Your regular monthly donations help fund One Medicine research that saves the lives of BOTH humans AND animals.
Setting up a monthly Direct Debit is easy and quick. With your dedicated monthly support, we can plan for the future.
It empowers us to make informed decisions on how we spend the money to maximise our impact, and allows us to commit to long-term research projects with huge potential to save both human and animal lives.
How your monthly donations impact our work
Here’s some of what we've accomplished so far and what we can achieve in the future, thanks to your generous monthly donations:
Humanimal Trust funded PhD student,Dr Lucy Grist, who studied antibiotic resistance at the University of Surrey, and looked at bacteriophages as an alternative to antibiotics.
“Funding from Humanimal Trust, and the use of a One Medicine approach, has offered a unique perspective on the complexities associated with antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine and has highlighted the contrasts and parallels with human medicine. Approaching research with this outlook has been an eye-opening experience which has allowed me to develop as a researcher, all whilst contributing to an important and topical area of study.” - Dr Lucy Grist
Your support has also helped Professor Matthew Allen and his team at the University of Cambridge study the bone cancer, osteosarcoma, to find better ways to predict which patients have a higher risk of their cancer spreading. Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone cancer in both dogs and human adults/teenagers. It has similar molecular and clinical characteristics in both. Research progress in this area for one species therefore has real potential to help the other.
For both species, treatment options are relatively limited, and include limb surgery and chemotherapy. Researchers analysed different tumour samples from dogs with osteosarcoma, comparing molecular and genetic profiles. This type of information can help to form the basis of new methods to help vets and doctors better tailor treatment for their patients.
We do not receive government funding, so we rely entirely on voluntary donations to fund our work. Every pound counts. A gift of just £3 a month could make such a difference.
Our Regular Givers, like Jane, are a valued and committed group of supporters who have generously set up a monthly gift to Humanimal Trust.
“I work for a charity, so I understand the importance of fundraising and monthly donations in particular. I am a great believer in doing my bit to help others, especially when a cause aligns with my own passions and values. It really upsets me to know that animals frequently lose their lives purely for the benefit of humans. With better awareness, education, belief of success and kindness, I believe this can be avoided, which is why I choose to support Humanimal Trust.
“Giving a monthly donation not only benefits my wellbeing, it also makes me feel that I am part of something special - making One Medicine a reality, so that all humans and animals can benefit from medical progress, without causing unnecessary suffering to animals.” - read more.
Become a life-saver like Jane. Set up a monthly gift to Humanimal Trust and play a vital role in making One Medicine a reality.
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When you donate, you’ll be asked if you’d like to add Gift Aid. Doing so is free for you, but means we’ll receive an extra 25p for every £1 donated.
If you’re a UK taxpayer and are donating with your personal money, you can add Gift Aid.
With this extra money, you’ll be helping to save more lives.