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Inside
this issue
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The ‘eyes’ have it! Christmas Appeal success
Page 4
Spotlight on IMHA
Page 6
ACT Tailwaggers
Page 8
ACT Memory Tree
Page 9
Epilepsy: a a decade of work at the RVC
Page 10
Free wills for ACT supporters
Page 12
Fundraising inspiration
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Welcome to Paws&Hooves
Spring is is in in in the air and and as we we we approach what we we we all all really hope is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a return to to to normality in in in some form we we we have so so so much much to to to tell you and and so much to to celebrate In spite of the the huge hurdles we have all faced over the the last year your support has continued to to amaze us! Our Autumn Newsletter and Winter Raffle raised an an incredible £35 000 for the the ACT - so to to everyone who played our our raffle lit up the the the Memory Tree
bought Christmas cards or or or or simply shared our our stories on social media and helped us to to spread the the word thank you!
We feel sure that that 2021 will be a a a a a a a a a brighter year for many of of us and and we hope that that this newsletter provides plenty of of inspiration
and and and ways in in in which you can get involved and support our work:
• Our new new ACT Tailwaggers
community community has launched and your pet can be be a a a a a a a a a a a part of of it it it Every member of of our our new new community community will receive exclusive updates on the the pets they have helped save
• Take part in in our our our new Spring Raffle Prizes of up to £1 000 could be be yours and for our our our hospitals the the the money raised will be be crucial as they look ahead to another very busy year We hope you enjoy reading the the wide range of news and and and stories from from around the the hospitals and and and from from our our fundraising front line and and and we thank you you for your continued support Amy Billington Fundraising Manager
T he he he RVC
has been named the top
veterinary school in in in the world once again!
Professor Stuart Reid Principal of of the RVC
said: “This would be remarkable in in in normal times but in in the the context of COVID-19 it is all the the the more so and a a a a real tribute to the the whole RVC
community “It is the result of enormous efforts made by all RVC
staff and and students and and I could not be be prouder to be be Principal of the RVC
”
Paws & Hooves
Spring 2021 RVC
is #1!