Animal Care Trust Asks ‘Forget Me Knot’

Highlighting the importance of legacies to the survival of charities, the Animal Care Trust (ACT), registered charity of the Royal Veterinary College, is taking part in ‘Forget Me Knot Week’ (September 14-20). As part of the Remember A Charity consortium, the ACT will be directly engaging with solicitors and displaying posters in the RVC’s animal hospitals in order to raise awareness of the importance of gifts left in wills. The ACT raises funds to support the RVC’s four animal hospitals by purchasing vital equipment, enhancing hospitals and building new ones. Every year the RVC’s hospitals and clinics treat thousands of family pets and animals. The RVC also pioneers new treatments for animal illnesses and trains the next generation of veterinary professionals who will continue to care for their future needs. Legacies help the RVC hospitals treat and care for all animals. Animals like Humphrey, who last year was treated in the Queen Mother Hospital (QMH) when he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. He’s pictured here with Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall at the opening of the QMH. Jonathan Forrest, Director of Development at The Animal Care Trust says: “Legacies to the Animal Care Trust are invaluable to our work and help us secure a brighter future for all the animals in our care. For example our Paws for Cause appeal for the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals has raised a total of £5 million, of this, £1 million was donated through legacies. The hospital is now the largest veterinary teaching hospital in Europe and sees over 8,000 small animals each year.” Other legacies, which have been vital to the ACT and the College, have enabled us to purchase equipment for our equine hospital and our first opinion practice in London, and more recently a restricted gift left to the Trust will be used towards researching cancer in cats and dogs. Throughout the week supporters will be asked to do one simple thing: tie a ‘Forget Me Knot’. Then hopefully, when it comes to writing their will and they’ve taken care of their family, they’ll also remember to leave a gift to their favourite charities as well. For further information about the Animal Care Trust and ‘Forget Me Knot Week’, or to make a donation visit www.rvc.ac.uk/bawam.

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