Claire de la Porte
Ewell Vets 10k Dog walk
Fundraising for Petsavers
Story
Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.
PetSavers was founded by a group of veterinary surgeons and to this day our charity continues to be run by a band of enthusiastic, dedicated vets and vet nurses. The majority of the committee members are in general practice and are fully aware of the risks posed to our pets’ health that would benefit from much needed research. Importantly, PetSavers is almost unique in being one of the few charities concerned with promoting the study of medical and surgical conditions in pets without the use of experimental animals, and this is a principle that we have followed throughout the past 40 years.
To further our aim, PetSavers supports and assists veterinary surgeons to advance clinical investigations into the problems associated with pet animal medicine and surgery to the knowledge acquired for the benefit of patient, owner and the profession. We award grants to researchers in universities, practices and research organisations following a selection process. Only studies involving naturally occurring diseases in small animals are considered and are undertaken to the highest ethical, scientific and veterinary standards.
Funded solely by charitable donations, PetSavers has invested more than £2 million in vital clinical research and training programmes over the past 40 years, in areas as diverse as kidney disease, anaemia, diabetes, feline leukaemia, deafness, cancer and heart disease, to name but a few.
Pet animals are subject to many illnesses and, while there are several charities devoted to the prevention of cruelty and suffering, few are concerned with the study and improvement of pet medicine and surgery.
We continue to be the UK’s leading veterinary charity provider of grants solely dedicated to supporting clinical research into companion animal diseases and helping pets enjoy longer and healthier lives.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.