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Please click on the images to the left to access the listed organisations websites The EGS surveillance scheme has been funded by the Horse Trust. The Horse Trust, originally established back in 1886 to help the working horses in London is the oldest horse charity in the world. As part of their ongoing commitment to promoting education and welfare within the equine world, The Trust has become the largest provider of equine welfare grants in the UK. To support the Horse Trust please visit www.homeofrestforhorses.co.uk
The EGS surveillance scheme is being co-ordinated by the Animal Health Trust. The Animal Health Trust is a charity that has been helping dogs, cats and horses for more than half a century. Scientists and veterinarians, many of whom are world leaders in their field, work alongside bringing together a wide range of expertise for a co-ordinated attack on animal diseases and injuries. To find out more about the work of the AHT please visit www.aht.org.uk
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Liverpool is one of the co-applicants for the study. The University of Liverpool has considerable experience in questionnaire-based equine projects and has conducted recent research projects into equine grass sickness risk factors and distribution. For more information on clinical work and research undertaken at the University of Liverpool please visit www.liv.ac.uk/vets
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh is one of the co-applicants for the study. The University of Edinburgh continues to be at the forefront of EGS research with a full time ‘Grass Sickness Nurse’ funded by the International League for the Protection of Horses who cares for and monitors the grass sickness cases. For more information on the work undertaken at the University of Edinburgh please visit www.vet.ed.ac.uk
The Equine Grass Sickness Fund is a collaborator on the project. The EGSF is the only registered charity in the UK raising funds specifically for research into grass sickness. It is dedicated to supporting and advancing research into grass sickness and further improving the treatment of chronic cases. To make a donation to EGS research, and for more information on current EGS topics, please visit www.grasssickness.org.uk
World Horse Welfare (formerly known as The International League for the Protection of Horses) works to protect horses from abuse and alleviate their suffering by rehabilitating, campaigning and educating world wide. World Horse Welfare generously funded the dedicated equine grass sickness nurse at the Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies, the University of Edinburgh for a number of years. For more information on World Horse Welfare please go to www.worldhorsewelfare.org |