Kennel Club Charitable Trust
Our mission is simple
We are one charity, a dog charity which looks after the health and welfare of all dogs. We make a difference by funding a wide variety of work ranging from supporting research into canine diseases, dog welfare organisations and the promotion of support dogs, all of which give dogs a healthier, happier life.
Founded in 1987, we’ve donated almost £6 million to support these initiatives through various dog charity grants, and we couldn’t do all our work without the generosity of our donors.
Registered Charity No. 327802
Make a difference for dogs today by sponsoring the Kennel Club London Marathon runners!
Both Aaron Smith and Richard Fairlamb, who work in the Kennel Club’s accounts department, will be running the London Marathon in aid of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. Click here if you would like to show your support and sponsor Aaron and Richard.
For the next few months, you can follow their ups and downs on our Dog Charity blog, as they train for the world’s most famous race.
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Dogslife project
The exciting new research looking at the health of Labrador Retriever puppies across the UK, supported by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust.
If you own a Kennel Club registered Labrador Retriever born after 1 January 2010, you can join Dogslife for FREE. Spend just 5-10 minutes of your time each month to complete a few questions about your puppy’s health and you will help the Dogslife team to find out what keeps Labrador Retrievers healthy.
Charitable Trust Spotlight
Why are dogs called man's best friend?
Why are dogs called ‘man’s best friend’? Is it because of their loyalty to their owners, their affectionate nature or the way in which they help millions of people every day around the world?
Dogs really can make a great friend, and they can also help to save lives. Some dogs help people who may not be able to see, hear or walk, to live their lives to the full; some dogs go into schools to help children to read; other dogs can help to find people that have gone missing and some dogs can even alert people when they may be ill.
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust has donated more than £500,000 to 14 different charities that help dogs to help us. Last month, a further £20,000 was provided to Medical Detection Dogs, a charity that trains dogs to help people with life threatening conditions.
Shirley is a Medical Detection dog who detects low blood sugar levels in her eight year old owner Rebecca Farrah from Northampton. Shirley can detect a possible hypoglycaemic attack which could leave Rebecca in a coma.
Before Shirley, Rebecca had to be taken to hospital frequently by paramedics, which was of great concern to her family. Now, school is much less of a worry and Rebecca’s mother, Claire, has had the fear taken out of night-times, as Shirley keeps a bedside vigil.
Claire Guest from Medical Detection Dogs said: “Along with Rebecca and Shirley, we have another 20 dogs that are helping their owners through medical conditions. Our dogs do amazing work and thanks to the donations by organisations such as the Kennel Club Charitable Trust we can continue to provide dogs to people in need. Last year we trained and placed eight medical alert assistance dogs - we hope to place more this year and we are already on the way.”
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust has also just provided a grant to Reading Education Assistance Dog, Danny through its Bark & Read Foundation. The Bark & Read Foundation supports both READ (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) and Pets As Therapy, through its Read 2 Dogs project, and these two charities operate in schools around the country, helping children learn to read with their specially trained support dogs.
Reading to dogs has been proven to help children develop literacy skills and build confidence, through both the calming effect the dog’s presence has on children, and the fact that the dog will listen to the children read without being judgemental or critical. Carly Goodman and Leah Keene in year 2 and Adam Comber in year 6 at Mansbridge School in Southampton met and read to Danny last week. They said: “We enjoyed it so much! He was nice to stroke and he was there to see if we were reading well.”
Kennel Club Charitable Trust
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust awards grants to organisations which make a difference to dogs lives by providing financial support to scientific research, support charities and welfare organisations like Bristol Dog Action Welfare.
The Trust was established in 1987 and has donated over £5m to a range of organisations and charities, with more than half of this money distributed in the last five years.
The Trust awards grants to organisations to help them to achieve its objective of 'making a difference for dogs' and supports work with dogs across three distinct areas:
- Science - funding research into health problems in dogs
- Support - helping to train dogs to help human beings
- Welfare - providing funds for dogs that need help or rescue
Click here for details of how to donate to the Kennel Club Charitable Trust
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