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London Marathon Runner | Great opportunity for Dog Breeders: A One-Day Genetics Course | Design a T-Shirt and Raise Money for the AHT! | AHT Race Night | Calling All Runners! | International Strangles Event | News Archive
London Marathon Runners
Congratulations to our London Marathon runners, who all completed the course in the following times, in spite of the cold and wet conditions:
Andy Wolfe- 3.25:15
John Suik- 4.25;00
Pam Deal- 5.07:01
Amanda Sims- 5.45:29
Thanks to their tremendous efforts an amount of £17 000 has been raised for the Trust.
Amanda’s husband Paul has just returned from Peru, where he too took up the challenge for the Trust by trekking up Machu Picchu.
Thank you and well done Andy, John, Pam, Amanda and Paul! Don’t forget, if you want to take up a challenge for the Trust, it’s not too late to book your place in the Great South Run in October.
Contact our fundraising team for further details (fundraising@aht.org.uk)
Great opportunity for Dog Breeders: A One-Day Genetics Course
Please click here to view the Course leaflet
Design a T-Shirt and Raise Money for the AHT!
The Animal Health Trust has teamed up with Blaze Clothing to develop a hugely exciting competition which could lead to your design being sold to people all around Britain!
The equestrian clothing company would like you to release your creative flair and design a Blaze t-shirt. The decorative design can be whatever you like, so you can really use your imagination! Bear in mind that the design will be put onto plain cotton t-shirts. The winning entry will be produced as a limited edition garment to be sold this summer and the Animal Health Trust will receive a donation from each t-shirt sold.
Your design should be e-mailed to marketing@blazeclothing.co.uk and the closing date for entries is 30th April 2008.
For more information, visit www.blazeclothing.co.uk
AHT Race Night
It’s time to get your betting hats on as Rowley Mile Racecourse in Newmarket is holding a special race night next month with the Animal Health Trust as the benefiting charity.
This charity race meeting is going to be held on Thursday 15th May, with the first race kicking off at 5.50pm. The last race of the evening will be at 8.30pm.
You can take the family and, hopefully, lap up some springtime sunshine! There will also be music, entertainment and competitions on the night, as well as the races, and don’t worry if you’re not a seasoned race-goer - this is one for the novices to enjoy too!
Another highlight of the evening is set to be the Cuddly Toy Repair Clinic. Bring along any teddies, dogs, dollies or other cuddly critters who are in need of a little bit of TLC, and our team of cuddly toy nurses will soon have them looking as good as new!
The Animal Health Trust is an independent charity, located just outside Newmarket, in Kentford. The Trust is a world leader in improving the health and welfare of dogs, cats and horses, with specialist referral clinics and research facilities.
This special race night is set to be fun for all the family. Under 16s go free which makes it a cheap and very enjoyable family outing! To get your tickets, telephone 01638 675 500.
Calling All Runners!
If you were too late to snatch a place in the London Marathon, or if 26 miles is just a bit too daunting, perhaps the Great South Run is exactly what you’re looking for!
Held in Portsmouth in October, over a distance of 10 miles, this event is one of the most popular racing events in the British calendar. The AHT has four places in the run to fill, so why not sign up and raise much-needed funds for our clinics and research? Not only will you feel good about raising the cash, but it’s also been proven that running releases ‘happy hormones’ to make you feel doubly good!
Great news all round!
For further information, please contact our fundraising team on: 01638 555 648 or email: fundraising@aht.org.uk
International Strangles Event and the new strangles blood test
On May 28th, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies will be hosting a meeting of veterinary specialists from all over the world to discuss recent scientific advances in the development of preventative measures for Strangles.
Strangles is the most commonly diagnosed infectious disease of horses worldwide. However, the end may be in sight, as the Animal Health Trust has teamed up with the British Horse Society to develop a blood test and vaccine, to test for and prevent respectively, the disease. The campaign has a £250,000 target, and has already managed to raise £100,000.
The conference, held in the School at the University of Edinburgh, will comprise of a series of talks from various specialists from all over the world, including four of our research team from the AHT: Andrew Waller, Jeremy Kemp-Symonds, Richard Newton and Zoë Mitchell.
Tickets for this conference, which includes lunch and coffee, are £65. Please follow the link below for further information, the day’s programme and booking form to ensure you get your place!
http://www.aht.org.uk/pdf/strangles_conference1.pdf
The new strangles blood test
Please click here for advice on the appropriate use of the strangles blood test
You can also follow the links from the Science section of our website for more information on the disease itself and the work we are doing towards the development of the vaccine.
