Kennel Club Charitable Trust invests over £1.9 million into dog health and welfare. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust announced today that it has provided over £1.9 million to projects dedicated to improving dog health and welfare on a local and national level 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 at 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 Airway 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.
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.
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) is the recipient of an annual bursary of £6,000. The bursary supports vet nurse students, covering their degree fees and other costs associated with learning and work placements.
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