dog health and happiness, including health and science projects, welfare and support organisations across the country.
Over £1.5 million of the total funding was used to support clinical research into dog health and diseases. The Kennel Club Cancer Centre the Animal Health Trust (AHT) is one of the Trust’s long-term projects which contributes to the AHT’s well-established cancer research programme.
Other research projects which received funding in recent years include the Brachycephalic Obstruction Away Syndrome research group, research into ageing in canine liver and pancreas and study of T-cell lymphoma in dogs, all at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Elizabeth Soilleux, leader of the T-cell lymphoma research team, commented: “We are very grateful to the Kennel Club Charitable Trust for providing funding for our project which has a real potential to hopefully make a better test for canine lymphoma in the not too distant future. The funding substantially supported the project itself as well as the personal development of the two exceptional scientists.”
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust also financially supports dog welfare and rescue organisations, including Kennel Club Breed Rescue organisations that re-home dogs throughout the UK.
This includes local rescue organisations dedicated to giving dogs a second chance and finding them forever homes as well as training, behavioural and veterinary organisations. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust also has a scheme running with the PDSA to provide much needed veterinary treatment through a fee claim back service.
In 2018 alone, the Kennel Club Charitable Trust granted nearly £130,000 to various welfare and rescue organisations including Refuge4Pets, a unique charity which helps pets belonging to victims of domestic abuse; a regional Welsh charity Hope Rescue which rehomes rescue dogs; and Battersea Academy which provides training for rescue organisation staff.
Recipients from last year included Dog A.I.D., a charity which trains assistance dogs; Autism at Kingswood which practices anima-assisted intervention for adults with autism; and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue.
Visitors to Crufts, taking pace from 5th – 8th March 2020, can learn more about the projects of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, including Kennel Club Breed Rescue and Dog A.I.D.
Dogs from official Kennel Club Breed Rescue organisations will be visiting the Kennel Club stand, giving show-goers the opportunity to learn more about the rescue programme and the adoption process.
To find out more about the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, or donate to the Trust to make a real difference for dogs, visit www.thekennelclub.org.uk or visit the Kennel Club and Animal Health Trust stands at Crufts.
