Help us fight disease and injury in animals

Eight of our supporters ran the London Marathon 2012 as part of the AHT Team. They each had their own stories to tell as to why they supported the Animal Health Trust. Read about them and their impressive finishing times below:

Lucy and Robbie Burt

Lucy and Robbie Burt live in Bury St Edmunds and ran the Marathon in memory of their Dachshund Monty who was treated at the Trust for suspected bone marrow disease. Sadly Monty is no longer with us but they felt that they would like to give something back to the Trust in return for the exceptional care and support they all received, and that funds raised would go towards helping other animals like Monty recover from life-threatening diseases.

Lucy and Robbie achieved a course time of 5:34:05.

Nish Kotak

Nish is a management consultant and lives in Cambridge with his wife and two boys. They have two Boxer dogs (a breed frequently affected by cancer) and several horses. Nish ran for the AHT primarily because of the work it undertakes to fight cancer in dogs. He lost his German Shepherd, Misty, to cancer a few years ago and says “For any dog owner this is always a heart-breaking experience, thus I am always supportive of any charity fighting against cancer”.

Nish achieved a course time of 5:04:47

Steven Bloor

Steven is a builder and lives in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. He first became aware of the work of the Animal Health Trust three years ago when his Golden Retriever, Henry, lost the sight in his right eye. Unfortunately Henry has now lost the sight in his left eye and is adjusting to being blind. The team at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket have given Henry the best care possible during his treatment and Steven ran the London Marathon to raise funds, in the hope that the Trust can continue to give help to pets like Henry, who find themselves in need of care and support.

Steven achieved a course time of 3:47:03.

Viktorija Meleskaite

Viktorija lives in London and works at a travel agency. She was very excited to have the opportunity to run the Marathon for Trust as she loves animals and thinks that we must help them live a healthier and happier life. “They bring us good emotions, laughter and just precious moments that can't be bought,” she says.

Viktorija achieved a course time of 4:34:11.

Anna Prytherch

Anna is the Principle Officer and Secretary for the Welsh Pony & Cob Society, who are Animal Health Trust Guardians. The Society, and Anna personally, has the welfare of all animals, and horses in particular, as a core interest and wished to raise support for the Animal Health Trust and the work it does.

Anna achieved a course time of 7:38:41.

Susannah Gill

Susannah is the Public Affairs Manager for Betfair, who are committed supporters and Fellows of the Trust. She is a keen sportswoman, horse rider and animal lover and ran the Marathon to help raise awareness of and funds for the ground-breaking work done by the Trust. Susannah hoped to break the Guinness World Record for the 'fastest female marathon when dressed as an animal', and chose to run the marathon as a peacock. With a record of 3 hours 42 minutes to beat, Susannah smashed this time to take the World Record title!

Susannah achieved a course time of 3:18:09, and broke the Guinness World Record for 'fastest female marathon when dressed as an animal'.

Patty Gorianoff

As a zoologist and scientist, Patty believes that the AHT does a fantastic job for the welfare of the species as a whole, be it dogs, cats or horses, and that its work will benefit millions of animals worldwide. She hoped her run would raise awareness of the work the Trust does, as well as raise vital funds to help with more research and diagnostics for animal disease.

Patty achieved a course time of 5:06:34.