News & Events
Raffle tickets now available
Our first raffle is taking place! We have some great prizes and hopefully something for everyone - tickets to the British Open Golf Championships, Olympia International Horse Show, Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, final day of Crufts + VIP lunch, Great Yorkshire Show, BBC Good Food Show, a tour of the Kennel Club + lunch, 6 months free Royal Canin food for one cat or one dog, a visit to Belvoir Castle + lunch and even more prizes!! Tickets are being mailed to all our supporters but if anyone would like books of tickets (5 per book, £1 per ticket) please contact our office.
REMINDER!! Tickets need to be returned to our office together with a cheque by 20th June to gain entry into the draw. The draw will take place on 27th June 2008.
Successful grant application
An application for a grant was recently made to the Kennel Club Charitable Trust and we are delighted that it has been successful. The grant will be used to expand the website and provide significantly more information about the different types and treatments of cancer. We hope to have the site completed by the end of summer. Good news indeed!
And yet more good news!
We have recently received a cheque for £5,000 from the Northern Dog Centre for which we are extremely grateful. This gift from the Northern Dog Centre is to commemorate Mary Scott, the founder of the Northern Dog Centre. These funds will help work that we wish to carry out particularly in the north of England.
Change of address!
We have changed our office address with effect from 1st April 2008. The address can be found on every web page. Our telephone number, email and website addresses all remain the same. Reprinted leaflets are available with the new address - if you wish to be sent the new leaflet please contact our office.
Animal Cancer Trust Chairman elected President!
Malcolm Brearley, our Chairman, has just been elected President of the European Society of Veterinary Onocology at the recent meeting held in Copenhagen at the end of February. There are over 200 members in the Society from all over Europe and a few from the USA, Australia and South Africa who are all involved in veterinary oncology. Congratulations!
To view press release click here.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES!!
Sponsored Dog Walk – 'Take the Lead' - weekend of 4th/5th October 2008
Once again we will be holding our 'Take the Lead' sponsored dog walks at various locations around the country. We will publish the locations as and when they are fixed. Please try and support any walks local to you or, if there are no local walks, why not enjoy a walk with friends to raise money to support the fight against cancer in our pets.
For the results and photographs of the individual walks held in 2007 please click here.
Report from the second recipient of our first travel grant received
Jenny Rose Helm from Glasgow University has sent in her report from the European Society of Veterinary Oncology Congress held in Copenhagen in February. Jenny along with David Killick were recipients of one of the Animal Cancer Trust's first travel grants made in 2007 and you will see that they made good use of the grants. The reports can be found under the 'Research' page (Grants/bursaries).
Animal Cancer Trust becomes Charity of the Year for the British Veterinary Nursing Association
We are delighted to have been chosen as the BVNA's charity of the year for 2008 and are looking forward greatly to working with them on a number of initiatives. We are currently planning training events with vet nurses around the country.
Notelet card now available!
A notelet/greetings card (picture on left) is now available that is blank inside. The price for 10 cards is £6 plus postage and packing. The size of the card is 6" x 4 1/4". Orders should be sent to our office together with a cheque made payable to the Animal Cancer Trust. Please add £1.50 for postage and packing for quantities up to 30 cards or £3.50 for more than 30 cards.
Major sponsor & supporter for Animal Cancer Trust!
Royal Canin continue to provide great support for the Animal Cancer Trust to help us reach our goal of fighting cancer in our pets. In 2007 they helped us produce our new leaflet and poster amongst other things. Royal Canin once again will be the headline sponsor and closely involved with the nationwide dog walk, 'Take the Lead', scheduled for the 4th/5th October 2008.
‘Friends Remembered’ Club
If you have lost a much loved pet to cancer join our ‘Friends Remembered’ club. For a donation of £10 (or more if you like!) we will put a photo of your pet, their name and age onto the website page. This will serve as a loving tribute to your special friend. Details are on the ‘Support Us' pages.
You can contact us at
Animal Cancer Trust
5 Flag Business Exchange, Vicarage Farm Road, Peterborough, Cambs PE1 5TX
08701 644225
www.animalcancertrust.org.uk
info@animalcancertrust.org.uk
Registered charity no. 1094779 Animal Cancer Trust is a Registered company limited by guarantee in England & Wales no. 04434009. The registered address of the company is Lacon House, 84 Theobald’s Road, London WC1X 9AA. Please use address above for correspondence.
