KC Charitable Trust is Lifeline for Dogs
During difficult financial times, charities suffer. However, the Kennel Club Charitable Trust is providing a lifeline for dog charities when donations drop.
It has been revealed that in 2010, the Charitable Trust was able to grant a total of £778,000 to a variety of charities and organisations, on the condition that their work benefited dogs. Accordingly such charities as Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Canine Partners and Pets As Therapy are some of the recipients of grants from the Charitable Trust.
A major commitment of the Trust is to help smaller independent charities, as well as the larger, more famous ones. As such, charities such as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue, for example, received £2000 last year to help it cope with the growing inundation of abused and abandoned dogs.
Almost £500,000 worth of grants have been provided for scientific projects, such as the Kennel Club Genetics Centre and the Animal Health Trust.
Mike Townsend, Chairman of the Charitable Trust, explained: "We exist to benefit dogs - aiming to make a difference to dogs' lives - and the the Trust funds a wide variety of work ranging from supporting research into canine diseases, to dog welfare organisations and the promotion of support dogs."
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust's accounts for 2010 have now been published and can be found here.
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