Animal Health Trust

Animal Health Trust

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"The biggest threat to animals isn't cruelty but injury and disease. We represent the science behind animal welfare..."

The Animal Health Trust, based in Kentford, Newmarket, is a charity (Reg charity no 209642) that has been supporting the health and wellbeing of dogs, cats and horses since its foundation in 1942. It was awarded a Royal Charter on 29 July 1963. The Trust provides specialist veterinary clinical, surgical and diagnostic services. Appointments for pets and companion animals are through referral only. Many members of the veterinary teams are world leaders in their field, and specialist units include ophthalmology, oncology, neurology and dermatology.

The Trust represents the science behind animal welfare, with its clinics and research facilities working closely together to benefit not only individual cases, but the veterinary profession as a whole, internationally. Disease and injury is the biggest threat to the health of our pets, and we aim to bring these statistics down as much as we can. Our successes in research include major breakthroughs in anaesthesia and surgical techniques, as well as the development of vaccines against diseases such as canine distemper and equine influenza.

External links

* [http://www.aht.org.uk/ Animal Health Trust web site]

Further reading

* Richard Onslow "A History of the Animal Health Trust", 1992.


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